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Fang Zeng, Xu-Guang Liu, Xue-Zhi Li, Fan-Rong Liang, College of Acupuncture and Massage, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China
Supported by: the State Key Program for Basic Research of China, No. 2006CB504501, and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30772835.
Correspondence to: Fan-Rong Liang, College of Acupuncture and Massage, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China. lfr@cdutcm.edu.cn
Received: October 25, 2007 Revised: March 10, 2008 Accepted: May 2, 2008 Published online: May 8, 2008
Along with the development of nerve imaging, brain function imaging technique is gradually used in the research of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), and it provides a new method for further investigation of the relationship between brain cortex function, gut function and FGID, as well as the relationship between brain and digestive tract. This review focuses on the major progress in the overseas study of irritable bowel syndrome using positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging, the problems and application prospect.
Citation: Zeng F, Liu XG, Li XZ, Liang FR. Research progress in brain function imaging of irritable bowel syndrome. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008; 16(13): 1435-1439
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