Detecting ischemia
AssigneeNew England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc.
InventorPeter Bergethon
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method of detecting ischemia within the brain of a patient. The method includes assigning a first value to a first signal generated by a tissue on the right-hand side of the body and assigning a second value to a second signal generated by a tissue on the left-hand side of the body. The method also includes comparing the first value and the second value. The difference between the first value and the second value indicates that ischemia is present within the patient's brain.
Claims54
A method of detecting ischemia within the brain of a patient, the method comprising:
- applying a first stimulus to the left-hand side of the body;
- assigning a first value to a first signal generated by a tissue on the right-hand side of the body in response to the first stimulus;
- applying a second stimulus to the right-hand side of the body;
- assigning a second value to a second signal generated by a tissue on the left-hand side of the body in response to the second stimulus;
- and
- comparing the first value and the second value, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value indicates that ischemia is present within the brain.
An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions for detecting ischemia within the brain of a patient, the instructions causing a machine to:
- apply a first stimulus to the left-hand side of the body;
- assign a first value to a first signal generated by a tissue on the right-hand side of the body in response to the first stimulus;
- apply a second stimulus to the right-hand side of the body;
- assign a second value to a second signal generated by a tissue on the left-hand side of the body in response to the second stimulus;
- and
- compare the first value and the second value, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value indicates that ischemia is present within the brain.
An apparatus comprising
- a memory that stores executable instructions for detecting ischemia within the brain of a patient;
- and a processor that executes the executable instructions to:
- apply a first stimulus to the left-hand side of the body;
- assign a first value to a first signal generated by a tissue on the right-hand side of the body in response to the first stimulus;
- apply a second stimulus to the right-hand side of the body;
- assign a second value to a second signal generated by a tissue on the left-hand side of the body in response to the second stimulus;
- and
- compare the first value and the second value, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value indicates that ischemia is present within the brain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.