Latent tree analysis for the identification and differentiation of evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostic patterns: A primer for clinicians

LTA is a quantitative approach to improving the inter-rater reliability of TCM diagnosis and addressing the current lack of objectivity in the ICD-11. Future research should focus on how diagnostic information should be coupled with effectiveness evidence derived from network meta-analysis. This will enable the development of an implementable diagnostics-to-treatment scheme for further evaluation. If successful, this scheme will transform TCM practice in an evidence-based manner, while preserving the validity of the model.