TABLE 1

Characteristics, ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Indications, Perihilar SUV, Histology, and Outcome of 20 Patients with Extrahepatic Bile Duct Strictures

Patient no.	Age (y)	Sex	Indication for ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT	Perihilar SUV_max	Perihilar SUV_75%	Histology	Outcome
1	63	F	Staging before surgery	3.9	3.1	CC	Curative resection
2	46	M	Staging before surgery	5.2	4.3	CC	Curative resection
3	68	M	Staging before surgery	6.1	5.1	CC	Curative resection
4	66	F	Staging before surgery	6.6	5.6	CC	Curative resection
5	71	M	Staging before PDT	5.2	4.2	CC	Stable disease
6	75	M	Staging before PDT	6.3	5.2	CC	Stable disease
7	76	M	Staging before PDT	9.8	8.2	CC	Stable disease
			Tx control after PDT	11.0	9.0	CC	Disease progress on CT 5 mo later
8	77	F	Tx control after PDT	15.8	11.8	CC	Disease progress on CT 6 mo later
9	76	M	Tx control after PDT	5.2	4.3	CC	Stable disease for 6 mo
			Follow-up after 6 mo	7.1	5.9	CC	Disease progress on CT 7 mo later
10	61	F	Tx control after PDT	3.9	3.2	CC	Disease progress on CT 9 mo later
11	64	F	Tx control after PDT	5.0	4.1	CC	Disease progress on CT 14 mo later
12	78	F	Exclusion of CC*	4.2	3.5	CC	Curative resection
13	64	M	Exclusion of CC*	3.2	2.7	No CC	12-mo follow-up negative
14	82	F	Exclusion of CC*	2.7	2.2	No CC	18-mo follow-up negative
15	59	M	Exclusion of CC*	3.0	2.2	No CC	20-mo follow-up negative
16	63	M	Exclusion of CC*	2.9	2.3	No CC	21-mo follow-up negative
17	60	M	PSC, exclusion of CC*	3.1	2.4	No CC	18-mo follow-up negative
18	35	F	PSC, exclusion of CC*	2.7	2.2	No CC	19-mo follow-up negative
19	37	F	PSC, exclusion of CC*	2.5	2.1	No CC	20-mo follow-up negative
20	71	F	Tx control after PDT of CC	3.0	2.5	No CC	18-mo follow-up negative