Automated Screening of COVID-19-Based Tongue Image on Chinese Medicine.

Journal: BioMed research international
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Artificial intelligence-powered screening systems of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are urgently demanding since the ongoing outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. Chest CT or X-ray is not sufficient to support the large-scale screening of COVID-19 because mildly-infected patients do not have imaging features on these images. Therefore, it is imperative to exploit supplementary medical imaging strategies. Traditional Chinese medicine has played an essential role in the fight against COVID-19.

Authors

  • Guang Zhang
    Department of Health Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
  • Xueying He
    College of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
  • Delin Li
    Health Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shangdong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China.
  • Cuihuan Tian
    Health Management Center, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, and School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
  • Benzheng Wei
    College of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China. wbz99@sina.com.