Figure 2From: In-vivo visualisation of the anatomical structures related to the acupuncture points Dai mai and Shen mai by MRI: A single-case pilot studyPreliminary imaging procedure using the gold needle inserted into an onion. Note the image attenuation area around the needle. In these experiments the length of the inserted portion corresponded to the length of the image attenuation effect. The width of the defect was much larger than the width of the gold needle.Back to article page