Research Article

A Correlation Study between Two Adjacent Same-Meridian Acupoints after Laser-Needle Acupuncture with Optical Coherence Tomography and Diffuse Reflectance Spectra

Table 1

Decrease of RIs of the LI4, LI5 acupoints and their nonacupoints after the LI4 acupoint was irradiated for 15 and 45 minutes at 2 minutes, respectively.

Irradiation time (15 minutes)Irradiation time (45 minutes)
422.9 nm544.0 nm577.8 nm980.0 nm422.9 nm544.0 nm577.8 nm980.0 nm
Decrease of RI (%)Decrease of RI (%)

LI48.1510.8610.777.2012.5813.2212.117.91
LI54.493.863.634.685.504.725.555.53
LI4 nonacupoint1.372.502.531.311.712.492.591.57
LI5 nonacupoint2.333.172.961.781.752.372.361.53