Review Article

The Utilization of Medical Devices by Traditional Korean Medicine Doctors Investigated through Traditional Korean Medicine Clinical Studies

Table 2

List of diseases diagnosed by diagnostic devices.

Diagnostic DevicesDiseases of Top 3 usedn (%)

MRI scannersHerniation of lumbar disc16 (8.2)
Stroke12 (6.2)
Rotator cuff tear5 (2.6)

X-ray machinesScoliosis9 (5.2)
Pneumonia and herniation of lumbar disc4 (2.3)

CT scannersStroke8 (5.8)
Lung cancer5 (3.6)
Herniation of lumbar disc and gastric cancer4 (2.9)

EKG equipmentAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis and stroke4 (5.0)
Parkinson disease2 (2.5)

Ultrasound scannersInfertility4 (7.0)
Uterine myoma3 (5.3)
Hepatitis, frozen sholder, gastrocnemius tear, drug-induced liver injury and uterine bleeding2 (3.5)

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; CT: computed tomography; EKG: electrocardiography.