Functional magnetic resonance imaging of real and sham acupuncture.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an ideal method to noninvasively explore the whole brain for cortical activation related to acupuncture. The results from this study demonstrate that fMRI can identify specific cortical regions associated with acupuncture stimulation. The choice of acu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 24, 2 (2005).
1. Verfasser:	Parrish, T.B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	English
Schlagworte:	Acupuncture stimulation. Auditory stimulation. Blood flow changes. Brain. Cortical activation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging. Lower leg. Visual stimulation.