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Table 2 Bismuth-Corlette classifications using 18F-FDG PET/CT compared with operative pathology

From: 18F-FDG PET/CT may be a suitable method for preoperative diagnosis and evaluation of Chinese older patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Operative pathology

18F-FDG PET/CT

Type I

Type II

Type IIIa

Type IIIb

Type IV

Total

Type I

7

0

0

0

0

7

Type II

0

6

0

0

0

6

Type IIIa

0

1

8

0

0

9

Type IIIb

0

2

0

12

0

14

Type IV

0

0

1

1

15

17

Total

7

9

9

13

15

53

  1. 18F-FDG PET/CT 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography