Research Article

Study of Factors Involved in Tongue Color Diagnosis by Kampo Medical Practitioners Using the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test and Tongue Color Images

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The experimental environment in this study. The experiments were conducted in a dark room with a single light source. For the Hue test, the light was positioned above so that the angle of illumination would be 90° and the angle of Hue test viewing would be approximately 60°. For the tongue color diagnosis, full-color tongue images were projected onto glossy paper by a projector.
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