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KMID : 1129720110280030063
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2011 Volume.28 No. 3 p.63 ~ p.71
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Evaluation of Significance & Development of Quantitative Measurement System for Acupoint Pigmentation by Cupping Therapy
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Kim Soo-Byung
Lee Na-Ra
Jung Byung-Jo
Lee Yong-Heum
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study is to develop the system and evaluate the optical analytical technique that reflects acupoint pigmentation and extravasated blood by cupping.
Methods: We designed the system able to express XYZ coordinate on local skin color. To evaluate measurement-accuracy, we compared with 24 Color Checker Chart by standardized Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage. After confirming the performance of system, we experimented with cupping which was 80 kPa negative pressure for 1 minute on left/right BL13. The X, Y and Z values were converted to R, G and B, , and , Erythema Index (E.I.), and Melanin Index (M.I). We compared and analyzed two cases on before/after cupping.
Results: The R, G and B values which were converted by X, Y and Z values had high linearity as a high level of R-square (R: 0.969, G: 0.996, and B: 0.992). Moreover, we confirmed that it was possible to quantitatively analyzed the change in skin color by cupping using R, G, B, , , , E.I., and M.I.
Conclusions: Therefore, we proposed the new analytical technique for objectifying the oriental medical diagnostic method using cupping and optical sensing technique.
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KEYWORD
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Acupoint, Pigmentation, Extravasated blood, Cupping, Color matrix system, Optical technique
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