title: Bioengineering assessment of acupuncture, part 4: functional magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: In the fourth part of this review article, research on the topic of acupuncture and functional magnetic resonance imaging is described. Needle as well as painless laserneedle stimulation have led to significant changes in different areas of the brain. With the help of modern biomedical engineering equipment and neuroscience, some of acupuncture's secrets have begun to be revealed. The neuro-modulating effects require further investigation in a larger population sample.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz, Graz, Austria. gerhard.litscher@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Litscher
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*