[Correlation analysis of infrared radiant intensity between hyperplastic breast tissue and tongue surface in patients with hyperplasia of mammary glands].
OBJECTIVE
To establish a supplementary diagnostic indicator (infrared radiant intensity) in tongue diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in patients with hyperplasia of mammary glands through correlation analysis of infrared radiant intensity between hyperplastic breast tissue and tongue surface.


METHODS
Infrared radiant intensity of the hyperplastic breast tissue and different points on tongue surface in 20 cases of hyperplasia of mammary glands with liver-energy stagnation and phlegm retention syndrome and 16 cases of hyperplasia of mammary glands with irregular thoroughfare and conception vessels syndrome were measured with external infrared spectrometer PHE-201 made by Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics. Correlation of infrared radiant intensity between the hyperplastic breast tissue and the different points on tongue surface was assessed by using bivariate correlation analysis.


RESULTS
The results showed that the numbers of positive correlated wave bands of infrared radiant intensity between the hyperplastic breast tissue and different detected points on tongue surface in the patients with liver-energy stagnation and phlegm retention syndrome and irregular thoroughfare and conception vessels syndrome were 127 (83.55%) and 71 (46.71%), respectively. Infrared radiant intensity between the hyperplastic breast tissue and the tongue surface had a positive correlation.


CONCLUSIONS
Infrared radiant intensity can be used as one of supplementary diagnostic indicators in TCM tongue diagnosis of hyperplasia of mammary glands.
Zhang
Zhi-feng
ZF
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. rchbt@163.com
Wang
Zi-yan
ZY
Ying
Jian
J
Xu
Jia-tuo
JT
Shen
Xue-yong
XY
Zhou
Chang-le
CL
Yang
Hua-yuan
HY
Shi
Mei-yu
MY
Wu
Yun
Y
Yan
Zhu-juan
ZJ
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*