Digital Auscultation System of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Signals Acquisition
Digital auscultation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a relatively new technology which has been developed for several years. This system makes diagnoses by analyzing sound signals of patients using signal processing and pattern recognition. The paper discusses TCM auscultation in both traditional and current digital auscultation methods. First, this article discusses demerits of traditional TCM auscultation methods. It is through these demerits that a conclusion is drawn that digital auscultation of TCM is indispensable. Then this article makes an introduction to voice analysis methods from linear and nonlinear analysis aspects to pattern recognition methods in common use. Finally this article establishes a new TCM digital auscultation system based on wavelet analysis and Back-propagation neural network (BPNN).