Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient ID | Age | Sex | Number of HCC tumours | Histology confirmed | Cirrhosis | Child-Pugh class [17] | Aetiology | aFP (ng/mL plasma) | Time from ce-CT to PET (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | F | 1 | + | + | C | HCV | 3 | 46 |
| 2 | 71 | M | 2 | + | + | A | Alcohol | 295,800 | 46 |
| 3 | 65 | M | 1 | + | + | A | Alcohol | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | 62 | M | 2 | − | + | C | Alcohol | 55 | 4 |
| 5 | 70 | F | 1a | + | − | N/A | − | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | 69 | M | 1 | + | + | B | HCV | 17,102 | 13 |
| 7 | 61 | F | 1 | + | + | A | HCV | 298 | 15 |
| 8 | 67 | M | 1 | + | + | B | Alcohol | N/A | 35 |
| 9 | 64 | M | 4 | − | + | A | Alcohol | 38 | 11 |
| 10 | 59 | M | 1 | − | + | A | Alcohol | 4 | 25 |
F female, M male, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, HCV hepatitis C virus, aFP alpha-fetoprotein, ce-CT contrast-enhanced CT, N/A not applicable
aThis patient had multiple tumours, but only one was isolated for VOI-definition on ce-CT scan