Functional brain magnetic resonance imaging in healthy people receiving acupuncture at Waiguan versus Waiguan plus Yanglingquan points: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 527-531

  Huang, Yong ^a   Li, Tian Le ^a   Lai, Xin Sheng ^b   Zou, Yan Qi ^a   Wu, Jun Xian ^a   Tang, Chun Zhi ^b   Yang, Jun Jun ^b  

^a Nanfang Medical University   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Randomized controlled trial; Waiguan; Yanglingquan

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849122831     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20090607     Document Type: Article

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