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. 2021 Jan;9(1):55. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.02.38

Table 1. Lesion confirmation of non-HCC benign lesions.

Non-HCC benign lesions Confirmed by imaging and follow-up Number of lesions
Hemangioma Classic enhancement pattern on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, peripheral nodular enhancement in AP followed by progressive centripetal filling in the delay phase, and marked hyperintensity on T2-weighted MR imaging, without interval change during follow-up 35
APS Isointensity on dynamic MRI other than AP images, isointensity on the HBP, and no change or a decrease in size during follow-up 28
FNH or FNH-like nodules APHE plus iso- or hypersignal intensity during the portal-venous phase, at least partial hyperintensity compared to the liver parenchyma in the hepatobiliary phase, and no interval change 9
RN-DN Hyperintensity on T1-weighted imaging and isointensity or hypointensity on T2-weighted imaging, isointensity in AP image or APHE without discernible “washout”, and no interval change during follow-up 32

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; AP, arterial phase; APS, arterioportal shunt; FNH, focal nodular hyperplasia; RN, regenerative nodule; DN, dysplastic nodule; AP, arterial phase; APHE, arterial phase hyperenhancement; HBP, hepatobiliary phase.