Researchers Train Algorithm to Scan Tongue and Find Disease Patterns

Based on Chinese medicine, a new technology shows promise for disease diagnosis.

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Researchers have used more than 5,000 pictures of tongues to train an AI algorithm in a traditional technique of disease diagnosis.

“One of the most exciting insights from our study is that tongue color can accurately reflect internal diseases,” Ali Al-Naji, a University of South Australia (UniSA) adjunct associate professor and the study’s senior author, told The Epoch Times in an email.