Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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The Nuclear Medical Study on the Effect of LI4 Acupucture on Cerebral Blood Flow

좌측(左側) 합곡(合谷) 자침(刺鍼)이 뇌혈류(腦血流)에 미치는 영향(影響)에 관한 핵의학적(核醫學的) 고찰(考察)

  • Oh, Hee-Hong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Byun, Jae-Yung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Kim, Il-Du (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Ahn, Soo-Gi (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Mun, Hyung-Cheal (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Hwang, Woo-Jun (Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Lee, Geon-Mok (Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Lee, Byung-Chul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-Woon (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Yang, Gui-Bee (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University)
  • 오희홍 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 변재영 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김일두 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 안수기 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 문형철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 황우준 (원광대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 이건목 (원광대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 이병철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 조재운 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 양귀비 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Received : 2001.07.10
  • Accepted : 2001.07.21
  • Published : 2001.08.20
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Abstract

Objective : To study correlation of the brain areas with acupoints used in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases to evaluate the hypothesis that selecting acupoints on the left side to treat disorders on the right side and vice versa is known as the crossing combination of acupoints. Materials and Methods: Rest/acupuncture-stimulation Tc-99m ECD brain SPECT using a same-dose subtraction method was performed on 5 normal male volunteers (age range from 27 to 30 years) using acupuncture at acupoint, LI4 located in the left hand. In the control study, needle location was chosen on a non-meridian focus 1cm posterior to the right fibular head. All images were spatially normalized and the differences between rest and acupuncture stimulation were statistically analyzed using SPM(R) for Windows(R). Results : Acupuncture applied at LI4 located in the left hand increased rCBF in the right hemisphere, that is, the right parietal lobe(angular gyrus) and a part of the right middle posterior temporal gyrus and the right inferior occipital lobe. In the control stimulation, no significant rCBF increase was observed. Conclusion : The results demonstrated a correlation between stimulation at acupoint with increase in rCBF to the controlateral hemisphere.

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