title: Thermo-visual evaluation of the Yin-Tang acupuncture point for intracranial hypertension syndrome.
abstract: This study describes a thermo-visual method to diagnose intracranial hypertension syndrome that is caused by a high intracranial pressure by observing the relative temperature distribution around the "Yin-Tang" acupuncture point. Based on thermo-visual analysis of 3000 thermal images scanned by infrared thermal imaging system acquired from 1256 admitted patients, we found that a certain specific temperature distribution around the Yin-Tang acupuncture point was related with the degree of severity of intracranial hypertension syndrome. Thus, we claim that the evaluation of the relative temperature distribution around the Yin-Tang acupuncture point can be used to diagnose and control intracranial hypertension syndrome during medical treatments.
authors.affiliation: Infrared Intellectual Industry Ltd, 11 Bikova Str., 68, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
authors.forename: Aleck
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ovechkin
authors.forename: Kyeong-Seop
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong-Whan
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004055:Differential Thermal Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods