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editorial
. 2017 Feb 17;4:29–39. doi: 10.2147/JHC.S125396

Table 3.

Ancillary imaging features in favoring diagnosis of HCC and favoring benignity

Favor HCC Favor benignity
Mild to moderate T2 hyperintensity Uniform marked T2 hyperintensity
Subthreshold growth Uniform marked T2 hypointensity
Mosaic architecture Normal, undistorted vessels crossing through region of interest
Fat deposition disproportionate to that in the surrounding fat Blood pool enhancement characteristics
Restricted diffusion Decrease in diameter of 10+ mm without treatment
Iron sparing in an iron overloaded liver

Abbreviation: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.