Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Facial Acupoints in Individuals with Facial Paralysis

• Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Fu, Hefei, Dong, Chenxi, Luan, Jingmin, Feng, Jinghui, Liu, Xulong, Wu, Zhenying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Cameras; Evidence-based medicine; Facial paralysis; Hospitals; Human body; Image processing; Medical imaging equipment; Paralysis; Paralysis, Facial; Physiology; Skin; Software; Temperature measurements; Thermography; Traditional Chinese medicine; China; Beijing China
• ISSN: 1741-427X; 1741-4288
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/9079037

Infrared thermography (IRT), as a noncontact tool for temperature measurement, is widely applied in the study of acupuncture modernization. The aim of this study was to assess the intra- and interrater reliability of infrared image analysis of facial acupoints of subjects with facial paralysis and d...