Using ultrasound to understand acupuncture.

Using ultrasound to understand acupuncture.

For more than two millennia acupuncture has been a widely accepted method for the treatment of acute and chronic disorders in China. Now, acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular in the West and is routinely recommended for the treatment of pain and for relief from the nausea and vomiting associ...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 24, 2 (2005).
Main Author: Konofagou, E.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture.
Acupuncture needle manipulation.
Acute disorders.
Animal tissue explants.
Biomechanical effects.
Chemotherapy.
Chronic disorders.
Displacements.
In vitro high-resolution C-scan ultrasound imaging.
Microscopic tissue structure.
Nausea.
Needle manipulation.
Off-line elasticity imaging.
Pain treatment.
Sonogram visualization.
Subcutaneous tissues.
Substance dependency.
Tissue morphology.
Tissue motion analysis.
Ultrasound.
Ultrasound radiofrequency signal acquisition.
Ultrasound radiofrequency signal processing.
Vomiting.