Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture Therapy in Depression: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Accumulating studies had been performed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand the neural mechanism of acupuncture therapy for depression. However, inconsistencies remain due to differences in research designs and MRI analytical methods. Therefore, we aim to summarize the current MRI research and provide useful information for further research by identifying papers published in English and Chinese about MRI studies on acupuncture for depression up to November 2020. A total of 22 studies met the inclusion criteria, including 810 depression patients and 416 health controls (HCs). The applied designs of these studies are mainly random control trial and pre-post designs. The MRI analytical methods are mainly (fractional) amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF/ALFF) and fun

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8417590 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature