Diagnostic precision of PET imaging and functional MRI in disorders of consciousness: a clinical validation study

Johan Stender, MD, Olivia Gosseries, PhD, Marie-Aurelie Bruno, PhD, Vanessa Charland-Verville, MSc, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD, Athena Demertzi, PhD, Camille Chatelle, PhD, Marie Thonnard, MSc, Aurore Thibaut, MSc, Lizette Heine, MSc, Andrea Soddu, PhD, Melanie Boly, PhD, Caroline Schnakers, PhD, Albert Gjedde, PhD, Steven Laureys, PhD. The Lancet. Originally published April 16, 2014.

“Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness”