MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641007297 A) filed by Adichunchanagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences, Adichunchanagiri University, Nagara, Karnataka, on Jan. 24, for 'extracellular matrix-based cytological scoring system for salivary gland fnac.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Amita K.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A cytopathology-based diagnostic scoring system for evaluating salivary gland fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) specimens has been proposed in the present invention. The system comprises three modules: (a) an extracellular matrix (ECM) assessment module that analyzes ECM patterns and assigns a quantitative ECM score (0-10) reflecting malignant potential as shown in figure-1; (b) a background composition assessment module that evaluates smear background features such as proteinaceous, cystic, hemorrhagic, mucinous, inflammatory, or necrotic material and assigns a quantitative background score (0-10); and (c) a cellular architecture assessment module that assesses cellular distribution, clustering, and morphology to assign an architectural score (0-10). A score aggregation and interpretation module sums the three scores to generate a total diagnostic score (0-30) and stratifies specimens into predefined diagnostic categories: benign, neoplastic, suspicious for malignancy, and malignant. The system enables reproducible, objective, and standardized malignancy risk stratification and can be implemented manually, via printed scoring cards."
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