Exploring the physiological and physical effects of acupuncture using ultrasound

Mabel Qi He Leow¹, Sally Hsueh Er Lee², Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Shah², Taige Cao^{3

4}, Shu Li Cui⁵, Shian Chao Tay^{1

6

7}, Chin Chin Ooi²

Affiliations

¹ Biomechanics Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Medical Department, National Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Pain Management Centre, Acupuncture Services, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁷ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.

Comment

Mabel Qi He Leow et al. Acupunct Med. 2017 Jun.

. 2017 Jun;35(3):231-233.

doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2016-011274. Epub 2016 Dec 13.

Mabel Qi He Leow¹, Sally Hsueh Er Lee², Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Shah², Taige Cao^{3

4}, Shu Li Cui⁵, Shian Chao Tay^{1

6

7}, Chin Chin Ooi²

¹ Biomechanics Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Medical Department, National Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Pain Management Centre, Acupuncture Services, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁷ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.

No abstract available

Keywords: ACUPUNCTURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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