Fig. 2

The clinical study design and primary outcome of MRI-PDFF reduction in the SA and EA group. A The procedure of this trial was from screen to follow-up in the SA (orange color) and EA (blue color) groups. B The primary outcome in the SA (orange color) and EA (blue color) groups was after 12 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks of follow-up. C Representative case from the SA and the EA group by MRI-PDFF. SA: sham-acupuncture; EA: electro-acupuncture; PDFF: proton density fat fraction