Identifying Key Node with Motif-Based PageRank on Acupoint-Disease Network

Table 4

Comparison results between MPR and CC.

Community	MPR (1, 2, 3)	CC (1, 2, 3)
Lung meridian	LU7, LU5, LU11	LU7, LU5, LU11
Large intestine meridian	LI4, LI11, LI15	LI4, LI11, LI15
Stomach meridian	ST36, ST25, ST40	ST36, ST25, ST40
Spleen meridian	SP6, SP9, SP10	SP6, SP9, SP10
Heart meridian	HT7, HT5, HT3	HT7, HT5, HT3
Small intestine meridian	SI3, SI1, SI18	SI3, SI1, SI11
Bladder meridian	BL23, BL13, BL40	BL23, BL13, BL32
Kidney meridian	KI3, KI1, KI6	KI3, KI1, KI6
Pericardium meridian	PC6, PC5, PC8	PC6, PC5, PC8
Triple burner meridian	TE5, TE17, TE14	TE5, TE17, TE14
Gallbladder meridian	GB20, GB34, GB30	GB20, GB34, GB30
Liver meridian	LR3, LR2, LR14	LR3, LR14, LR2
Governing vessel	GV20, GV14, GV15	GV20, GV14, GV27
Conception vessel	CV6, CV4, CV12	CV6, CV4, CV12
Extra points (head)	EX-HX5, EX-HX4, EX-HX12	EX-HX5, EX-HX4, EX-HX12
Extra points (dorsum)	EX-B1, EX-B2, EX-B9	EX-B1, EX-B2, EX-B9
Extra points (upper limbs)	EX-UE9, EX-UE12, EX-UE10	EX-UE12, EX-UE9, EX-UE10
Extra points (chest and abdomen)	EX-CA1	EX-CA1
Extra points (lower limbs)	EX-LE6	EX-LE6

The two algorithms in Table 4 provide the top 3 acupuncture points for each of the 19 regions. The locations highlighted in bold are used to indicate the regions where the two algorithms yield divergent results.