Medical Biometrics: Computerized TCM Data Analysis

The introduction of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) through modern information technology will not only achieve the objective progress of the heritage of thousands of years of TCM, but also deliver novel discoveries for modern medicines.This book is an advanced monograph based on a decade's worth of research work by the authors. After a brief introduction on the four diagnosis approaches in TCM, this book delves into the three main TCM data analysis techniques: computerized tongue, pulse and odor analysis.Both graduate students and researchers in computerized TCM data analysis will benefit from the book as it will provide a comprehensive understanding of the state-of-the-art analysis methods, image / signal acquisition devices, and the related feature extraction and classification methods.

This book provides a comprehensive summary on the ten years of research work by the authors in the field of computerized TCM data analysis. The book first presents a general introduction to computerized TCM data analysis (CTDA), and then briefly introduces the essential background on signal/image processing and pattern recognition. After that, this book looks into three main TCM data analysis technologies: computerized tongue analysis, computerized pulse analysis, and computerized odor analysis. Finally, conclusion and remarks are provided to give the authors' perspectives on ongoing and future research.