Application status quo and prospects of artificial intelligence and information technology for modernization of four diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine
With the bursting development of artificial intelligence(AI)and information technology,the integration of these technologies into traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has become increasingly prevalent.As modern information technology progresses,the four diagnostic methods in TCM—inspection,auscultation and olfaction,inquiry,and palpation—are becoming increasingly objective,standardized,digitized,and intelligent.Leveraging key elements such as AI,big data,and smart medical devices to enhance the integration and diagnostic accuracy of the four diagnostic methods in TCM,and injecting new vitality into the development of TCM,is an inevitable trend in advancing TCM diagnostics,especially the four diagnostic methods.This paper reviews recent advancements in the intelligent transformation of inspection,auscultation and olfaction,inquiry,and pulse-taking in TCM,as well as the integration of these four diagnostic methods,with the aim of providing necessary insights into the informatization and modernization of TCM diagnostics.
traditional Chinese medicine diagnosticsfour-diagnostic-method integrationartificial intelligencetraditional Chinese medicine modernizationresearch progress