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Table 2.

Imaging data on patients with high and low-metabolism thrombi of the portal vein

Patient	US, CT, MRI findings		FDG PET/CT SUV ratio
Patient	Liver tumor location and size	Location of PV tumor thrombus	T/NT	Th/NT	Th/DAo
1	Right and caudate lobe 11 cm × 13 cm	RPV	4.8/3.0	5.2/3.0	5.2/2.1
1	Right and caudate lobe 11 cm × 13 cm	LPV	4.8/5.9	5.9/3.0	5.9/2.1
2	Right lobe 8.4 cm × 9.6 cm	LPV	15.5/2.8	11.5/2.8	11.5/2.7
3	Left lobe diffuse tumor	LPV	9.0/3.6	7.9/3.6	7.9/2.4
4	Both lobes diffuse tumor	LPV	5.3/2.7	4.9/2.7	4.9/2.2
4	Both lobes diffuse tumor	PV	5.3/2.7	3.4/2.7	3.4/2.2
5	Six mo after right lobe lesion resection	LPV	-	3. 0/3.0	3.0/2.0

SUV: Standardized uptake value; T: Tumor target; NT: Non tumor target; Th: Thrombi; Dao: Descending aorta; RPV: Right portal vein; LPV: Left portal vein; PV: Portal vein.