Table 3.

Regions Displaying Negative Correlation Between MOR Binding Changes and Changes in Clinical Pain Following Acupuncture

Region	MNI Coordinates			Voxels	Z	r
	x	y	z
ldCC	−15	10	36	315	4.7	−0.50
raINS	36	24	−3	773	3.6	−0.78
lCAU	−7	10	2	686	6.8**	−0.70
rPUT-rCAU	19	7	−4	2096	6.0**	−0.76
lmTHA	−4	−12	11	1008	5.4*	−0.65
ltmpole	−29	15	−34	1310	6.3**	−0.71
rtmpole	26	11	−36	924	5.8**	−0.60

^**p<0.001 corrected;

^*p<0.005 corrected; all other regions p<0.05 corrected

Patients with greater increases in MOR BP displayed greater reductions in clinical pain