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Table 2 The imaging features of the patients

From: Value of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for microvascular invasion of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study

Features MVI-(n = 43) MVI + (n = 19) p Value
Non-enhancement    
Mosaic architecture    
 Yes 7 (16.3%) 1 (5.3%) 0.233
Intralesional fat    
 Yes 16 (37.2%) 4 (21.1%) 0.210
Intratumor hemorrhage    
 Yes 2 (4.7%) 3 (15.8%) 0.138
Iso/hyper-intense SI (T1WI)    
 Yes 13 (30.2%) 3 (15.8%) 0.231
T2-DW mismatch    
 Yes 1 (2.3%) 3 (15.8%) 0.047
Morphology (T2WI)    
 Round shape 20 (46.5%) 10 (52.6%) 0.250
 Lobulated 20 (46.5%) 6 (31.6%)  
 Irregular shape 3 (7.0%) 3 (15.8%)  
Enhancement without HBP    
AP hyper-enhancement    
 Yes 32 (74.4%) 14 (73.7%) 0.951
Washout    
 No enhancement 4 (9.3%) 1 (5.3%) 0.804
 Enhance and without Washout 7 (16.3%) 4 (21.1%)  
 Enhance and washout 32 (74.4%) 14 (73.7))  
Rim enhancement    
 Yes 5 (11.6%) 9 (47.4%) 0.006
Capsule enhancement    
 Enhance and complete 16 (37.2%) 5 (26.3%)  < 0.001
 Enhance and Uncomplete 23 (53.5%) 2 (10.5%)  
 No enhance 4 (9.3%) 12 (63.2%)  
AP halo signs    
 Yes 5 (11.6%) 9 (47.4%) 0.006
HBP    
HBP high uptake    
 Yes 17 (39.5%) 2 (10.5%) 0.022
HBP halo sign    
 Yes 4 (9.3%) 8 (42.1%) 0.013
HBP morphology    
 Round shape 29 (67.4%) 4 (21.1%)  < 0.001
 Lobulated 11 (25.6%) 5 (26.3%)  
 Irregular shape 3 (7.0%) 10 (52.7%)  
HBP spicule sign    
 Yes 3 (7.0%) 12 (63.2%)  < 0.001
HBP brush sign    
 Yes 4 (9.3%) 8 (42.1%) 0.003
  1. Except where indicated otherwise, data are number (%) of patients. Categoric imaging variables were analyzed by the chi-square test. SI, signal intensity; T2-DW, T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted imaging; T2WI, T2-weighted; AP, arterial phase; HBP, hepatobiliary phase
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