Digital visualization construction and research on Jiuwei (CV 15) / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish the digitized visible human with Jiuwei (CV 15) involved.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With the virtual Chinese human (VCH) datasets and three-dimensional modeling software adopted, the knowledge on acupuncture and moxibustion as well as acupoint anatomy combined and the computer image processing software applied, the visualized browser software of Jiuwei (CV 15) was established.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>By establishing the interactive three-dimensional visualization browser software of acupoints, the location of Jiuwei (CV 15) was enabled to be expressed directly from all the levels, as well as the main adjacent tissue structure. It was suggested that Jiuwei (CV 15) should be punctured obliquely downward to avoid injuring the vital organs such as the heart and liver, and the safe depth of insertion should be 1.0-1.5 cm.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The technology of digital visible human enables the three-dimensional expression of acupoint, which can be the platform of the digital teaching pattern. The research on the angle and depth of needling insertion at acupoint can be conducted in combination with teaching materials.</p>