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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 7 patients studied

From: Respiratory-gated (4D) contrast-enhanced FDG PET-CT for radiotherapy planning of lower oesophageal carcinoma: feasibility and impact on planning target volume

Characteristic

Number

Mean age in years (range)

71 (68–74)

Histology

Adenocarcinoma

6 (85.7%)

Squamous carcinoma

1 (14.3%)

Stage (TNM)

 T2 N0 M0

2 (28.6%)

 T3 N0 M0

2 (28.6%)

 T3 N1 M0

2 (28.6%)

 T3 N3 M1

1 (14.3%)

Nodal disease at baseline

 Yes

3 (42.9%)

 No

4 (57.1%)

Mean primary tumour SUVmax (Range)

12.8 (5.5–26.2)