Table 1. Lesion confirmation of non-HCC benign lesions.
Non-HCC benign lesions | Confirmed by imaging and follow-up | Number of lesions |
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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.