title: [Correlation analysis of infrared radiant intensity between hyperplastic breast tissue and tongue surface in patients with hyperplasia of mammary glands].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. rchbt@163.com
authors.forename: Zhi-feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zi-yan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Jia-tuo
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xue-yong
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Chang-le
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hua-yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mei-yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhu-juan
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: 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*