Clinical application and research progress of multimodal imaging in the classification of chronic consciousness disorders
10.3760/cma.j.cn321828-20240302-00080
- VernacularTitle:多模态影像在慢性意识障碍分型中的临床应用及研究进展
- Author:
Kun GUO
1
;
Jing WANG
1
Author Information
1. 空军军医大学第一附属医院核医学科，西安 710032
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Consciousness disorders;
Positron-emission tomography;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Spectroscopy, near-infrared;
Trends
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2025;45(3):189-192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Accurately assessing the level and content of consciousness in patients with severe brain injury is one of the major clinical challenges. Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) caused by various reasons including brain trauma, stroke, hypoxic encephalopathy, are increasing. Correct diagnosis of DoC is of great significance for individualized intervention, reasonable nursing, and reduction of incidence rate and disability rate. Neuroimaging plays an important role in the classification, treatment, and ethical management of prolonged DoC. The rapidly developing imaging technology and advanced data analysis have opened up new perspectives for detecting brain activity. However, selecting appropriate imaging and reasonable image interpretation from a large number of available imaging technologies is a challenge for clinicians. This article reviews the application progress of multimodal neuroimaging in the assessment of prolonged DoC, and the clinical relevance and translational potential of these advances in assessing DoC are also discussed.
