title: The Construction of Unsmooth Pulse Images in Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Wave Intensity Technology.
abstract: Unsmooth pulse is one of the most important pulses in TCM diagnostics. We constructed the wave intensity (WI) images of unsmooth pulse based on the pressure wave (P), flow velocity wave (U), and WI [(dP/dt)(dU/dt)] by ALOKA Prosoundα10 Color Doppler. The characteristic of Cunkou normal pulse could be summarized as follows: compared to Renying pulse, itsW1 amplitude is smaller and NA wave is more obvious, while theW2 wave is indistinct or even invisible, and theR-1st is longer than that of Renying pulse. The principalUwave of Renying pulse looks like "Λ" shape, while it looks like an arched blunt "∩" shape in Cunkou pulse, and the amplitude ofUwave in Cunkou pulse is smaller. The direction of the principalUwave in Cunkou unsmooth pulse is up, which shows hoof boots "h" shape with high amplitude and a significant notch on declined branch; the amplitude of predicrotic wave in unsmooth pulsePwave is significantly higher, which could be even higher than that of h1, resulting in early appearance of h3 or integrating with h1, which forms a wide and blunt peak. Unsmooth pulse shows poorer vascular elasticity and greater vascular stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Jie-Wei
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4271-4848
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350108, China.
authors.forename: Si-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350108, China.
authors.forename: Shuang-Shuang
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Chao
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Xing-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Miao-Miao
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Fang-Meng
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Huang