Bioengineering assessment of acupuncture, part 2: monitoring of microcirculation.
In the second part of the review article, monitoring of microcirculation during acupuncture is described. Laser Doppler flowmetry and laser Doppler imaging provide easy-to-use, noninvasive, real-time measurements of local tissue blood flow. Using these types of biomedical equipment, it is possible to quantify and objectify peripheral changes in microcirculation during different methods of acupuncture stimulation (manual needle acupuncture and laserneedle acupuncture).
Litscher
Gerhard
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Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz, Graz, Austria. gerhard.litscher@meduni-graz.at
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology*