Dynamic CT for Detecting Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Usefulness of Delayed Phase Imaging
Shuichi Monzawa1,2,
Tomoaki Ichikawa3,
Hiroto Nakajima3,
Yuki Kitanaka3,4,
Kosaku Omata5 and
Tsutomu Araki3
1 Department of Radiology, Yamanashi Hospital, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
2 Present address: Department of Radiology, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults,
Kitaoji 13-70, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8558, Japan.
3 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo
Yamanashi, Japan.
4 Present address: Department of Radiology, Yokohama Sakae kyosai Hospital,
Kanagawa, Japan.
5 Department of Pathology, Yamanashi Hospital, Kofu Yamanashi, Japan.

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Fig. 2A 69-year-old woman with well-differentiated hepatocellular
carcinoma. On arterial (A) and portal venous (B) phase images of
dynamic CT, tumor is mostly isoattenuating and is difficult to see.
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Fig. 2B 69-year-old woman with well-differentiated hepatocellular
carcinoma. On arterial (A) and portal venous (B) phase images of
dynamic CT, tumor is mostly isoattenuating and is difficult to see.
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Fig. 4 Graph shows composite receiver operating characteristic
curves for combination of all three phases (), paired arterial and delayed
phases (U), and paired arterial and portal venous phases (x).
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