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The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies
Joint Authors
Sun, Ruirui
Cheng, Shirui
Qiu, Ke
Jing, Miaomiao
Liu, Xiaoyan
He, Zhaoxuan
Yin, Shuai
Lan, Ying
Gao, Feifei
Zeng, Fang
Liang, Fan-Rong
Yang, Jie
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Using neuroimaging techniques to explore the central mechanism of acupuncture gains increasing attention, but the quality control of acupuncture-neuroimaging study remains to be improved.
We searched the PubMed Database during 1995 to 2014.
The original English articles with neuroimaging scan performed on human beings were included.
The data involved quality control including the author, sample size, characteristics of the participant, neuroimaging technology, and acupuncture intervention were extracted and analyzed.
The rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria are important guaranty for the participants’ homogeneity.
The standard operation process of acupuncture and the stricter requirement for acupuncturist play significant role in quality control.
More attention should be paid to the quality control in future studies to improve the reproducibility and reliability of the acupuncture-neuroimaging studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qiu, Ke& Jing, Miaomiao& Sun, Ruirui& Yang, Jie& Liu, Xiaoyan& He, Zhaoxuan…[et al.]. 2016. The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104093
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qiu, Ke…[et al.]. The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104093
American Medical Association (AMA)
Qiu, Ke& Jing, Miaomiao& Sun, Ruirui& Yang, Jie& Liu, Xiaoyan& He, Zhaoxuan…[et al.]. The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104093
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104093