Research Article

Cerebral Targeting of Acupuncture at Combined Acupoints in Treating Essential Hypertension: An Rs-fMRI Study and Curative Effect Evidence

Table 4

The changes of brain regions of group B after treatment versus before treatment.

Number of voxelsHemiBrain areasBAT (peak intensity) Peak MNI coordinate
XYZ

91RParahippocampal gyrus, temporal pole (superior and middle temporal gyrus)284.5731249−33
87RPrecuneus314.68918−4836
102LMedian cingulate and paracingulate gyrus24−4.5841−31833
122RInferior parietal, excluding supramarginal and angular gyri, supramarginal gyrus40−4.127742−3945
119LParacentral lobule−3.717−6−2448