{"id":786,"date":"2017-05-15T09:32:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T08:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2017\/05\/15\/sano-2017\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:17:40","slug":"sano-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/sano-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"How high is the risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This study examines the risk for cirrhosis patients of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) developing from hypovascular hepatic nodules showing positive uptake of gadoxetic acid (hyperintensity) on hepatocyte phase images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hypervascularization was rare on follow-up examination of hypovascular, hyperintense nodules<br \/>\n\u2022 The risk of hypervascularization in a nodule increased with large size<br \/>\n\u2022 Hypovascular, hyperintense nodules require neither treatment nor more intense follow-up<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-016-4423-2\" target=\"_blank\">Outcome of hypovascular hepatic nodules with positive uptake of gadoxetic acid in patients with cirrhosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Katsuhiro Sano, Tomoaki Ichikawa, Utaroh Motosugi et al.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This study examines the risk for cirrhosis patients of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) developing from hypovascular hepatic nodules showing positive uptake of gadoxetic acid (hyperintensity) on hepatocyte phase images. 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