Table 5 The association between vlPAG resting state-functional connectivity and VAS.
Association between baseline VAS and baseline vlPAG resting state-functional connectivity in all MwoA patients | Association between VAS changes and vlPAG resting state-functional connectivity changes due to acupuncture treatment (verum + sham) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contrast | Voxels | Brain Region | MNI (x, y, z) | Z | Contrast | Voxels | Brain Region | MNI (x, y, z) | Z | ||||
Negative | 226 | L mPFC/rACC | −6 | 54 | −3 | 3.73 | Negative | 523 | L MCC/rACC | −12 | 36 | 21 | 3.13 |
|  |  |  |  |  | L Sup Frontal gyrus | −24 | 42 | 27 | 3.77 | ||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | R MCC/rACC | 15 | 48 | 21 | 3.88 | ||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | R SMA/preSMA | 12 | 9 | 66 | 4.21 | ||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | R Mid Frontal gyrus | 27 | 42 | 27 | 3.76 | ||||
|  |  |  |  |  | 296 | L Putamen | −18 | 15 | 0 | 4.71 | |||
|  |  |  |  |  | L Caudate | −9 | 0 | 15 | 4.57 | ||||
|  |  |  |  |  | L Thalamus | −15 | −12 | 9 | 3.57 | ||||
|  |  |  |  |  | 300 | L Cerebellum | −9 | −57 | −54 | 4.25 | |||
Positive | No brain region above the threshold | Positive | No brain region above the threshold | ||||||||||
