Method of living system organism diagnostics and apparatus for its realization

An apparatus for diagnostics of a living organism, comprising:

• a source of optical radiation of predetermined intensity providing a beam of said optical radiation having a preselected wavelength range for illuminating a preselected portion of said living organism;
• means optically aligned with a portion of said living organism opposite said preselected portion for detecting the intensity of said radiation transmitted through said living organism and providing a signal representative thereof;
• means optically aligned adjacent said portion of said living organism for detecting the intensity of said radiation backscattered therefrom and providing a signal representative thereof;
• an interface system including:
• means operably connected to both of said detecting means for receiving said signals therefrom and providing sequential analog signals for processing,
• means operably connected to said means for receiving said signals from said detecting means for converting said analog signals to digital signals,
• an input/output controller operably connected to said converting means, said input/output controller including means for receiving said digital signals for transfer to a computer system and receiving information from said computer system for transfer of said information back to both of said detecting means;
• a sensor system operably interconnected with said source and said interface system, said sensor system including means adjacent said living organism for sensing at least one natural physiological rhythm of said living organism;
• said computer system operably connected to said interface system, said computer system including means for receiving said digital signals, providing a temporal sequence of spatial maps, and converting said temporal sequence of spatial maps into at least one dynamic functional map representing spatial distribution of temporal changes to provide diagnostic information about functional conditions and synergy of physiological dynamics of said living organism under diagnosis.

A method of diagnostics of a living organism, comprising the steps of:

• illuminating a preselected portion of said living organism with a beam of optical radiation having a wavelength range from 0.3 to 2.0 .mu.m;
• detecting backscattered radiation from said preselected portion and detecting transmitted radiation through said living organism;
• continuously recording information obtained by detecting said backscattered and transmitted radiation;
• providing a temporal sequence of spatial maps based on said recorded information;
• and converting said temporal sequence of spatial maps into at least one dynamic functional map representing spatial distribution of temporal changes to provide diagnostic information about functional conditions and synergy of physiological dynamics of said living organism under diagnosis.