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Biography
Head of the Stronach Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, of the Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and of the TCM Research Center Graz at the Medical University of Graz, Doctor of technical and Doctor of medical sciences, several research stays and international lectures, about 600 scientific publications, partly on basic acupuncture research, author and/or editor of eleven books, currently editor-in-chief and/or member of the editorial board of 29 international scientific journals (e.g. Editor-in-chief of the Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine (IJAM), Associate Editor for Medical Acupuncture, Associate Editor of the Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (JAMS), one of the editors and lead guest editor of Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM)). Prof. Litscher’s special interests are computer-based High-Tech Acupuncture Research and Neuromonitoring.

Publications

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  Are Female and Male Meridians Different? Some Spontaneous Thoughts Nov-2012

  Litscher, G, 2012, 'Are Female and Male Meridians Different? Some Spontaneous Thoughts', Medical Acupuncture, vol. 130, no. 34, p. 1934.
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  Electrodermal mapping: A new technology 2011

  Litscher, G, 2011, 'Electrodermal mapping: A new technology', World Journal of Methodology, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 22.
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  Infrared thermography fails to visualize stimulation-induced meridian-like structures: comment by Rixin Chen and Zhimai Lv and reply from Gerhard Litscher 2011

  Chen, R, Lv, Z & Litscher, G, 2011, 'Infrared thermography fails to visualize stimulation-induced meridian-like structures: comment by Rixin Chen and Zhimai Lv and reply from Gerhard Litscher', BioMedical Engineering OnLine, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 80.
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  Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 8: Innovative Moxibustion 2010

  Litscher, G, 2010, 'Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 8: Innovative Moxibustion', Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 117-126.
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  Translational research in acupuncture—teleacupuncture bridges science and practice 2010

  Litscher, G, 2010, 'Translational research in acupuncture—teleacupuncture bridges science and practice', Health, vol. 02, no. 01, pp. 16-19.
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  Transkontinentale Akupunkturforschung mittels Teleakupunktur Sep-2009

  Litscher, G, 2009, 'Transkontinentale Akupunkturforschung mittels Teleakupunktur', ProMed komplementär, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 8-11.
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  High-Tech Laser Acupuncture is Chinese Medicine Dec-2008

  Litscher, G, 2008, 'High-Tech Laser Acupuncture is Chinese Medicine', Medical Acupuncture, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 24-254.
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  Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Akupunktur 2007

  Litscher, G, 2007, , Elsevier.
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  Electroencephalogram-Entropy and Acupuncture Jun-2006

  Litscher, G, 2006, 'Electroencephalogram-Entropy and Acupuncture', Anesthesia & Analgesia, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 722-1751.
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  Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 1: Thermography 2006

  Litscher, G, 2006, 'Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 1: Thermography', Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1-22.
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  Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 3: Ultrasound 2006

  Litscher, G, 2006, 'Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 3: Ultrasound', Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 295-326.
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  2005

  Litscher, G, 2005, , BioMedical Engineering OnLine, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 38.
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  Cerebral and peripheral effects of laserneedle®-stimulation Oct-2003

  Litscher, G, 2003, 'Cerebral and peripheral effects of laserneedle®-stimulation', Neurological Research, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 722-728.
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  Pneumatic Pulse Simulation for Teaching Peripheral Plexus Blocks in Cadavers Dec-2002

  Schwarz, G, Feigl, G, Kleinert, R, Dorn, C, Litscher, G, Sandner-Kiesling, A & Bock, N, 2002, 'Pneumatic Pulse Simulation for Teaching Peripheral Plexus Blocks in Cadavers', Anesthesia & Analgesia, vol. 174, no. 6, pp. 185-1823.
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  Transcranial cerebral oximetry, transcranial Doppler sonography, and heart rate variability: useful neuromonitoring tools in anaesthesia and intensive care? Aug-2002

  Schwarz, G & Litscher, G, 2002, 'Transcranial cerebral oximetry, transcranial Doppler sonography, and heart rate variability: useful neuromonitoring tools in anaesthesia and intensive care?', European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 19, no. 08, p. 543.
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  Effects of popliteal illumination on cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy Dec-2001

  Litscher, G, 2001, 'Effects of popliteal illumination on cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy', Neurological Research, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 807-809.
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  Noninvasive bioelectrical neuromonitoring in anaesthesia and critical care Dec-2001

  Litscher, G & Schwarz, G, 2001, 'Noninvasive bioelectrical neuromonitoring in anaesthesia and critical care', European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 116-788.
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  Book Review: Computer-controlled Acupuncture® (CCA®) Edited By Gerhard Litscher And Zang Hee Cho Jan-2001

  2001, 'Book Review: Computer-controlled Acupuncture® (CCA®) Edited By Gerhard Litscher And Zang Hee Cho', The Internet Journal of Neuromonitoring, vol. 1, no. 2.
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  The Influence of Positioning on Spectroscopic Measurements of Brain Oxygenation Apr-2000

  Fuchs, G, Schwarz, G, Kulier, A & Litscher, G, 2000, 'The Influence of Positioning on Spectroscopic Measurements of Brain Oxygenation', Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1-80.
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  A Multifunctional Helmet for Noninvasive Neuromonitoring Apr-1998

  Litscher, G, 1998, 'A Multifunctional Helmet for Noninvasive Neuromonitoring', Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 116-119.

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