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Meridian structures, as described in Traditional Chinese Medicine, could not be proven in any of the volunteers. However, artifacts were evident in all volunteers. |
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| Visualization |
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| reflection phenomena (artifacts) |
meridian structures |
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| volunteer # |
moxa-cigar |
infrared warmth stimulation |
arbitrary meridian-structures |
moxa-cigar |
infrared warmth stimulation |
needle acupuncture |
laserneedle acupuncture |
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| 1 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
n. |
- |
| 2 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
n. |
- |
| 3 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
n. |
- |
| 4 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
n. |
- |
| 5 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
n. |
| 6 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
n. |
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+ ... detectable; – ... not detectable; n. ... not performed | |||||||
Litscher BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2005 4:38 doi:10.1186/1475-925X-4-38 |
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