Differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma from its various mimickers in liver magnetic resonance imaging: What are the tips when using hepatocyte-specific agents?

Figure 1 Hepatocellular carcinoma in a 74-year-old man with hepatitis C infection. A: Precontrast T1-weighted image shows a hypointense nodule in segment 6; B: Hepatic arterial phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI shows homogeneous marked enhancement of the tumor; C: Transitional phase shows washout of the contrast medium in the tumor with capsular enhancement; D: Hepatobiliary phase shows marked hypointensity of the tumor relative to the liver parenchyma; E, F: T2-weighted image and diffusion weighted image (b = 800) show high SI of the tumor.