红外热成像技术在中医药学领域的应用现状及前景分析

摘要

This paper aims to review the application status of infrared imaging technology in TCM basic theories such as syndrome, meridians and acupoints, physical constitution, visceral manifestation to-gether with diagnosis and therapeutical evaluation. At present, laboratory study and clinical research of tra-ditional Chinese medicine( TCM) with infrared imaging technology have been achieved a lot, but there are still much room to be improved. Based on the features and advantages, it is not hard for us to expect a broad prospect for infrared imaging technology TCM research. In other words, infrared imaging technology is likely to be a key technique in quantitative study and modernization study in TCM. And it may become “TCM CT” in clinical practice.%本文简要综述了红外热成像技术在中医证候、经络腧穴、体质和脏象等基本理论研究以及在中医临床疾病诊断和疗效评价研究中的应用现状。虽然红外热成像技术在中医药领域的科研和临床应用中已经取得了一定的成绩，但仍有需要注意和改善之处。基于红外热成像技术的特色及优势，不难得出红外热成像技术在中医药研究中前景广阔，该技术将很可能成为中医药量化及现代化研究的关键技术手段之一，甚至有可能成为应用于现代中医临床诊疗的“中医CT”。