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Review
. 2006;34(4):273-94.
doi: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v34.i4.10.

Bioengineering assessment of acupuncture, part 2: monitoring of microcirculation

Gerhard Litscher  1
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Review

Bioengineering assessment of acupuncture, part 2: monitoring of microcirculation

Gerhard Litscher. Crit Rev Biomed Eng. 2006.

Abstract

In the second part of the review article, monitoring of microcirculation during acupuncture is described. Laser Doppler flowmetry and laser Doppler imaging provide easy-to-use, noninvasive, real-time measurements of local tissue blood flow. Using these types of biomedical equipment, it is possible to quantify and objectify peripheral changes in microcirculation during different methods of acupuncture stimulation (manual needle acupuncture and laserneedle acupuncture).

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