The efficacy of preoperative PET/CT for prediction of curability in surgery for locally advanced gastric carcinoma

Table 1 Study results of patients who underwent induction chemotherapy without operation

No	*CT finding*	*PET/CT finding*			*Additional study*
		Primary SUV	Local LN SUV	Other uptake
1	Lung metastasis	2.97	2.97	Lung, Bone	Spine MRI
2	Peritoneal seeding Liver metastasis	6.81	5.44	Mesentery
3	Peritoneal seeding Esophagus invasion	7.89	0	Distal Esophagus
4	Peritoneal seeding	3.91	3.34	Peritoneum
5	Peritoneal seeding	3.73	8.15	Retroperitoneal LN Lt. supraclaviclar LN
6	Liver metastasis	10.73	0	Liver	Sono, Liver MRI
7	Liver metastasis	7.26	12.18	Liver	Sono
8	Peritoneal seeding	2.4	0	T-colon, Omentum, Retroperitoneal LN
9	Liver metastasis	11.9	0	Liver

PET, positron emission tomography, CT, computed tomography, LN, lymph nodes, SUV, standardized uptake value, MRI, magnetic resonance imaging

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