• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2009

The status and the property of a tongue are the important indicators to diagnose one's health like physiological and clinicopathological changes of inner organs. However, the tongue diagnosis is affected by examination circumstances like a light source, patient's posture, and doctor's condition. To develop an automatic tongue diagnosis system for an objective and standardized diagnosis, classifying tongue coating is inevitable but difficult since the features like color and texture of the tongue coatings and substance have little difference, especially in the neighborhood on the tongue surface. The proposed method has two procedures; the first is to acquire the color table to classify tongue coatings and substance by automatically separating coating regions marked by oriental medical doctors, decomposing the color components of the region into hue, saturation and brightness and obtaining the 2nd order discriminant with statistical data of hue and saturation corresponding to each kind of tongue coatings, and the other is to apply the tongue region in an input image to the color table, resulting in separating the regions of tongue coatings and classifying them automatically. As a result, kinds of tongue coatings and substance were segmented from a face image corresponding to regions marked by oriental medical doctors and the color table for classification took hue and saturation values as inputs and produced the classification of the values into white coating, yellow coating and substance in a digital tongue diagnosis system. The coating regions classified by the proposed method were almost the same to the marked regions. The exactness of classification was 83%, which is the degree of correspondence between what Oriental medical doctors diagnosed and what the proposed method classified. Since the classified regions provide effective information, the proposed method can be used to make an objective and standardized diagnosis and applied to an ubiquitous healthcare system. Therefore, the method will be able to be widely used in Oriental medicine.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 퍼지 규칙을 이용한 설진 진단 시스템을 개발하였다. 건강한 사람의 혀가 붉은 색이고 설태가 적다. 그러나 질병에 걸리면, 혀 색깔은 붉은색에서 흰색이나 파란색 혹은 검정색으로 변하게 된다. 그러므로 혀의 색깔 및 설태를 분석하면 환자의 건강상태를 분석할 수 있다. 의료 진단 시스템은 자동으로 자신을 환자의 질병의 증상을 표시할 수 있으며 환자의 신체적 조건, 질병 조건, 연령 조건에 기초하여 최적의 침술 시간을 계산을 산출할 수 있다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과, 개발된 의료 진단 시스템을 사용하여 관리 전자 침술보다 기존의 방법보다 더 효과적인 것으로 입증되었다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2002

We have plenty of study of adults diseases, but not much has been said about children. 79 children who had visited in the weak children of Dongeui Oriental Medical Hospital from March, 2002 to October, 2002, were the respondents of the Weak Child Questionnaire. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Their symptoms have been observed with sequences of respiratory diseases, Digestive diseases, Psycho-neurological diseases. 2. Distribution of sex and ages : male 38 cases, female 41 cases. $0{\sim}6$ years 60 cases, $7{\sim}12$ years 17 cases, $13{\sim}18$ years 2 cases. 3. The texture of complexion was resulted in face color and the region of the face : whitish-2/ cases. yellowish-27 cases, darkish-22 cases, blue-2 cases, flushed face-l case. Sangeun(山根)-blue : 59 cases, a lower eyelid- dark or light brown : 54 cases. the rests of color on face region didn't mean. 4. The texture of tongue was ended in tongue state : tongue form-not plump not haggard patten(57 cases), a pricky patten(12), a map patten(7), a fissured patten(3). tongue color- pink (57 cases), red(16), light white(6). coating color- thin white(61 cases), thin yellow(l0), lack(6), deep and white(2). tongue coating substance-thin(72 cases), moisten(5), dry(1), deep(1).

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제42권
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• pp.79-106
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• 2008

이 연구는 제17대 대통령선거 과정에서 미디어 정치에 대한 유권자의 인식을 조사하고 대중매체가 유권자의 후보인식에 미치는 영향에 대하여 제3자 효과를 중심으로 온라인 서베이를 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 미디어가 후보자의 이미지 형성에 미친 영향의 정도에서 제3자 효과가 검증되었으며, 신문, TV, 인터넷과 같은 각 매체가 후보자 선택에 미치는 영향에서도 제3자 효과가 다르게 나타났다. 후보자 선택에서는 신문의 영향력이 큰 것으로 나타났고, 후보 이미지 형성에서는 TV가 상대적으로 영향력이 크게 나타났다. 또 다른 주목할 만한 연구결과는 이명박, 정동영, 이회창 후보의 지지자는 후보 이미지 속성에 따라 지지여부와 달리 이미지 속성별로 다른 후보를 높게 평가함으로써 용모와 말솜씨, 도덕성과 같은 일부 이미지 속성이 유권자의 투표행위에 직접적인 영향을 주지 않았음을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2008

A tongue shows physiological and clinicopathological changes of inner organs. Visual inspection of a tongue is not only convenient but also non-invasive. To develop an automat ic tongue diagnosis system for an objective and standardized diagnosis, the separation of the tongue are a from a facial image and the detection of coatings, spots and cracks are inevitable but difficult since the colors of a tongue, lips, and skin in a mouth as well as those of tongue furs and body are similar. The propose d method includes preprocessing with down-sampling and edge enhancement, over-segmentation, detecting positions with a local minimum over shading from the structure of a tongue, and correcting local minima or detecting edge with color difference. The proposed method produces the region of a segmented tongue, and then decomposes the color components of the region into hue, saturation and brightness, resulting in classifying the regions of tongue furs(coatings) into kinds of coatings and substance and segmenting them. Spots are detected by using local maxima and the variation of saturation, and cracks are searched by using local minima and the directivity of dark areas in brightness. The results illustrate the segmented region with effective information, excluding a non-tongue region and also give us accurate discrimination of coatings and the precise detection of spots and cracks. It can be used to make an objective and standardized diagnosis for an u-Healthcare system as well as a home care system.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2008

The tongue diagnosis is a diagnostic method in the oriental medicine that uses shape, substance, coating, and movement of the tongue to determine the condition of health and disease characteristics in human. Since this information, however, could be affected by subjective sense and visual information, it is difficult to obtain the objective and reproducible results. This research aims at building a reproducible tongue diagnosis system using color chart that is attached close to the face contact region. The picture of color chart is taken simultaneously with a tongue and applied to color revision. The system, in addition, is focused on providing a clear tongue image through securing a sufficient photographing distance with a surface coating mirror. The lightning part which can suppress the reflection by sputum in maximum is implemented for the objectification and quantification of the tongue diagnosis system. The face contact region is designed for consideration of a testee's convenience. To evaluate the reproducibility of the system, the CVs (coefficient of variance, %) of $L{\ast}$, $a{\ast}$ and $b{\ast}$ of red, green and blue regions in color chart are calculated, respectively. The results of all CVs shows that the tongue diagnosis system is re liable and those consequences contribute to the objectification and quantification of the tongue diagnosis system.

• 대한한의진단학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.77-89
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• 2013

Objectives Tongue diagnosis is an important diagnostic method in traditional Eastern medicine, and it has a high potential to be used in the future healthcare because of easy, quick, and non-contact measuring features. Recently, research and development efforts on computerized tongue diagnosis systems (CTDS) have been active that led to the technical advancements in the field of photographing techniques, image extraction and classification algorithms. In this study, we analyzed the trends in the CTDS patents. Using the WIPS search engine (www.wipsglobal.com), quantitative and qualitative patent analyses were performed through Korea, China, Japan, U.S.A and Europe. Methods For a systematic search and data analysis, we defined patent categories based on the application area and technical details. By applying thus-obtained categorical key words, we obtained 360 relevant patents on photographing techniques, image extraction and classification algorithms for the purpose of diagnosis or security. Results As a result, companies related to image acquisition, medical imaging and mobile devices and research groups of universities in East Asia were major patent applicants. In all the five countries, the number of patents have been increasing since 1980. In particular, technology related to color correction and image segmentation were most actively patented categories, and expected to continue a high application rate.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2014

한의학은 수 천년 이상 전해져 내려온 동양의 전통의학으로 서양에서도 그 효능을 인정받고 있으며, 양방 치료에서 사용되는 XRAY 및 CT와 같은 커다란 장비가 없어도 간단하게 환자의 맥진 및 설진 및 데이터를 이용해서 환자의 건강상태를 진단할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 의료 진단을 받기 어려운 지역에 사는 환자나, 병원이 멀리 떨어져 있는 피서지나, 등산 할 경우, 혹은 전쟁에서 전투를 하는 환자라도 맥진 데이터 및 생체 데이터를 휴대폰을 이용해서 환자의 한방 의료정보를 원격지 병원의 의사에게 전송하면 의료 진단을 실시간으로 판단 할 수 있는 모의실험을 하였다. 뿐만 아니라 실시간으로 원거리에서 환자의 생체 데이터 및 맥진파형을 수신해서 실시간으로 환자의 건강 상태를 언제 어디서나 누구나 24시간 간단하게 판단 할 수 있는 지능형 한방 의료진단 시스템 알고리즘 및 지능형 전자침 모의실험을 제안하였다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2007

Tongue diagnosis is a profound and special part of the whole Oriental Medicine. We examined the method, the principle and the meaning of tongue diagnosis according to a literature cited, considered a meaning of tongue diagnosis. As a result, we come to a conclusion like that. 1. Tongue is related with internal organs by meridian system, especially has a direct connection with heart and spleen. 2. The heart, a master of internal organs, has its specific opening in the tongue. The spleen, source of nutrients for growth and development, has its specific body opening in the mouth. So tongue reflects states of internal organs, Qi, blood, the constructive energy and the defensive energy. 3. When doing tongue diagnosis, we must pay attention to the position and the order of inspection of the tongue. We must diagnose by referring to a ray of light, diet, season, age, physical constitution, habit and taste, can make a accurate diagnosis. 4. We can classify constitutions, distinguish syndromes, suppose prognosis, make a prescription by using tongue diagnosis. 5. Reddened tip of the tongue represents flaring-up of the heart fire, and it means psychologic stress. Dental identations on the tongue edges represents deficiency of Qi of the spleen, and it means physiologic fatigue. 6. Through observing humidity of fur of the tongue, we can guess psychologic stress and physiologic fatigue. Through observing thickness of fur of the tongue, we can guess function of spleen and stomach.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.262-266
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• 2008

We plan to make the standardization of the pattern identifications for stroke and differentiate them by tongue diagnosis. We make a case report form which has questionnaires for tongue diagnosis in stroke patients. And we collected cases from the multi center network which consists of twelve university hospitals and one local hospital. The cases confirmed by diagnosis of medical specialists and residents are 321 cases. They are divided into Qi Defficiency 30.84%, Dampness& Phlegm 25.55%, Fire & Heat 22.43%, Eum Defficiency 18.69% and Blood Stasis 2.49%. We analyzed the markers which classified into the color of tongue body, the color of fur, the quality of fur, the dryness of tongue, the shape of tongue. To make a stroke pattern identification standard, we must try variable ways.