BACKGROUND:Traditional Chinese medicine glossoscopy observes tongue image by vision,and to diagnose diseases by physicians'clinical experiences,which lacks of objective diagnostic methods and criteria;finally resulting in affecting the effectiveness of this diagnostic method.Therefore,it is necessary to realize quantitive and objective glossoscopy using techniques such as computer vision.Tongue body segmentation is the premise of the tongue image recognition diagnostic system.The quality of segmentation directly affects the sequent work.At present,there are many methods of tongue body segmentation,but obtained results cannot ensure the accuracy,and the anti-interference ability is poor.OBJECTIVE:To design a new method of tongue image segmentation,and effectively isolate tongue body.METHODS:According to tongue-images gray and color's features,a segmentation method of combining gray projection and threshold-adaptive way is presented in this paper.By this method,the intensity image of a colorful tongue-image is firstly projected at horizontal and vertical direction to locate the tongue-body area,and then threshold-adaptive way Otsu is used to segment the located area.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Tongue-body segmentation is the basis of automatic tongue-images analysis.The following 281 tongue-images segmentation experiments show the efficiency of this method.

In the book of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion by CHENG Dan-an, direct moxibustion with moxa cone was regarded as a classic style of moxibustion because of its innate character of heat induced thermal stimulus and burn toxin. CHENG Dan-an made the quantity of moxibustion more controllable through the selection of moxa wool, the size and number of moxa cones, and the tightness of moxa cones, etc. CHENG Dan-an 's clinical experience is summarized through treating stubborn and infectious diseases with direct moxibustion with moxa cone. The results showed that only with understanding the characteristics of moxibustion and key pathological mechanism of suitable disease could direct moxibustion with moxa cone and the appropriate methods be performed correctly. CHENG Dan-an confirmed the clinical effect of treating stubborn and intectious diseases with direct contact moxibustion with moxa cone, and optimized the specific operation scheme of direct moxibustion with moxa cone. It tell us that we should deeply study on moxibustion, to make it wide spread in the hereafter, bring benefit to mankind.
Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; History, 20th Century ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; history ; instrumentation

Adenocarcinoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Adult ; Aged ; Bronchoscopy ; methods ; Cooking ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Retrospective Studies

Herpesviruses is one of the most common human infectious diseases, which can be divided into different types based on clinical infection degree.Herpes simplex virus usually results in buccal and genital mucocutaneous infections, while cytomegalovirus is the most common opportunistic pathogen associated with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts, especially in transplant and cancer patients.Although nucleoside analogues are effective antiviral drugs, the emergence of drug-resistant viruses has created a barrier for the treatment of herpesviruses infections, especially in immunocompromised patients.Therefore, novel therapeutic agents are needed to avoid the limitations of drug resistance.In this article, research progress in the therapeutic agents for drug-resistant herpesviruses was reviewed from the aspects of non-nucleoside analogues, novel antiviral targets and newly antiviral mechanisms.

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Cardiomyopathies ; blood ; chemically induced ; diagnosis ; Creatine Kinase ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Organophosphate Poisoning ; Pesticides ; poisoning ; Troponin I ; blood

Acetamides ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Bridged-Ring Compounds ; poisoning ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Troponin I ; blood

Air ; analysis ; Air Pollutants ; analysis ; Hazardous Substances ; analysis ; Spectrophotometry, Atomic ; methods

Objective To investigate the effect of salvia mihiorrhiza on spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury after surgical treatment in patients with cervical canal stenosis. Methods Retrospective analysis of 64 cases had cervical canal stenosis in the last 5 years in our hospital. Sixty-four cases were randomly divided into the salvia mihiorrhiza group(31 cases)and the control group(33 cases). The therapeutic effect was assessed using JOA grade system. Results In the salvia mihiorrhiza group,the JOA average score was 8. 8 ±2. 6 before surgical treatment, after two weeks of surgical treatment it was 13. 7 ± 2. 4. The JOA improvement ratio was (61. 5 ± 2. 9) % . In the control group,the JOA average score was 9. 1 ±2. 2 before surgical treatment,after two weeks of surgical treatment it was 13. 4 ± 2. 3. The JOA improvement ratio was (60. 5 ± 2.2)% .The JOA improvement ratio in the salvia mihiorrhiza group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0. 05) . Conclusions Salvia mihiorrhiza has protective effect on spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury.

Objective To explore the effect of bacillus calmette-guerin (BCG)intervention on expression of costimulatory molecules of B7-CD28/CD152 and T lymphocyte apoptosis in asthmatic mouse.Methods Twenty-seven mice were randomly divided into:asthma model group,BCG treatment group and normal control group.The mice were sensitized by ovalbumin(OVA) and 100 g/L Al(OH)3 with intraperitoneal injection,challenged with atomization inhalation,then reproduced the asthmatic models.The BCG treatment group were treated with BCG(0.025 mg,merely) subcutaneous injection 3 times before sensitization(5,3,1 day).The normal control group were treated with 9 g/L saline water taking place of OVA and Al(OH)3.CD28,CD152,CD80 and CD86 were analyzed by flow cytometry in splenic lymphocyte suspension.T lymphocyte was cultivated from peripheral blood mononuclear cell.The apoptosis ratio of T lymphocyte was counted by Comet Assay.SPSS 10.0 software was applied to analyze data.Results Contrasting asthma model group with normal control group,CD28 was up regulated(t=3.94 P0.05),CD86 was up regulated(t=2.68 P0.05).Contrasting BCG treatment group with asthma model group,T lymphocyte apoptosis rate was higher(t=3.15 P

Objective To investigate the protective effect of transection of cervical sympathetic trunk (TCST)on the fetal brain in rats with pregnancy-induced hypertension(PIH).Methods Thirty-two pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups(n=8 each):A control group;B PIH group;C TCST+PIH group and D sham operation+PIH group,PIH was produced by L-NAME 12.5 mg?100g~(-1) given subcutaneously from 14~(th)-20~(th) day of gestation.In group A normal saline was given instead of L-NAME.In group C TCST was performed on the 14~(th) day of gestation and L-NAME was injected asin group B.In group D the cervical sympathetic trunk was only exposed but not cut.Caesarean section was performed and fetus was taken on the 21~(st) day of gestation.The ultrastructure of fetal brain was examined.The content of ATP,ADP and AMP in the fetal brain and the Na~+-K~+-ATPase and Ca~(2+)-ATPase activity in neuronal plasmalemma were determined.Results The ultrastructure of the fetal brain was almost normal in group A and C,but was seriously damaged in group B and D.The ATP and adenylic acid content in the brain tissue and the Na~+-K~+-ATPase and Ca~(2+)-ATPase activity in neuronal plasmalemma were significantly lower in group B and D than in group A and C.Conclusion TCST has protective effect on the fetal brain in rats with PIH by improving energy supply and enhancing pump function of neuron.