title: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the neuronal specificity of an acupoint: acupuncture at Rangu (KI 2) and its sham point.
abstract: The neuronal specificity of acupoints has not been entirely supported by the results of previous functional magnetic resource imaging studies. This study tested the specificity of an acupoint using right Rangu (KI 2) and its sham acupoint. The results showed specific cerebral response patterns and thus provided the evidence of the existence of acupoint neuronal specificity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Public Health School, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Division of CT and MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: X-L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Division of CT and MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: Division of CT and MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: C-S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Public Health School, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.|Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Q-H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Rangu acupoint; acupuncture; fMRI; sham acupoint