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Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network
Joint Authors
Tang, Anson Chui Yan
Wong, Thomas Kwok Shing
Chung, Joanne W. Y.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In view of lacking a quantifiable traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pulse diagnostic model, a novel TCM pulse diagnostic model was introduced to quantify the pulse diagnosis.
Content validation was performed with a panel of TCM doctors.
Criterion validation was tested with essential hypertension.
The gold standard was brachial blood pressure measured by a sphygmomanometer.
Two hundred and sixty subjects were recruited (139 in the normotensive group and 121 in the hypertensive group).
A TCM doctor palpated pulses at left and right cun, guan, and chi points, and quantified pulse qualities according to eight elements (depth, rate, regularity, width, length, smoothness, stiffness, and strength) on a visual analog scale.
An artificial neural network was used to develop a pulse diagnostic model differentiating essential hypertension from normotension.
Accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity were compared among various diagnostic models.
About 80% accuracy was attained among all models.
Their specificity and sensitivity varied, ranging from 70% to nearly 90%.
It suggested that the novel TCM pulse diagnostic model was valid in terms of its content and diagnostic ability.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tang, Anson Chui Yan& Chung, Joanne W. Y.& Wong, Thomas Kwok Shing. 2011. Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028469
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tang, Anson Chui Yan…[et al.]. Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028469
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tang, Anson Chui Yan& Chung, Joanne W. Y.& Wong, Thomas Kwok Shing. Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028469
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028469