| Title | [Advances of studies on the underlying mechanism of acupuncture efficacies by using functional magnetic resonance imaging] | | Author(s) | Ren XJ, Wang BG | | Institution | Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing. rxiujun@sohu.com | | Source | Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2009 Jun; 34(3):207-11. | | Abstract | In the present paper the authors review recent progress in the study on the underlying mechanism of acupuncture effects by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) from (1) fMRI imaging technology, (2) the meridian-collateral system of Chinese medicine, (3) the factors affecting the therapeutic effect of acupuncture, (4) the mechanism underlying the efficacy of acupuncture treatment, (5) the experimental design methods for studying acupuncture by using fMRI, and (6) the methods for analyzing fMRI data. Research results show that fMRI technology is a new and useful approach for studying the underlying mechanism of acupuncture effect. | | Language | chi | | Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19761119 |
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