Figure 4.
The representative example to identify VETC-negative HCC by texture analysis of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI. (A) AP image. (B) HBP image. (C) The values of 3.110 and 0.054 of the two textures are lower than their cut-off values. (D) Immunohistochemical staining for CD34 (Original magnifications x 200). VETC-negative HCC was absent of vessels that formed cobweb-like networks with an unequivocal and continuous lining of CD34 positive endothelium.
Abbreviations: AP, arterial phase; HBP, hepatobiliary phase; LHL, lowpass filter, highpass filter, lowpass filter; GLDM, gray level dependence matrix.