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 voxels | Hemi | Brain areas | BA | T (peak intensity) | Peak MNI coordinate | X | Y | Z |
| 91 | R | Parahippocampal gyrus, temporal pole (superior and middle temporal gyrus) | 28 | 4.5731 | 24 | 9 | −33 | 87 | R | Precuneus | 31 | 4.689 | 18 | −48 | 36 | 102 | L | Median cingulate and paracingulate gyrus | 24 | −4.5841 | −3 | 18 | 33 | 122 | R | Inferior parietal, excluding supramarginal and angular gyri, supramarginal gyrus | 40 | −4.1277 | 42 | −39 | 45 | 119 | L | Paracentral lobule | — | −3.717 | −6 | −24 | 48 |
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