Investigation of Hepatic Blood Perfusion by Laser Speckle Imaging and Changes of Hepatic Vasoactive Substances in Mice after Electroacupuncture

Figure 3

Hepatic LSP images in control group without EA. (a) At 0 min; (b) at 5 min; (c) at 10 min; (d) at 15 min; (e) at 20 min; (f) at 25 min; (g) at 30 min; (h) digital coded brightness image of mouse liver. At beginning of observation, LSP image was displayed as light green, yellow, and red on the image. Moreover the red areas gradually reduced and the yellow and greenish distribution gradually increased along with the observation time extended.

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