High-risk esophageal varices in patients treated with locoregional therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Assessment with liver computed tomography

Figure 1 Imaging findings are shown for grade 2 esophageal varices in the distal esophagus in a 61-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis. A: A transversecomputed tomography scan shows distinct enhancing nodular lesions (arrows) protruding into the luminal space. All observers recorded the lesions as high-risk esophageal varices. Periesophageal varices are not found; B: On coronal images, distinct enhancing nodular lesions (arrows) are noted, and all observers considered the lesions as high-risk esophageal varices; C: A conventional endoscopic image confirms the presence of beaded esophageal varices (arrows).