Investigating the value of pre-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT in predicting the pathological characteristic of hepatocellular carcinoma and recurrence after liver transplantation

The aim of this study is to investigate the value of pre-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT in predicting the pathological characteristic of HCC and recurrence after liver transplantation (LT). A total of 34 patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT before LT for HCC and did not receive any other treatment were retrospectively enrolled in the study. The maximal standard uptake value of the tumor (T-SUVmax), normal liver tissues (L-SUVmax), and mediastinal...