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Table 2 Diagnostic imaging of the patients

From: Hepatic angiomyolipoma with special attention to radiologic imaging

Characteristics ( n= 4)

Finding

US - a heterogeneously hyperechoic mass (yes/no)

3/1

CT

 

Plain CT - a heterogeneously low density mass with low attenuation value (< −20 HU) (yes/no)

2/2

Contrast-enhanced CT - early enhancement with delayed washout (yes/no)

3/1

Not round margin, the tumor border was irregular without capsular formation (yes/no)

1/3

Intratumoral vessels (yes/no)

2/2

Homogeneous enhancement (yes/no)

2/2

MRI

 

T1-weighted imaging (hypo/hyper/mixed)

2/1/1

T2-weighted imaging (hypo/hyper/mixed)

0/1/3

Fat component in chemical shift imaging (yes/no)

3/1

ADC in diffusion-weighted imaging

0.91/1.21/1.80/3.66

Hypointensity in hepatobiliary phase on T1-weighted imaging (Gd-EOB-DTPA) (yes/no)

2/0

Intratumoral vessels (yes/no)

1/3

Homogeneous enhancement (yes/no)

2/2

Dynamic CT, CT angiography, or MRI early venous return (yes/no)

3/1

  1. US, ultrasonography; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; Gd-EOB-DTPA, gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid.