Vascular pattern in 55 nodules of 1–2 cm including 34 HCCs
| Vascular pattern | CE-US | CT | MRI (*) |
| No. of HCCs/no. of nodules (%) | No. of HCCs/no. of nodules (%) | No of HCCs/no. of nodules (%) | |
| Arterial hypervascularisation | 23/28 (82%) | 22/26 (85%) | 21/29 (72%) |
| Portal/vein washout | 13/14 (93%) | 18/18 (100%) | 19/20 (95%) |
| Typical vascular pattern | 9/9 (100%) | 15/15 (100%) | 14/14 (100%) |
↵* Two patients with HCC did not undergo MRI because of claustrophobia and a bone metallic plate, respectively.
CE-US, contrast-enhanced ultrasound; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.