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Data and characteristics of 29 patients and 34 nodules
| Age (yr), range (mean ± SD) | 55-84 (70.5 ± 7.96) IQR 67-76 |
| Sex (M/F) | 13/16 |
| Cause | |
| HBV | 1 |
| HCV | 24 |
| Alcohol | 4 |
| AFP (ng/mL) | |
| < 20 | 21 |
| > 21 | 8 |
| Nodule characteristics (mm), range (mean ± SD) | 8-20 (12.7 ± 3.71) IQR 10-15 |
| Histological diagnosis of the 34 nodules | |
| Moderately-differentiated HCC | 24 |
| Well-differentiated HCC | 10 |
IQR: Interquartile range; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: α-fetoprotein; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.
