Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in early diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (≤ 2 cm)

Figure 3 Representative images of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and pathological specimen from a 45-year-old woman. A: A hyperechoic nodule (arrow) shown in the left lobe of the liver in the arterial phase (19 s); B: The same nodule (arrow) was visualized in the delayed phase (125 s); C: The pathological specimen after surgery resection displayed a tumor about 10 mm in diameter. Enhancement during time: 160 s.