Table 2.
Imaging features and interreader agreement
Imaging features | SR 1 |
SR 2 |
JR 1 |
JR 2 |
k SR | k JR | k AR | ||||||||
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HCC | Non-HCC | p | HCC | Non-HCC | p | HCC | Non-HCC | p | HCC | Non-HCC | p | ||||
Arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) | 46 (90%) | 43 (86%) | 0.439 | 43 (84%) | 35 (70%) | 0.134 | 47 (92%) | 42 (84%) | 0.159 | 50 (98%) | 48 (96%) | 0.745 | 0.45 | 0.29 | 0.35 |
Washout | 39 (76%) | 5 (10%) | <0.001 | 39 (76%) | 13 (25%) | <0.001 | 40 (78%) | 11 (22%) | <0.001 | 39 (76%) | 18 (35%) | <0.001 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.50 |
Capsule | 36 (71%) | 25 (49%) | 0.043 | 31 (61%) | 10 (20%) | <0.001 | 33 (65%) | 10 (20%) | <0.001 | 28 (55%) | 8 (16%) | <0.001 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.41 |
Tumor in vein | 5 (10%) | 8 (16%) | 0.374 | 16 (32%) | 13 (26%) | 0.738 | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 0.617 | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0.999 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
Diameter Mean (±SD) | 5.9 (4) | 5.3 (2.3) | 0.357 | 5.9 (4.2) | 5.3 (2.4) | 0.385 | 5.9 (4) | 5.3 (2.4) | 0.334 | 5.6 (3.9) | 5.1 (2.2) | 0.436 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.95 |
LI-RADS AF that favor Malignancy | |||||||||||||||
Fat sparing | 4 (8%) | 6 (12%) | 0.741 | 8 (17%) | 12 (24%) | 0.455 | 2 (4%) | 4 (8%) | 0.678 | 1 (2%) | 4 (8%) | 0.362 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.30 |
Iron sparing | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 0.999 | 2 (4%) | 4 (8%) | 0.678 | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.999 | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 0.999 | 0.42 | -0.02 | 0.05 |
Blood products | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.237 | 15 (31%) | 6 (12%) | 0.027 | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 0.352 | 7 (15%) | 1 (2%) | 0.028 | 0.14 | 0.47 | 0.21 |
Mild-moderate T2 hyperintensity | 40 (80%) | 46 (90%) | 0.172 | 43 (86%) | 45 (88%) | 0.775 | 31 (62%) | 45 (88%) | 0.003 | 42 (84%) | 43 (84%) | 0.999 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.27 |
Restricted DWI | 38 (75%) | 29 (57%) | 0.095 | 38 (75%) | 29 (57%) | 0.095 | 38 (75%) | 29 (57%) | 0.095 | 38 (75%) | 29 (57%) | 0.095 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.97 |
LI-RADS AF that favor HCC over non-HCC | |||||||||||||||
Intralesional fat | 25 (52%) | 6 (12%) | <0.001 | 18 (38%) | 5 (10%) | 0.002 | 19 (40%) | 2 (4%) | <0.001 | 13 (27%) | 1 (2%) | <0.001 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.55 |
Mosaic architecture | 33 (65%) | 10 (20%) | <0.001 | 24 (47%) | 7 (14%) | <0.001 | 19 (37%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | 20 (39%) | 17 (33%) | 0.681 | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0.32 |
Nodule-in-nodule architecture | 12 (36%) | 3 (27%) | 0.722 | 3 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 0.999 | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) | NA | 6 (30%) | 1 (6%) | 0.104 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
Corona enhancement | 1 (2%) | 5 (10%) | 0.205 | 4 (8%) | 10 (20%) | 0.148 | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0.999 | 9 (18%) | 9 (18%) | 0.999 | −0.09 | 0.17 | −0.00 |
Distinctive rim | 5 (10%) | 1 (2%) | 0.205 | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.495 | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 0.999 | 5 (10%) | 15 (29%) | 0.023 | −0.03 | 0.02 | −0.02 |
LI-RADS AF that favor non-HCC over HCC | |||||||||||||||
Marked restricted DWI | 4 (31%) | 14 (64%) | 0.086 | 8 (62%) | 18 (82%) | 0.243 | 0 (0%) | 4 (18%) | 0.274 | 2 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 0.541 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.14 |
Target appearance on DWI | 1 (8%) | 5 (23%) | 0.377 | 1 (8%) | 4 (18%) | 0.630 | 1 (8%) | 12 (55%) | 0.010 | 1 (8%) | 3 (14%) | 0.999 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.37 |
Liver surface retraction | 8 (16%) | 18 (35%) | 0.04 | 8 (16%) | 14 (27%) | 0.228 | 5 (10%) | 15 (29%) | 0.023 | 2 (4%) | 12 (24%) | 0.008 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.47 |
Biliary obstruction | 0 (0%) | 7 (14%) | 0.013 | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | 0.243 | 1 (2%) | 8 (16%) | 0.031 | 3 (6%) | 8 (16%) | 0.200 | 0.58 | 0.34 | 0.46 |
Peripheral APHE | 7 (14%) | 31 (62%) | <0.001 | 5 (10%) | 21 (42%) | <0.001 | 7 (14%) | 32 (64%) | <0.001 | 6 (12%) | 20 (40%) | 0.001 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.52 |
Progressive central enhancement | 12 (24%) | 42 (82%) | <0.001 | 13 (25%) | 34 (67%) | <0.001 | 7 (14%) | 38 (75%) | <0.001 | 12 (24%) | 33 (65%) | < 0.001 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.51 |
Peripheral washout | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 0.999 | 0 (0%) | 5 (10%) | 0.056 | 3 (6%) | 7 (14%) | 0.318 | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 0.495 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.06 |
Final Diagnosis | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||
LR-3 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | <0.001 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
LR-4 | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 8 (16%) | 5 (10%) | |||||||
LR-5 | 30 (59%) | 2 (4%) | 22 (43%) | 5 (10%) | 36 (71%) | 5 (10%) | 32 (63%) | 8 (16%) | |||||||
LR-5V | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 14 (27%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |||||||
LR-M | 16 (31%) | 45 (88%) | 12 (24%) | 39 (76%) | 13 (25%) | 44 (86%) | 9 (18%) | 38 (75%) | |||||||
LR-M vs. LR-non-M | <0.001 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.53 |
AR all readers, AF ancillary features, JR junior reader, SR senior reader, κ kappa statistic