Combination Image Analysis of Tongue Color and Sublingual Vein Improves the Diagnostic Accuracy of Oketsu (Blood Stasis) in Kampo Medicine

Combination Image Analysis of Tongue Color and Sublingual Vein Improves the Diagnostic Accuracy of Oketsu (Blood Stasis) in Kampo Medicine

AimIn tongue diagnosis, a dark purple tongue and enlarged sublingual vein are important findings of Oketsu (blood stasis). However, the association between the tongue color and the sublingual vein has not been reported. This study investigated the association between the tongue color values and the...

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Main Authors: Akira Morita, Aya Murakami, Keigo Noguchi, Yuki Watanabe, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Sadayuki Ochi, Kazuho Okudaira, Yoshiro Hirasaki, Takao Namiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Kampo medicine
tongue diagnosis
sublingual vein
tongue color
tongue image analyzing system
Oketsu (blood stasis)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.790542/full

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