title: Analysis of a clinical sign in traditional Chinese medicine using Doppler ultrasound.
abstract: Using Doppler ultrasound, a study was done on the characteristics of the radial pulse at the wrist in pregnant and non-pregnant women in order to test the hypothesis that the traditional Chinese medicine 'smooth pulse' of pregnancy has a physiological basis. Comparison of pulse characteristics in a small series of subjects strongly supports this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Parramatta Diagnostic Imaging, North Parramatta and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology; D011674:Pulse; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler