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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1252-1256
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1252
Table 2 Sensitivity and positive predictive value for MRI and MDCT in detecting small HCC n (%)
Sensitivity(%)
Positivepredictivevalue (%)
ImagingTechnique1 cm> 1 cm3 cmTotal
SHCCSHCCSHCC
n = 20n = 23n = 43n = 43
ObserverMDCT19 (95.0)22 (95.7)41 (95.31)97.6
1MRI17 (85.0)22 (95.72)39 (90.7)90.7
ObserverMDCT18 (90.0)21 (91.31)39 (90.79)97.5
2MRI14 (70.0)22 (95.7)36 (83.7)94.7