MR with Gd-EOB-DTPA in assessment of liver nodules in cirrhotic patients

Table 1 Magnetic resonance imaging features of low-grade dysplastic nodules according to various authors

	No. of nodules	T1w	T2w	Arterial phase	Delayed phase	DWI	HB
Golfieri et al[10]	38		=/-	=	=		=/-
Bartolozzi et al[17]	32	NA		=/+	=/+		+/=
Golfieri et al[16]	27	=/+	=/+	=	=		=/+
Chen et al[33]	10	+	=/-	=/+	=/-	=/+
Di Martino et al[21]	29	+	-	=/-	=		=/+
Shin et al[44]	6	=/-	=/-	=	=	=

+: Hyperintense; =: Isointense; -: Hypointense; NA: Not available; DWI: Diffusion-weighted imaging; HB: Hepatobiliary.

Table 2 Magnetic resonance imaging features of high-grade dysplastic nodules and early hepatocellular carcinoma according to various authors

	No. of nodules	T2w	Arterial phase	Delayed phase	DWI	HB
High grade dysplastic nodules
Golfieri et al[10]	20	+	+/=	=		-
Golfieri et al[16]	41		+/=	=		-
Bartolozzi et al[17]	30		-/=	-		-
Choi et al[48]	17					-
Sugimori et al[46]	7					-
Kim et al[45]	17		-/=			-
Shin et al[44]	12	-/=			-
Early HCC
Sano et al[59]	180	=/+	+/=	-		-
Renzulli et al[61]	24	=/+	+	-	+	-

+: Hyperintense; =: Isointense; -: Hypointense; DWI: Diffusion-weighted imaging; HB: Hepatobiliary; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.