Sixteen HCC specimens obtained from patients who underwent pre-treatment staging with 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging were divided into high maximum SUV (SUVmax > 8) and low SUVmax (SUVmax < 5) groups and employed for whole-genome gene expression profiling using GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Arrays. 
GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Arrays
Glycolysis and FDG uptake by HCC cells were measured using the Seahorse XF glycolysis stress test and 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging. 
Seahorse XF glycolysis stress test