title: [Researches into the modernization of tongue diagnosis: in retrospect and prospect].
abstract: With the further development of clinical modernization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), new request to tongue diagnosis for objectivity and quantification is raised. Many researchers have devoted themselves to this field and have achieved some accomplishments since 1950's. Especially in recent years, the revolution of information technique derived from computer industry brings the research new chances. The research history of the past five decades can be divided into three stages: (1) looking for micro-markers by newly-developed medical technique; (2) quantifying traditional markers by new technique; (3) further development based on information technique and corporation of multiple subjects. This article reviewed the three stages and described its prospect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China. liuqingabc@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Chang-Quan
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014059:Tongue