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Applying Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network to Rheumatism Treatment in Oriental Medicine

Cao Thang^, Eric W. Cooper^, Yukinobu Hoshino^, and Katsuari Kamei^**

^Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
^College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
^Dept. of Electronic and Photonic System Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanoguchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan

Received: October 31, 2005

Accepted: March 31, 2006

Keywords: neural network, fuzzy inference, oriental medicine

Journal ref: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol.11, No.1 pp. 4-10, 2007

Abstract

In this paper, we present an application of soft computing into a decision support system RETS: Rheumatic Evaluation and Treatment System in Oriental Medicine (OM). Inputs of the system are severities of observed symptoms on patients and outputs are a diagnosis of rheumatic states, its explanations and herbal prescriptions. First, an outline of the proposed decision support system is described after considering rheumatic diagnoses and prescriptions by OM doctors. Next, diagnosis by fuzzy inference and prescription by neural networks are described. By fuzzy inference, RETS diagnoses the most appropriate rheumatic state in which the patient appears to be infected, then it gives a prescription written in suitable herbs with reasonable amounts based on neural networks. Training data for the neural networks is collected from experienced OM physicians and OM text books. Finally, we describe evaluations and restrictions of RETS.

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