대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the KSMRM Conference)
- 대한자기공명의과학회 2003년도 제8차 학술대회 초록집
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- Pages.85-85
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- 2003
Acupuncture stimulation for motor cortex activities: Evidence from 3T functional MRI study
초록
Purpose: To investigate whether or not acupuncture of GB34 produces a significant response of the modulation of somatomotor areas by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. Materials and methods: The acupoint, GB34, located in the back of the knee, is known to be effective in recovering motor function after stroke. Using 3T MRI scanner, functional MR imaging of the whole brain was peformed in 12 normal healthy subjects during two stimulation paradigms; acupuncture manipulation on GB34 and sham points. This study investigates the activation of the motor cortex elicited by a soft and an intensified stimulation of GB 34.Three different paradigms were carried out to detect any possible modulation of the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) response in the somatomortor area to motor stimulation through acupuncture.
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