Impact of gadoxetic acid (Gd‐<scp>EOB</scp>‐<scp>DTPA</scp>)‐enhanced magnetic resonance on the non‐invasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective study

Abstract

Gadoxetic acid magnetic resonance may enhance the sensitivity of the non-invasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma nodules in cirrhotic patients under surveillance. Double hypointensity in the portal/venous and hepatobiliary phases could be considered a new magnetic resonance pattern, highly suggestive of hypovascular hepatocellular carcinoma.