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--- xu lisheng <lishengxu@...> wrote:

> I must say sorry for disturbing you.
> Is there somebody interested in quantitative
> analysis of traditional Chinese
> pulse diagnosis?
>
>
> One of my paper reviewed the researches of this
> topic. (Xu, L.S., K.Q. Wang,
> and D. Zhang, ¡°Modern Researches on Traditional
> Chinese Pulse Diagnosis,¡±
> European Journal of Oriental Medicine, vol.4, no.5,
> pp. 46-54, 2004.)
> Modern Research on Traditional Chinese Pulse
> Diagnosis
>
> Lisheng Xu, Kuanquan Wang, David Zhang
>
> The following is the Abstract and Introduction. If
> someone find the error in
> this paper, please notify me. Any of your advice and
> question is welcome and
> appreciated.
>
> Abstract
> This paper presents modern research on Traditional
> Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
> (TCPD). In order to demystify TCPD and prove its
> efficiency, some
> fundamental knowledge such as concepts,
> significance, diagnosis methods and
> standard pulse patterns are outlined at the outset.
> Then we review modern
> research on TCPD mainly from four aspects:
> objectifying TCPD, analysis of
> pulse waveform, the mechanism of pulse formation,
> clinical observations and
> comparisons of pulses. For each of these aspects,
> general background
> information and brief explanations are given. In
> particular, it is very
> important to distinguish the pulse images based on
> traditional Chinese
> medicine and those derived from the sphygmogram
> based on western medicine.
> As an example, our pulse acquisition system is
> presented. Furthermore,
> typical pulse waveforms in our pulse database and
> their results as processed
> by modern signal processing methods are
> demonstrated. Finally, the potential
> and the problems facing modern research into TCPD
> are pointed out.
>
> Keywords
> Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM); Traditional
> Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
> (TCPD); pulse image; sphygmogram.
>
> Introduction
> Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) encompasses
> everything that has been
> proved to be worthwhile and clinically valid over
> the past 2,000 years.
> Traditional Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (TCPD) is the
> most distinctive of the
> four diagnostic methods used in TCM. Now, more and
> more people in western
> countries have acknowledged TCPD. For example, Leon
> Hammer, a clinician and
> teacher, has taught pulse diagnosis worldwide over
> the last decade; pulse
> diagnosis forums such as the pulse diagnosis group
> on Yahoo have mushroomed
> recently (Hammer, 2001; Website1). However, due to
> the difficulty of
> mastering pulse diagnosis, many people still view it
> as a mystery. Many
> classic books on TCPD were translated into English
> and introduced into
> Europe and other countries, but articles which
> introduce recent research on
> TCPD are few (Lu, 1996; Flaws, 1995; Li, 1985;
> Amber, 1993). Therefore, it
> is very necessary to introduce TCPD and to let more
> and more people
> understand it. Additionally, modern research on TCPD
> will bridge the gap
> between western medicine and TCM (Richard, 1990).
>
> Many successes have been achieved in research on
> TCPD recently. In the past
> few years, advances in medical sensors, mathematics,
> mechanics, signal
> processing, pattern recognition, and computer
> technologies have promoted
> modern research on pulse diagnosis from many
> directions, ranging from
> objectifying pulse diagnosis, analysis and
> classification of pulse waveform,
> to the analysis of pulse mechanism and the clinical
> application of TCPD (Fu
> and Niu, 1993; Zhao, 1999; Huang and Sun, 1995; Fei,
> 1991; Shi, 1992). The
> internet makes remote pulse diagnosis possible and
> feasible. The
> applications of many kinds of apparatus that can
> quantify and record
> patients' pulses further demonstrate the
> significance of TCPD, but there are
> still some unsolved problems due to the complexity
> and variation of pulses
> (Tokinori, 1998).
>
> This paper aims to review the modern research on
> TCPD. The next section,
> headed 'Traditional Chinese Pulse Diagnosis'
> presents the background to
> TCPD. Then recent research developments in TCPD are
> presented in the section
> headed 'Modern Research on TCPD', and our pulse
> reading system is given as
> an example. Furthermore, experimental results
> achieved from some modern
> signal processing methods are also shown in this
> section. The section headed
> 'Conclusion' points out future tasks, focuses and
> limitations of modern
> research on TCPD.
>
>
>
>
> The mission of this group is to provide a forum for
> the discussion of pulse diagnosis so that a depth of
> understanding is furthered.
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