Table 10 Neuroimaging-based targets for cranial acupuncture in chronic pain
Targets | Cluster size | T value | Peak MNI | Location and operation suggestions | Corresponding brain area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X | Y | Z | |||||
CP(2)-1 | 137 | 5.72 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 1Â cm superior to GV29, inferior transverse insertion(R) | R Superior Frontal Gyrus |
CP(2)-2 | 45 | 4.48 | 34 | 48 | 18 | Lower 1/3 of the line from ST8 to GB14(R) | R Superior Frontal Gyrus (PFC including DLPFC) |
CP(2)-3 | 69 | 4.48 | 56 | -32 | 28 | 2Â cm superior to GB8, upper 1/3 of the line to GB6(R) | R SupraMarginal Gyrus |
CP(2)-4 | 38 | 4.48 | 58 | -20 | 18 | 2Â cm superior to GB8, lower 2/3 of the line to GB6(R) | R Rolandic Opercular Gyrus |
CP(2)-5 | 63 | 5.10 | -44 | -54 | 42 | Upper 1/3 of the line from BL8 to GB8(L) | L Inferior Parietal Lobule |
CP(2)-6 | 47 | 4.79 | -48 | -20 | 42 | 0.5Â cm inferior to GB18, upper 1/3 of the line to GB5(L) | L Precentral Gyrus/ Postcentral Gyrus (Primary Motor Cortex/ Primary Somatosensory Cortex) |
CP(2)-7 | 172 | 6.64 | -58 | -22 | 16 | Posterior 1/2 of the line from GB5 to GB8(L) | L SupraMarginal Gyrus/ Postcentral Gyrus/ Superior Temporal Gyrus |