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In 2002, a trial was held to determine whether or not any new therapy treatments would help Terri Schiavo restore any cognitive function. A new CAT scan was done, as was an EEG.
Two doctors were selected by her parents, two by her husband, and one was appointed by the court. These five doctors examined the records, scans, videos, and Terri herself. The physicians were divided in their conclusions. Judge Greer ruled with the two chosen by her husband and the one assigned by the court that her state of PVS was beyond hope of significant improvement.[http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/trialctorder11-02.txt] The second district court of appeals reviewed all the evidence and upheld the trial court's decision, saying had they heard the case themselves, they would have ruled the same as Greer. Some physicians, such as Dr. Peter Morin and Dr. Thomas Zabiega, both neurologists, say that no such diagnosis can reliably be made without more
Terri Schiavo could be evaluted with a PET scan in her current condition. However, an MRI cannot be done without first removing experimental electrodes which were implanted within her brain in 1992. The doctor who implanted them instructed Michael Schiavo to have them removed, but that has not been done.[http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/comment/johansen200503160848.asp]
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