A Study on the Practical Significance of Digital Intelligence Empowering the"Generalized"Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Inspection
ZHAO Chen
LUO Jiaying
YE Zehui
ZHANG Aomeng
ZHANG Xiaoyu
ZHANG Xiaoqing
HU Kongfa
AZIGULI Wulamu
HAN Dongran
ZHU Jiang
XU Xue
WANG Yunfeng
SHI Qiang
YU Ying
LOU Yanmei
YANG Tao
YANG Hao
ZHANG Mei
JIANG Yin
LI Xiao
ZHANG Xiaowei
SHANG Hongcai
Abstract：Objective To establish an expert consensus on the practical significance of digitally intelligent generalized inspection in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),thereby defining clear pathways for the research and development of inspection equipment.Methods Employing the Delphi technique,23 practical significances of digital-intelligence equipment in enhancing TCM inspection,identified through literature review and expert interviews,were evaluated by specialists in TCM clinical practice,diagnostics,biomedical engineering,clinical research methodology,and TCM psychology using a 5-point Likert scale.Expert ratings were assessed by mean values and coefficient of variation(CV),with content refinement incorporating expert feedback.Results This study conducted two Delphi rounds with 45 experts each.The expert positive coefficients reached 84.9%and 95.7%in the first and second rounds respectively.All 23 significance items achieved mean scores≥4 with coefficient of variation<0.25 in both rounds.In the first-round,one additional significance item("holistic presentation")was included.This item achieved a mean expert rating of 4.42 with a coefficient variation of 0.15 in the second-round evaluation.After two rounds of surveys,a consensus was reached on 24 practical significances of digital-intelligent equipment empowering the"generalized"development of TCM inspection.Conclusion Consensus has been reached regarding the capacity-expanding significance of digital-intelligent equipment for TCM inspection.The summarized practical significances will provide both directional guidance and value assessment criteria for developing digital-intelligent diagnostic devices.
Keywords：Digital-intelligent traditional Chinese medicineGeneralized inspectionPractical significanceDelphi methodDiagnostic and therapeutic equipmentResearch and development trajectory
Publication Date：2026-03-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-31(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 505-509 )