Using ultrasound to understand acupuncture

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Konofagou, Elisa E ^a,c   Langevin, Helene M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c MC 8904 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 17644393453     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2005.1411347     Document Type: Review

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