There have been several attempts to get around the problem of insufficient objectivity in the diagnostic methods. Dr. Julia Tsuei and Chung Chieh, the former head of the traditional medical center at Veteran's Memorial Hospital, developed the "Qin Value Detector" based on the principles of acupuncture and the meridian system.
為解決診斷方法不夠客觀性的問題，崔玖和前榮民總醫院傳統研究中心主任鍾傑曾開發出從經絡系統和針灸穴道原理設計的「秦值測量儀」。