- Patent Title: Methods for measuring and reporting vascularity in a tissue sample
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Application No.: US14588319Application Date: 2014-12-31
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Publication No.: US09725766B1Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Steven J. Potts
- Applicant: Flagship Biosciences, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CO Westminster
- Assignee: Flagship Biosciences, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Flagship Biosciences, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Westminster
- Agency: Coastal Patent Law Group, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; C12Q1/68 ; G01N33/569

Abstract:
The instant disclosure describes a method for measuring and reporting vascularity in a biological tissue sample. The method generally includes: within a digital image of a tissue section, (i) identifying endothelial cells, lymphatic cells, or a combination thereof; (ii) mapping one or more proximity regions, each of the proximity regions defining an area between detected vessels and a first distance outwardly therefrom; and (iii) calculating one or more of: a vessel proximity score or a hypoxia score, wherein the vessel proximity score relates a composition of objects within the proximity regions, and wherein the hypoxia score relates a composition of tissue within or outside of the proximity regions, respectively.
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