Table 1 Meridian structures, as described in Traditional Chinese Medicine, could not be proven in any of the volunteers. However, artifacts were evident in all volunteers.
From: Infrared thermography fails to visualize stimulation-induced meridian-like structures
Visualization | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
reflection phenomena (artifacts) | meridian structures | ||||||
volunteer # | moxa-cigar | infrared warmth stimulation | arbitrary meridian-structures | moxa-cigar | infrared warmth stimulation | needle acupuncture | laserneedle acupuncture |
1 | + | + | + | - | - | n. | - |
2 | + | + | + | - | - | n. | - |
3 | + | + | + | - | - | n. | - |
4 | + | + | + | - | - | n. | - |
5 | + | + | + | - | - | - | n. |
6 | + | + | + | - | - | - | n. |