Gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging can predict the pathologic stage of solitary hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 4 Images in a 65-year-old woman with a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (tumor size 2. 1 cm) in segment VII. A and B: Axial view of T2- and T1-weighted magnetic resonance images with fat suppression before administration of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylene-triaminepentaacetic acid; C: Arterial phase showing hyperenhancing mass in segment VII; D: Portal venous phase with notable washout appearance of the hepatocellular carcinoma; E: Hepatobiliary phase, axial view of T1-weighted three-dimensional gradient-echo magnetic resonance image with fat suppression. The hypointense rim (arrow) is noted. Postoperatively, pT1 hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed.