DocumentCode
1220928
Title
Laplace Plane Analysis of Transient Impedance Between Acupuncture Points Li-4 and Li-12
Author
Reichmanis, Maria ; Marino, Andrew A. ; Becker, Robert O.
Author_Institution
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Upstate Medical Center
Issue
4
fYear
1977
fDate
7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
402
Lastpage
405
Abstract
AC impedance between two acupuncture points (Li-4 and Li-12) and two pairs of anatomically similar points with the same separation was studied via Laplace plane analysis of the time domain current response to a predetermined voltage perturbation. The series resistance between the two acupuncture points was found to be significantly lower than between either pair of control points. The characteristic impedance of an equivalent transmission line was lower and the signal propagation velocity higher for the acupuncture point system as compared to both controls.
Keywords
Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Hospitals; Impedance measurement; Orthopedic surgery; Skin; Time domain analysis; Transient analysis; Voltage; Acupuncture Therapy; Electric Conductivity; Electrophysiology; Humans; Skin Physiology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1977.326154
Filename
4122716
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