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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2025

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography as an adjunctive tool in the diagnosis of brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) with abnormal spinal reflexes: a series of case descriptions.

Ke Cui, Caizheng Geng, Chunyan Yang, Weili Zhao, Haibo Di, Steven Laureys, Yinghe Xu, Gang Wu

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Ke Cui *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
Caizheng Geng *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
Chunyan YangInternational Institute of Plant State and Consciousness Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Weili ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
Haibo DiInternational Institute of Plant State and Consciousness Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Steven LaureysCERVO Brain Research Centre, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
Yinghe XuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
Gang WuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9095-6901

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