System, composition and method for the detection of spectral biomarkers of a condition and patterns from stool samples

A method for identifying spectral biomarkers and patterns from stool samples, comprising the steps of:

• capturing, using an image sensor, hyperspectral spectra from a stool sample of a subject;
• comparing, using an analysis engine connected to the image sensor, the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to a spectral pattern indicative of cancer or a spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease to identify a similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of cancer or the spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease;
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• detecting one of cancer and inflammatory bowel disease of the subject when there is a high similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of cancer or the spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease.

An apparatus for detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps, comprising:

• an image sensor that captures hyperspectral spectra from a stool sample of a subject;
• an analysis engine connected to the image sensor that compares the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to a spectral pattern indicative of colorectal cancer to identify a similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of colorectal cancer;
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• a computing device having a display that indicates colorectal cancer of the subject when there is a high similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of colorectal cancer.

An apparatus for identifying spectral biomarkers and patterns from stool samples, comprising the steps of:

• an image sensor that captures hyperspectral spectra from a stool sample of a subject;
• an analysis engine connected to the image sensor that compares the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to a spectral pattern indicative of cancer or a spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease to identify a similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of cancer or the spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease;
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• a computing device having a display that displays an indication of cancer and inflammatory bowel disease of the subject when there is a high similarity between the hyperspectral spectra from the stool sample to the spectral pattern indicative of cancer or the spectral pattern indicative of inflammatory bowel disease.