Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to characterize the oral and gut microbiota in prediabetes mellitus (Pre-DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients while exploring the association between tongue manifestations and the oral-gut microbiota axis in d...
The human tongue has been long believed to be a window to provide important insights into a patient's health in medicine. The present study introduced a novel approach to predict patient age, gender, and weight inferences based on tongue images using...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
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Speech impairment resulting from laryngectomy causes severe physiological and psychological distress to laryngectomee. In clinical practice, the upper vocal tract articulatory organs function normally in most laryngectomee. The potential to reconstru...
OBJECTIVES: Maintenance of oral muscle functions is important for survival and communication. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a self-health-management material has shown promise. Here we developed a functional and AI-enabled smartphone e-Or...
Stroke has become the leading cause of disability in adults worldwide. Early precise rehabilitation intervention is crucial for the recovery of stroke patients, with the key lying in accurately identifying patients' physical characteristics during th...
Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs) are designed to collaborate with the wearer, enhancing operational capabilities. When human limbs are occupied with primary tasks, controlling SRLs flexibly and naturally becomes a challenge. Existing methods such a...
The outward appearance of human tongue can reflect changes in blood circulation caused by pathological states, and it has been used as an assisted method for clinical diseases diagnosis for thousands of years in China. The purpose of this study is to...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
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AIMS: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus. Early identification of individuals at high risk of DPN is essential for successful early intervention. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) tongue diagnos...
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and strength) increases adverse outcomes risk and contributes to cognitive decline in older adults. Accurate methods to quantify muscle mass and predict adverse outcomes, particularly in older persons with ...
The classification of tongue shapes is essential for objective tongue diagnoses. However, the accuracy of classification is influenced by numerous factors. First, considerable differences exist between individuals with the same tongue shape. Second, ...