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Progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in explaining the mechanism of acupuncture acupuncture treatment of ischemic stroke
ZHONG Sitong  CAO Xinyuan  LIANG Ji  SUN Zhongren  YIN Hongna 

Cite this article as: ZHONG S T, CAO X Y, LIANG J, et al. Progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in explaining the mechanism of acupuncture acupuncture treatment of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(11): 174-179. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.027.


[Abstract] As a traditional Chinese medicine treatment, acupuncture has been widely used in clinical treatment and prevention of ischemic stroke (IS). It has been widely recognized by doctors and patients, but its central effect mechanism is still unclear. In recent years, under the background of multidisciplinary cross, how to determine the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of IS, confirm its mechanism of action, and how to objectively quantify and standardize the treatment process are the research focus and hotspots in this treatment field. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a modern imaging technology that can objectively show the micro-morphological structure of the brain and its functional changes, and can reflect the relationship between acupuncture treatment of IS and the central system. It provides an objective and detailed basis for promoting the modernization of acupuncture treatment of IS, and has made great contributions to the research progress of acupuncture treatment of IS and its sequelae. By summarizing the technical principle of fMRI used to study the central mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of IS, reflecting the central mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of IS and the sequelae of IS, this paper introduces the development status and problems of fMRI technology in the interpretation of acupuncture in the treatment of IS in recent years, and explores the new methods and new directions based on fMRI technology to improve the curative effect of acupuncture in the treatment of IS, so as to provide more accurate and effective treatment plan for the clinic, and hope to further reduce the psychological and economic burden of IS patients and their families.
[Keywords] functional magnetic resonance imaging；mechanism of acupuncture treatment；ischemic stroke；cerebral infarction；magnetic resonance imaging

ZHONG Sitong1   CAO Xinyuan1   LIANG Ji1   SUN Zhongren1   YIN Hongna1, 2*  

1 Graduate School, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin150040, China

2 Seven Departments of Acupuncture, Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin150001, China

Corresponding author: YIN H N, E-mail: hljtcmacu@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-05-27
Accepted  2024-08-11
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.027
Cite this article as: ZHONG S T, CAO X Y, LIANG J, et al. Progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in explaining the mechanism of acupuncture acupuncture treatment of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(11): 174-179. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.027.

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