The problem of metal needles in acupuncture-fMRI studies

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Beissner, Florian ^a   Nöth, Ulrike ^a   Schockert, Thomas ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Witten/Herdecke Private University   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 79955106040     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/808203     Document Type: Article

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