Table 1.
Summary of patient characteristics (n = 34), results of FDG PET/CT, and endoscopic measurements
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 57.4 (8.0; 40–76) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 33 |
| Female | 1 |
| T category | |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4 | 1 |
| N category | |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 16 |
| Mean distance from incisors to proximal tumor margin by endoscopy (cm)a | 27.3 (6.4; 17.1–40.0) |
| Mean distance from incisors to proximal tumor margin by FDG PET/CT (cm)a | 26.8 (6.3; 15.7–41.3) |
| Mean SUVmaxa | 17.7 (11.2; 3.52–68.93) |
| Mean SUVmeana | 10.6 (6.7; 2.07–40.5) |
SUVmax maximal SUV of esophageal tumor, SUVmean mean SUV of esophageal tumor
aNumbers in parentheses are standard deviation and ranges