• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2006

Objectives: The aim of this syudy is to validate the between Assessment Instruments of Knee OA and digital infrared thermographic imaging(DITI) and to find out the methods to assess knee OA by DITI. Methods: 60 subjects were evaluated. They were asked to answer VAS pain scale, WOMAC, KHAQ and LFI. Correlation was assessed by examining the spearman's rank correlation coefficients. Results: VAS, WOMAC and LFI was correlated with not only the thermal difference between Ant. knee and Post. knee, but also the lowest temperature of Ant. knee. Conclusion: DITI value was useful for evaluating the degree of OA. And we should find out that decrease of pain is correlated with change of DITI value.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2006

Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecologic disorders in menstruating women. Dysmenorrhea refers to the pain appearing in the lower abdomen and lower back before. after or during menstruation. In oriental medicine. the causes of dysmenorrhea have been recognized as something penetrated such as qi. blood. and pathologic factors. The purpose of this study was to observe the difference in the temperature between the Soyangin dysmenorrhea patients group and the Soeumin dysmenorrhea patients group by thermography. We observed the 55 dysmenorrhea patients that visited ** Oriental Medicine center from July 19 to August 27. 2004. We diagnosed the constitution by QSCCII and the body temperature was assessed by DITI. Thermographic measurements were performed on 3 areas(Chon-jung(CV17), Chung-wan (CV12), Kwan-won(CV4)). In this study we observed that the temperature of Chon-jung(CV17) is the highest and Chung-wan (CV12) is higher than Kwan-won(CV4). The temperature of Soeumin group is higher than that of Soyangin group in all areas and there is a significant difference in 3 area temperature between Soeumin group and Soyangin group.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the effects of Abdomial-Moxibustion on abdomen and palm temperature Methods: This study was performed on 42 patients with gastrointestinal trouble, lower abdominal symptoms or hand cold(or hot) hypersensitivity to observe difference in temperature of skin surface between before and after 5 times abdominal-moxibustion using digital infrared themographic imaging(D.I.T.I) Results: After 5 times moxibustion, temperature $difference({\Delta}t)$ on chest. abdomen and palm is reduced each other. Besides the symptoms of patient are alleviated Conclusion: This study showed that abdominal-moxibustion is reducing temperature difference on the body.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2006

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Insamyang-yeongtang on menopausal disorder patients Methods : We surveyed 15 menopausal disorder patients who had been administered Insamyang-yeongtang. The patients of menopausal disorder had been estimated twice with Kupperman's index. Result : When patients had been not administered Insamyang-yeongtang. the mean of Kupperman's index score are $42.73(SD{\pm}19.16)$. When administered Insamyang-yeongtang, the mean of kupperman's index score are $25.87(SD{\pm}19.16)$. The difference mean of first and last score are 16.87(p-value 0.001). Conclusion : This study suggests that Insamyang-yeongtang is significantly effective on menopausal disorder patients.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2004

Cold hypersensitivity is the condition with unusual cold sensitivity at temperature when others don't feel so. It is not disease in itself, but is known as having relationship with infertility, dysmenorrhea, anemia and endocrine disorder. The symptoms of cold hypersensitivity appear on limbs and abdomen especially, and may affect bowel movement such as constipation or diarrhea. We made a research of 86 healthy young girls who took medical examination and examined subjective bowel habit. The patients were divided into three group by defecation type, constipation(42), diarrhea(14) and normal group(30). Temperature differences$({\Delta}Ts)$ measured by DITI on upper and lower abdomen of each group had not statistically significance. Otherwise ${\Delta}Ts$ between upper arm and palm and between upper leg and foot were statistically signigicant. The severity of cold hypersensitivity on hands was in order constipation, normal and diarrhea group, and same as feet. The diarrhea patients had more severe cold hypersensitivity as compared with constipation patients. Correlation between ${\Delta}Ts$ on abdomen and hands or feet didn't exist. ${\Delta}Ts$ on hands and feet, however, had positive relationship. This research showed cold hypersensitivity could be related with diarrhea.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2004

This study examined the relationship between aminotransferase and DITI in the diagnosis of Liver Qi stagnation. An analysis was performed on the thermographic findings of 17 subjects with abnormally high aminotransferase value and 26 with no problem in blood sample at the Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea, from March 2003 to May 2003. The body temperature was assessed by DITI thermographic measurements were performed on Rt. and Lt. subcostal area. Value of ${\delta}T$ and absolute value of ${\delta}T$ were tested by Mann-whitney U test. The absolute value of ${\delta}T$ was statistically significant(P<0.00). The ${\delta}T$ was also significant(P<0.01) and the temperature of Rt. area was higher than that of Lt. area. It is believed that DITI may be a favorable alternative to the diagnosis of Liver Qi stagnation.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2004

Cold hypersensitivity means a condition feeling cold at a temperature when one should not feel so. Cold hypersensitivity has been diagnosed based on the patient's subjective complaints. But these days, cold hypersensitivity can be diagnosed by the help of D.I.T.I.(Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging) This study is designed to verify the validity of diagnosis of cold hypersensitivity by D.I.T.I. Thermographic findings of 100 outpatients who visited the Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea, from June 2000 to November 2000 were analyzed. The experimental group consisted of 50 patients who complained cold hypersensitivity, and for the control group, 50 patients who did not complain cold hypersensitivity. For the diagnosis of cold hypersensitivity of the hands, thermographic measurements were performed on two pairs of areas(palm-upper arm and back of hand-upper arm). And for that of the feet, other two pairs of areas(anterior thigh-top of the feet and posterior thigh-heel). When the criterion for thermal deviation between the palm and the upper arm was appointed as higher than $0.3^{\circ}C$, the sensitivity was 94.0% and the specificity, 90.0%. And when the criterion for that between the anterior thigh and the top of feet was appointed higher than $2.0^{\circ}C$, the sensitivity was 94.0% and the specificity, 76.0%. Through this study, the diagnostic standard for cold hypersensitivity of hands and feet could be presented.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2004

Purpose This study was performed to observe the change of body temperature during preparatory period. Method This study was carried out on 19 patients by D.I.T.I. The temperature was measured on Chondol(CV22), chonjung(CV17), the abdominal region and palm of Rt. and Lt. hand on every minutes for ten minutes. Result and Conclusion In male and female, until 6 minutes mean body temperature decreased but from 7 minutes it increased a little. Temperature in Chondol(CV22) and chonjung(CV17) also had similar tendency. However in the abdominal region temperature decreased and in palm of Rt. and Lt. hand it increased continously for ten minutes

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.8-21
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• 2011

Purpose : This study is to investigate the trends of study of cold hypersensitivity in Korean traditional medicine and to direct for future research. Methods : We searched for papers which had used cold hypersensitivity in korean journals. Results : 25 papers were found. 10 papers were associated with characteristics of cold hypersensitivity. 8 papers were associated with case study. 5 papers were associated with diagnosis. 2 papers were associated with research for treatment effect. Conclusion : Studies have been conducted on cold hypersensitivity in various fields. But evidence is not enough, so more research will be needed.

• 대한한방체열의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

Purpose : This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of herb medicine on climacteric woman with numbness of lower limbs by using Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging(DITI). Methods : The patient was 56-year-old female who was suffering from numbness, cold hypersensitivity of lower limbs and hot flush. We treated her using herb medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion. The progress of symptoms were evaluated by DITI, and then we compared DITI before treatment and after treatment. Results : After treatment, visual analog scale of numbness and cold hypersensitivity of lower limbs were decreased and frequency of hot flush was also decreased. The temperature of forehead got lower than that before treatment and the temperature of LR3 and ST32 got higher than those before treatment on DITI. Conclusion : This result suggest that DITI can be used for assessment after treatment on climacteric symptoms with numbness of lower limbs.