Title :
Hardware and Software Realization of EDSD for Acupuncture Research and Practice
Author :
Fico, Tomas ; Duchon, F. ; Dubravsky, Jozef
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Slovak Univ. of Technol., Bratislava, Slovakia
Abstract :
Traditional acupuncture as a diagnostic and therapeutic method has been known in China for more than 3000 years. Electrodermal screening tests (EDSTs) and electrodermal screening devices (EDSDs) that are based on the knowledge derived from traditional Chinese medicine appeared in the 1950s. This article deals with design, development and realization of such a device. The design considers the principles of two widely used EDSTs and modern trends in the field of electronics and data management. A computer program with simple user interface that provides graphic evaluation and intercomparison of measured data are presented. The designed system is suitable not only for acupuncture research but also for ordinary acupuncture diagnostics.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; diseases; medical computing; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; user interfaces; EDSD; EDST; acupuncture diagnosis; computer program; data management; data measurement; electrodermal screening devices; electrodermal screening testing; graphic evaluation; hardware-software realization; therapeutic method; traditional Chinese medicine; user interface; Current measurement; Electric potential; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrodes; Immune system; Skin; Voltage measurement; Acupuncture; biological active points; data management; measurement;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical and Health Informatics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JBHI.2013.2285729
