Table 1.

Major differences in the scoring guidelines

Lesion Size	AASLD/LI-RADS	EASL	APASL	KLCA-NCC
	Any	> 1 cm	Any	> 1 cm
Criteria for diagnosis of HCC	LR-5 (i) Lesion size ≥ 20 mm APHE and one of the following: - Non-peripheral washout - Enhancing capsule - Threshold growth (ii) Lesion size 10–19 mm and 1 of the following - Non peripheral washout - threshold growth (iii) Lesion size 10–19 mm and 2 or more of the following - Non peripheral washout - Threshold growth - Enhancing capsule	APHE and Washout	APHE and washout	APHE and washout
Phases accepted for washout	PVP or HVP (Extracellular agent) PVP only (EOB-MRI)	PVP only	PVP or HBP	PVP or TP or HBP