Table 3 Neuroimaging-based targets for cranial acupuncture in mild cognitive impairment
Targets | Cluster size | T value | Peak MNI | Positioning and operation suggestions | Corresponding brain area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X | Y | Z | |||||
MCI(2)-1 | 403 | 6.17 | 40 | − 68 | 28 | Posterior-inferior from BL8 to GB9(R) | R Middle Occipital Gyrus/ Angular Gyrus/ Parietal Lobule / Superior Temporal Gyrus |
MCI(2)-2 | 30 | 5.11 | 56 | − 2 | − 22 | GB7 anterior-inferior transverse insertion(R) | R Middle Temporal Gyrus |
MCI(2)-3 | 183 | 5.64 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 1 cm anterior–superior to the line from GB4 to GB5(R) | R Middle/ Superior Frontal Gyrus (PFC including DLPFC) |
MCI(2)-4 | 112 | 5.37 | − 24 | 18 | 52 | GB16 to GB17(L) | L Superior/Middle Frontal Gyrus (PFC including DLPFC) |
MCI(2)-5 | 335 | 9.05 | − 46 | 12 | 30 | GB4 to GB5(L) | L Precentral gyrus/ Inferior Frontal Gyrus |
MCI(2)-6 | 684 | 6.44 | − 48 | − 62 | 32 | BL8 to GB9(L) | L Angular Gyrus /Supramarginal Gyrus/ Superior Parietal Lobule |
MCI(2)-7 | 51 | 5.90 | − 56 | − 6 | − 16 | GB7 anterior-inferior transverse insertion(L) | L Middle Temporal Gyrus |
MCI(2)-8 | 33 | 4.58 | − 56 | − 40 | − 8 | SJ20 inferior transverse insertion(L) | L Middle Temporal Gyrus |
MCI(2)-9 | 85 | 5.37 | − 48 | − 64 | − 12 | 1 cm superior to GB10, inferior transverse insertion(L) | L Inferior and Middle Occipital Gyrus/ Inferior Temporal Gyrus |