(한국한의학연구원 의료연구부)
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(한국한의학연구원 의료연구부)
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(한국한의학연구원 의료연구부)
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((주)대요메디)
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(한국한의학연구원 의료연구부)
(Korea institute of Oriental Medicine, Department of Medical Research)
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(Korea institute of Oriental Medicine, Department of Medical Research)
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(Korea institute of Oriental Medicine, Department of Medical Research)
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(Daeyo Medi. Co., Ltd.)
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(Korea institute of Oriental Medicine, Department of Medical Research)
The pulse diagnosis is an important and universal method in Oriental medicine. Nevertheless, because of characteristic that depends on subjective sense of Oriental medicine doctor (OMD), it is not recognized by objective basis. The Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine(KIOM) and Daeyo Medi. Co. Ltd. developed the 3-D Mac using arrey piezoresistive sensors and multi-axial robot. 133 healthy subjects participated in this study, 75 males and 58 females, between 20 and 70 years of age. All subjects were relaxed in a supine position on a comfortable chair for twenty minutes before the measurement was taken. The measured position is the radial artery of subject's left wrist and the position is called Chon, Kwan and Chuck in Oriental medicine. To detect floating and sinking pulse, we established coefficient of floating and sinking(CFS). CFS means relative position of maximum pulse pressure in PH curve. The lower CFS value means that the pulse has floating tendency. There was significant diffence between CFS and diagnosis of floating-sinking pulse by OMD(p=0.020). CFS value of over 40's group was significantly larger than those of 20's and 30's(p=0.000). There was no significant difference between male and female(p=0.061).