Predictive value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for transarterial chemolipiodolization of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Tumor characteristics according to level of Tsuv_max/Lsuv_mean

	Tsuvmax/Lsuvmean	Tsuvmax/Lsuvmean	P value
	< 1.90 (n = 43)	≥1.90 (n = 40)
Mean age ± SD (yr)	60 ± 11.7	59.9 ± 9.7	0.276
Sex (male:female)	34:9	34:6	0.574
Etiology			0.802
HBV/HCV/alcohol/others	35/4/1/3	34/5/0/1
Tumor number	1.8 ± 1.3	2.7 ± 1.8	0.008
Single/multiple			0.008
Tumor size (cm)	5.2 ± 3.2	10 ± 5.5	0.000
< 3 cm	14	1	0.000
3-5 cm	11	8
> 5 cm	18	31
Portal vein thrombosis			0.000
Absent/present	39/4	18/22
Child-Pugh class			0.758
A/B	36/7	35/5
Serum AFP (ng/dL)	2928.5 ± 11573.6	35275.2 ± 103428	0.011
< 400/> 400	30/13	18/22	0.028
BCLC stage			0.000
A/B/C	21/13/9	7/28/2005

HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: Serum α-fetoprotein; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer score.