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Nonlinear blind demixing of single pixel underlying radiation sources and digital spectrum local thermometer

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Changes, increase or decrease, in the body fluid flow are passively detected by using a single pixel, non-linear blind de-mixing procedure, which can be extended to general biomedical measurement and diagnoses instruments. More specifically the single pixel, non-linear blind de-mixing procedure is applied on the hot spots of rheumatic arthritis or breast cancer detection problem using passive two-color infrared imaging as well as to passively detect blockages in the body fluid circulatory system that might be of importance for coronary artery bypass surgery, diabetes and deep vein thrombosis. Other applications of the mentioned algorithm include a pair of cameras for video, a pair of antennas for cell phones, and in situ data gathering or imaging using multiple mode fiberoptical sensing as well as selective amplification hearing aids through two-ear binaural processing for de-noise echo cancellation and signal classification.

Inventors: 
Szu, Harold H.; Buss, James R.; Kopriva, Ivica
Patent Number: 
Technical domain: 
Biotechnology and Healthcare
FIle Date: 
2003-08-22
Grant Date: 
2008-04-29
Grant time: 
1,712 days
Grant time percentile rank: 
31
Claim count percentile rank: 
3
Citations percentile rank: 
2
'Cited by' percentile rank: 
1
Assignee: 
US NAVY