Software development for digital Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis

Abstract

Tongue diagnosis is a common skill in Chinese medicine. To become proficient in the art of tongue diagnosis, the practitioner must be able to recognize and identify the pathological characteristics of the tongue as it relates to disease.

This project aims to use advanced media technology to develop a software tool that makes process of tongue diagnosis digital and automatic. In particular, we investigate software framework in a mobile environment for a digital tongue diagnosis system and develop a prototype, which takes a user's picture of tongue, performs diagnosis analysis, and gives a diagnosis report. This is useful for self-checking or training the practitioners. The student is expected to have good programming skills and experience in developing mobile applications.