Computer-aided disease diagnosis system in TCM based on facial image analysis

Abstract

Diagnosing diseases through observing the personal face is the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is a unique diagnostic method. Clinical experiences in TCM have proved that facial complexion can tell whether the one is healthy. A novel Computer-Aided Disease Diagnosis System (CADDS), acquiring the facial complexion information based on analysing image captured by digital camera, is proposed in this paper. System architecture and image analysis method are carefully illustrated. CADDS was developed for assistant facial-complexion-based diagnosis, which standardised the method to acquire the facial complexion information and avoids depending on the physician's experience and illumination condition. This study is helpful in promoting quantitative-analysis-based diagnosis in TCM.