title: The role of18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in ruling out vegetative state.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España. Electronic address: iastolahidalgo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Astola
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Escudero
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forcelledo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viña
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigil
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004556:Electric Injuries; D004569:Electroencephalography; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000032:analysis; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000032:analysis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; C000615276:Fluorine-18