In recent years, the number of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research in acupuncture grows increasingly. However, due to the differences in acupoint selection, acupuncture technique and sample size, the problems get more prominent in terms of the diverse results and the lack of common rules of acupuncture among researches. By taking the fMRI research for post-stroke motor dysfunction (PSMD) treated with acupuncture as the example, this paper introduces the fMRI Meta-analysis technology for integrating the relevant research results and extracting the common rules, namely image-based Meta-analysis (IBMA) and coordinate-based Meta-analysis (CBMA). Considering the higher feasibility of CBMA, three available CBMA methods are explained specially, including activation likelihood estimation (ALE), kernel density analysis (KDA), and seed-based d mapping (SDM). Focusing on the precautions and operation procedure of CBMA, the review is conducted systematically on the type of fMRI research, task design, analytical method, and the thinking integrity of fMRI Meta-analysis, and the review findings are collated in charts. It aims to assist readers to understand the abstract and complex theories and practical information of this technology efficiently, conveniently and systematically, and hopes to provide the references for the future learning and the application.
近年来针刺领域功能磁共振成像（fMRI）研究数量不断增加，但由于腧穴选择、针刺手法以及样本量等差异，致使研究间结果分散、针刺共性规律不明的问题越发凸显。笔者以针刺治疗中风后运动障碍（PSMD）相关fMRI研究为例，引出并介绍了整合相关研究结果、提取共性规律的fMRI元分析技术：基于图像的元分析（IBMA）和基于坐标的元分析（CBMA）。鉴于CBMA的可实施性更高，故重点说明了3种可用的CBMA方法，即激活似然估计（ALE）、核密度分析（KDA）和基于种子的d映射（SDM）；并以开展CBMA的注意事项、操作流程为切入点，对研究的fMRI类型、任务设计、分析方法以及开展fMRI元分析的整体思维考量过程进行了系统梳理，整理成图表，旨在帮助读者能够快速、方便、相对系统地对其中抽象复杂的理论和实战信息进行了解和理解，为其今后更深入地学习和应用起到抛砖引玉的作用。.
Keywords: acupuncture; coordinate-based Meta-analysis; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).