Efficacy of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine in treating depression: A randomized study

Table 3 Comparison of fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations values between the two groups of patients (mean ± SD)

Acupuncture group-fluoxetine group (fALFF difference)	MNI coordinates (mm)			Voxel	t value
	X	Y	Z
Before treatment
Cingulate back	-3	-11	13	12	-0.431
Left precuneus	-4	-8	-4	14	1.102
Middle occipital gyrus	-9	6	5	8	1.339
Left suboccipital back	-14	-21	-9	17	1.482
Lower forehead of right frame	14	12	-2	19	1.773
Right insula	15	18	-5	16	1.295
Right hippocampus	11	-1	13	14	1.374
Post treatment
Cingulate back	14	18	-11	21	2.23
Left precuneus	5	13	6	19	1.748
Middle occipital gyrus	12	38	8	24	2.548
Left suboccipital back	7	14	11	32	3.251
Lower forehead of right frame	-18	-16	9	37	3.926
Right insula	-17	-13	14	15	1.554
Right hippocampus	-13	12	-11	9	0.983

fALFF: Fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations.