Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America.
PLoS Biol. 2010 Nov 30;8(11):e1000548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000548.
Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state. Michael Rafii and James Brewer discuss the potential for fMRI's wider implementation in clinical practice, and associated caveats.
最近的研究结果表明,功能性脑成像技术可用于识别被诊断为持续性植物状态和最小意识状态的患者的意识。Michael Rafii 和 James Brewer 讨论了 fMRI 在临床实践中更广泛应用的潜力,以及相关的注意事项。