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Follow on Google News | Zenalux Biomedical Licenses WARF Patent for Optical Tissue SpectroscopyPatented algorithm enables new optical diagnostic tools for disease detection...
Visible Light Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction of conventional, white light with matter, in this case with biological tissue. This area is a rapidly-growing field of research and commercial activity as many academic groups and companies vie to implement optical spectroscopy in various fields of medicine. The goal is to develop new, sensitive techniques for the diagnosis of various diseases states. "The patented WARF algorithm is unique in that it translates the very complex spectroscopic signal into five biological tissue characteristics (biomarkers) Zenalux is implementing the algorithm in its first product, Zenascope™ PC1, a specialized, real-time, diagnostic device that shines light on biological tissue and then measures and analyzes the remitted signal. The device uses the proprietary software algorithm and standard measurement hardware to achieve rapid, quantitative, and non-destructive analysis of important biological endpoints that reflect the biological and physiological nature of the tissue specimen. Zenalux plans to launch the Zenascope™ PC1 in the second quarter of 2011. The PC1 is distinctive in that it can measure hemoglobin, hemoglobin saturation and scattering concurrently. The PC1 has an electronic records-keeping feature that will automatically record all measurements according to subject name and measurement location which gives the user a powerful data management tool that is unique to optical tissue spectroscopy. Pre-clinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of this quantitative diagnostic technique both in vivo and ex vivo. Applications areas that have been researched thus far are: accelerating feedback in drug discovery; breast tumor margin assessment; breast biopsy; cervical cancer and head and neck cancer detection. To learn more about the Zenascope and the technology, visit http://www.zenalux.com. Contact Zenalux at 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 148-164, Durham, NC 27705; call (919)-794-5757; About Zenalux Biomedical, Inc. Zenalux Biomedical is a biomedical diagnostics start-up company that is developing novel biophotonic- # # # Zenalux Biomedical is a biomedical diagnostics start-up company that is developing novel biophotonic- End
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