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KMID : 1129720120290010071
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.81
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Development of Multi-Frequency Impedance Measurement System for Acupuncture Points and Preliminary Report of Measurement Results
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Kim Soo-Byeong
Lee Na-Ra
Lee Seung-Wook
Choi Jun-Young
Lee Yong-Heum
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to suggest new diagnostic method that was to supersede the estimation of electrical properties at acupoints. Thus, we developed the multi- frequencies bioelectrical impedance measurement system so as to analyze the state of bio-ions in body fluid as body compositions, not skin impedance at acupoint.
Methods: At low frequency, the current does not penetrate the cell membrane and at high frequency, the current passes through both intracellular and extracellular fluid because of the decreas of cell membrane impedance. To confirm the reflection of composition in extracellular fluid or intracellular fluid of segment such as acupoint, the system was developed to detect the acupoint potential between adjacent two points in the area of LU3, LU4 and LU9 using 5,50 and 200KHz.
Results: The detected acupoint potential has been decreased according to elevation of frequency. As a result of correlation of left/right identical acupoint, we observed a high correlation of three types of acupoint potential at multi-frequencies. Moreover, we observed the low correlation at 5KHz, and that was a significant factor to be considered as unbalanced relationship of identical acupoints.
Conclusions: On the basis of meridian theoretical point of view, we may infer the acupoint’s physiological composition using the multi-frequencies bioelectrical impedance measurement system.
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KEYWORD
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acupoint, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), Bio-ion, acupoint potential
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