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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy

Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment...

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Autores principales: Solovchuk, Maxim, Deng, Hong-An, Sheu, Tony W. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32190089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7514302
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description Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment is not yet well understood. The current paper presents the first examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the three-dimensional temperature elevation during moxibustion treatment. A mathematical model for the prediction of temperature elevation during moxibustion therapy has been constructed and compared with the experimental data. Good agreement between the measured temperature and the results of numerical calculations has been found. Tissue up to 3 cm deep can be heated during the treatment. It was revealed that both heat conduction and radiation heat transfer play important roles during the treatment. The results presented in the current paper can be used for understanding the mechanisms of Chinese medicine and developing useful guidelines for Chinese medicine doctors.
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spelling pubmed-70717992020-03-18 Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy Solovchuk, Maxim Deng, Hong-An Sheu, Tony W. H. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment is not yet well understood. The current paper presents the first examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the three-dimensional temperature elevation during moxibustion treatment. A mathematical model for the prediction of temperature elevation during moxibustion therapy has been constructed and compared with the experimental data. Good agreement between the measured temperature and the results of numerical calculations has been found. Tissue up to 3 cm deep can be heated during the treatment. It was revealed that both heat conduction and radiation heat transfer play important roles during the treatment. The results presented in the current paper can be used for understanding the mechanisms of Chinese medicine and developing useful guidelines for Chinese medicine doctors. Hindawi 2020-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7071799/ /pubmed/32190089 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7514302 Text en Copyright © 2020 Maxim Solovchuk et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy
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title_fullStr Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy
title_full_unstemmed Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy
title_short Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy
title_sort experimental and numerical study on the temperature elevation in tissue during moxibustion therapy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32190089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7514302
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