Table 3 Patient demographics of all inoperable patients with alveolar echinococcosis.

From: Prediction of benzimidazole therapy duration with PET/CT in inoperable patients with alveolar echinococcosis

ID

Age

PNM

Initial clinical symptoms

Number of lesions

Size of biggest lesion (mm)

SUV ratio

FDG uptake pattern

CE score in CT

CE score in MRI

EMUC-CT

KODOMA

Duration* and status of follow-up (days)

Duration** and status of benzimidazole therapy (days)

01

81

P1

N0

M0

None

1

41

1.0

Inhomogeneous

1

1

II−

1

1621/alive

1601/ongoing

02

55

P2

N0

M0

Abdominal pain

2

39

1.5

Ringlike

1

1

II−

2

1110/alive

1131/ongoing

03

57

P4

N1

M0

None

1

62

1.7

Ringlike

2

3

I+

1

921/dead1

1052/completed

04

57

P4

N1

M0

Abdominal pain

1

62

2.0

Focal

1

1

II+

1

2488/alive

2524/ongoing

05

48

P1

N0

M0

None

1

37

1.3

Focal

na

na

II−

na

3771/alive

3621/ongoing

06

64

P4

N1

M0

Abdominal pain

15

42

2.0

Focal

na

4

II+, IV

2

1552/alive

1544/ongoing

07

38

P3

N0

M0

Jaundice

1

31

1.6

Inhomogeneous

na

1

II+

5

4340/alive

2517/completed

08

64

P1

N0

M0

None

1

42

1.2

Focal

1

na

II+

na

2177/alive

74/completed

09

46

P4

N1

M1

Edema

2

73

2.8

Ringlike

2

na

II+

na

3880/alive

3898/ongoing

10

59

P3

N1

M0

Diplopia

6

124

1.8

Inhomogeneous

2

na

II+

na

5508/alive

5586/ongoing

11

25

P3

N0

M0

na

 > 50

44

1.2

Inhomogeneous

na

na

I−, IV

na

4570/alive

1944/completed

12

66

P3

N0

M0

Fever

3

32

2.5

Ringlike

2

1

II−

3

2198/dead2

2206/ongoing

13

87

P3

N0

M0

Abdominal pain

8

121

2.0

Ringlike

2

na

II+

na

1447/alive

241/completed

14

51

P4

N0

M0

Abdominal pain

1

120

2.1

Inhomogeneous

2

na

I−

na

3726/alive

3735/ongoing

15

39

P4

N1

M0

Abdominal pain

4

77

1.5

Focal

2

1

II+

3

3852/alive

3954/ongoing

16

76

P3

N0

M1

None

1

142

2.0

Ringlike

2

na

II+

na

1105/dead3

1080/ongoing

17

62

P1

N1

M0

None

3

36

0.8

No uptake

na

na

IIIA+

na

3559/alive

na

18

75

P1

N0

M0

Abdominal pain

20

49

0.6

No uptake

na

na

IIIA, IV

na

1835/alive

na

19

62

P4

N1

M0

None

1

132

1.9

Ringlike

1

na

IIIB−

na

883/dead4

749/ongoing

20

60

P1

N0

M0

None

9

43

0.6

No uptake

na

3

II+, IV

2

2092/alive

na

21

67

P3

N1

M0

Abdominal pain

2

95

3.2

Inhomogeneous

2

4

II+

1

2096/alive

2075/ongoing

22

67

P1

N0

M0

None

5

13

0.7

No uptake

1

1

IV

5

2150/alive

na

23

32

P4

N1

M0

Abdominal pain

4

61

3.6

Inhomogeneous

3

na

II−

na

1597/alive

1633/ongoing

24

41

P2

N1

M0

None

1

107

2.5

Ringlike

2

3

II+

3

945/alive

945/ongoing

25

72

P4

N1

M1

None

1

184

4.6

Ringlike

2

4

IIIB−

3

1333/alive

1328/ongoing

26

77

P2

N1

M1

None

2

78

3.7

Inhomogeneous

2

4

I+

2

412/dead4

413/ongoing

27

51

P4

N1

M1

Jaundice

2

110

3.0

Inhomogeneous

3

4

I+

3

938/alive

927/ongoing

28

63

P2

N0

M0

None

2

27

1.3

Inhomogeneous

na

1

II+

1

1958/alive

565/completed

29

71

P1

N0

M0

None

1

67

2.6

Ringlike

2

1

II+

3

1386/alive

1325/ongoing

30

28

P1

N0

M1

None

4

25

1.3

Ringlike

1

3

IV

3

1427/alive

721/ongoing

31

57

P4

N1

M1

None

17

84

3.8

Ringlike

4

na

IV

na

1422/alive

1412/ongoing

32

73

P2

N0

M0

None

2

115

2.5

Ringlike

2

1

II+

1

558/alive

565/ongoing

33

54

P2

N0

M0

None

2

56

1.4

Inhomogeneous

1

3

II+

1

554/alive

542/ongoing

34

56

P2

N1

M0

None

1

77

1.1

Ringlike

1

na

II−

na

514/alive

492/ongoing

  1. ID patient identification, PNM (PNM stage: P = parasitic mass in the liver, N = involvement of neighboring organs, M = metastasis), SUV standardized uptake value, FDG 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose, CE score contrast enhancement score (1: no enhancement, 2: most likely no enhancement, 3: suspicion for enhancement, 4: enhancement), CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, EMUC-CT EMUC-CT classification17, KODOMA KODOMA-classification19, na not applicable; *since PET/CT; **since initiation of therapy; 1due to thyroid cancer; 2due to sepsis; 3due to leukemia; 4unknown cause of death.