Abstract
As modern science and technology constantly progresses, the fields of artificial intelligence, mixed reality technology, remote technology, etc. have rapidly developed. Meanwhile, these technologies have been gradually applied to the medical field, leading to the development of intelligent medicine. What’s more, intelligent medicine has greatly promoted the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), causing huge changes in the diagnosis of TCM ailments, remote treatment, teaching, etc. Therefore, there are both opportunities and challenges for inheriting and developing TCM. Herein, the related research progress of intelligent medicine in the TCM in China and abroad over the years is analyzed, with the purpose of introducing the present application status of intelligent medicine in TCM and providing reference for the inheritance and development of TCM in a new era.
Key words: intelligent medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, development
Footnotes
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81974355 and No. 82172525) and a Hubei Province Technology Innovation Major Special Project (No. 2018AAA067).
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
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Song Ye, Email: afk548@163.com.
Zhe-wei Ye, Email: yezhewei@hust.edu.cn.
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