Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE

Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference

Shanghai, China, September 1-4, 2005

Bioenergy based Medical Diagnostic

Application based on Gas Discharge
Visualization
Hwa Chiang LEE
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Poh Wah KHONG
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dhanjoo N GHISTA
Bioengineering Division, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Abstract Allopathic medical diagnostic divides the neural and meridian pathways in the body, as an electrical
human body into physiological and organ systems and impulse passing through them. The phenomenon causes the
analyzes the condition of these systems individually based on ionization of molecules within the gases around the skin.
their anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology. With the fingers relatively positively charged, negatively
However, without analysis of intricate signals between these
systems, it is difficult to provide a deeper insight of a patients
charged electrons projected from the dielectric plate will be
health, therefore reliable detection of diseases. This purpose of absorbed by the fingers as the plate within the GDV
this paper is to demonstrate the possibilities of providing equipment is energized (Figure 1a and 1b).
holistic medical screening through measurement of Bioenergy As electrons move through the air, collision between
fields which have both biophysical and biophysic bearings. the electrons and the gas molecules wrenches out more
electrons and induces ionization of the gas molecules. Thus,
I. INTRODUCTION the light emission resulting from the impact, generates
branching tree-like patterns around each of the fingers.
Throughout human history [1], there has been a belief
that all humans have a bioenergy or aura which surrounds Tree-like branching
their entire body. With the advancement in science and patterns
technology, the phenomenon of bioenergy has been
concluded to be electromagnetic field (EMI) generated by
the body itself. When applied on the diagnostics of human
health, the common term used to describe this energy is
Bioenergy; energy emitted by biological system [2].
The bioenergy presented in this paper is based on
coronal discharge images of the fingers captured through
BEO GDV (Biological Emission and Optical radiation,
stimulated by electromagnetic field, amplified by Gas
Discharge with Visualization through computer data
processing) developed by Konstantin Korotkov [3].
The technique is based on the occurrence of coronal Figure 1a: Impact of alternating current upon gas discharge
discharge when a high intensity electric field is created
around an object as its basic fundamental principle. Since
photon emission accompanies such phenomenon, it is
therefore possible to capture and analyze this coronal
discharge as a photographic image through appropriate
software.
Combining with the fundamentals of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) in meridian channels, the system
is able to provide an overall health status of a patient. This
is achieved by capturing and analyzing the images from all
ten fingers which lies on the meridians thus providing
feedbacks of the major systems and organs, which they are
linked to.
The bio-electromagnetic field or aura mention in this Figure 1b: Actual Image of the Finger
study can be explained as the result of induction within the

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 By holding parameters like the electrical source and
other physical conditions of the test subject constant,
variations occurring in the resulting image will be mainly
caused by the nature of the gas surrounding the finger and
the conductivity of the fingers. Explanations of why the
vapour surrounding the finger and the conductivity of the
skin and body may vary can be in three areas: the biological
(associated with the local reactions on the body, e.g.
ionization of water molecules or salts on the skin, or
reactions to iron in the blood, which is related to the
distinctions in the metabolism rate, which arise because of
differences in organ functioning, diet, hormones, body
rhythms, autonomic nervous system, or psycho-emotional
states), the biophysical (based on the body physics of
complex electromagnetic fields fluctuations due to the
Figure 2b: Processing of images through BEO GDV system
slightest changes in the cellular system of the body.
Readings obtained in this aspect reflects the bodys energy
III. RESULTS DISCUSSION
as a whole which differs from local reactions seen in
biological phase) and the metaphysical (relates to Eastern
Table 1 and 2 presents the bioenergy parameters
philosophy of aura being a reflection of a subtle psychic
obtained from left and right hand images. The hand images
energy field) which are also interrelated with each other.
were chosen for further analysis and comparisons, since it
relates to meridians flowing through the damaged cerebral
II. EXPERIMENT SETTING FOR BIOENERGY BASED
region of the stroke patients.
DIAGNOSTICS
Figures 3 to 6 are graphical projections of the overall
health condition of a patients major organs and systems
Bioenergy measurements from a group of 24 non-
plotted by the software with the results achieved in the
stroke suffering volunteers of 12 females and 12 males
experiments through relating the documentations of TCM.
between the age of 12 to 72 were compared with a total of 6
From these illustration, there is a clear difference seen in
cerebrovascular stroke patients made up of 3 females and 3
the images of the healthy volunteer and the stroke patients,
males of age from 49 to 79. Results obtained from the test
in terms of the flow continuity of the bioenergy and the
subjects (volunteers and patients) were collected under
contrast of their images.
controlled environment, whereby the subjects were all
Bioenergy fields are seen to have breaks and
seated on a chair in an air conditioned room and in a
disruptions in the disease affected regions, while the
comfortable position. By keeping the surrounding
healthy volunteer fields are continuous with higher intensity
environment and the physical state of the subjects the same
level. Furthermore, clear difference in the contrast of the
during the period of examination, results obtained are
images is also been noticed, with the patients having lighter
assumed to be only affected by the biological system and
contrast images. These observations are consistent
psychic state of the subject.
throughout all the volunteers and patients monitored by us.
The procedure of the experiment involves capturing
and processing images of all ten fingers of the test subject
through the BEO GDV system as shown in Figure 2a and
2b.

Table 1: Overall results of Bioenergy parameters for Volunteers

Figure 2a: Capturing of an image with the camera

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 Average Fragments Index in patients was also lower
with values of 3.33 (against 30.75 for volunteers) on the left
hand and 1.72 (against 30.92 for the volunteers) on the right.

Table 2: Overall results of Bioenergy parameters for patients

Stated below are Bioenergy parameters studied.

x Uniformity shows the degree of geometrical

regularity of the GDV-gram external contour
(higher values; greater bioenergy flow continuity;
indicates healthier sign ).
x Mean dullness mean dullness of the image of
finger (higher values; unbalanced bioenergy flow;
associate with higher stresses).
x Average dullness average dullness of the image
of selected sector within the finger (higher values;
unbalanced bioenergy flow over the area the sector
represented; higher stresses over the area).
x Fractality dimension ratio of perimeters of the Figure 3: Results of a Male Stroke Patient
sector against the average radius of the image
(lower values; lower uniformity; higher stresses in
the sector).
x Fragments number of bioenergy fragments
within the sector (lower values; lower uniformity;
higher stresses in the sector).

From observations from the Bioenergy parameters

studied in the experiments, there were some consistent
difference in the results between the stroke patients and the
volunteers.
Average Uniformity index was lower in patients, with
values of 2.57 on the right hand and the left hand, as
compared the values of 3.43 and 3.33 in the volunteers left
and right hands.
Mean dullness index of the patients was higher, with
values of 166.59 on the right hand and 165.43 on the left
hand, as compared to the volunteers values of 142.35 on
the right hand and 143.30 in the left hands.
Higher average Dullness indexes were recorded within
the cerebral related sector on the hands of patients, with
values of 205.32 (against 172.21 for volunteers) on the left
hand, and 204.85 (against 171.90 for volunteers) on the
right hand.
Average Fractality Dimension index of the patients
was lower than volunteers, with 2.52 (against 3.50 for the Figure 4: Results of a Male Volunteer
volunteers) in the right hand and 2.27 (against 3.56 for the
volunteers) in the left hand.

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Figure 5: Results of a Female Stroke Patient
Figure 6: Results of a Female Volunteer
Possible explanation for such results maybe because
greater bioenergy is require to overcome the increase in
resistance as it flows through the damage areas.
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IV. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the results achieved have shown that the
measurements of Bioenergy were able to clearly detect and
identify stroke or cerebrovascular attack patients out of the
entire sample population, justifying the possibility of
having measurements of Bioenergy as a form of medical
diagnostic tool. It is intended to create and extract the
results for various diseases to form a database for
comparison of measurements as a form of general health
screening.
Current health screening comprises of medical tests
such as blood test, urine test, blood pressure monitoring and
medical imaging e.g. X-rays, MRI and CT scan etc.
Although these methods have been the standards in health
diagnostics, these only analyze the body as an isolated
system. Furthermore, a lot of time and costs are necessary
in some of these screenings, not to mention the limitations
and harmful effects accompany with the processes.
Bioenergy examination can offer a holistic approach
towards the analysis of the health condition of a person
which is simple to operate, easy to interpret, and low in cost.
The Bioenergy field can be used as feedbacks to the patient,
who can be brought to positive alter his/her bioenergy field
as an internalized process of self healing.
We will now need to conduct extensive studies to
correlate bioenergy parameters and indices with allopathic
medical symptoms and indices. Additionally, we will
provide biophysical and medical inferences to bioenergy
fields
V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Special thanks and gratitude to Joey, Kavitha, Renuka and
Sugunah of Sunshine Welfare Action Mission (SWAMI)
home for the support they provided.
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