Table 1 Patient and nodule characteristics
characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Patients | |
 number | 44 |
 age(y)a | 58.6 (11.26) |
Sex | |
 male | 41 (93.18) |
 female | 3 (6.82) |
Hepatitis background | |
 hepatitis B | 38 (86.36) |
 hepatitis C | 3 (6.82) |
 hepatitis B + C | 1 (2.27) |
 no hepatitis | 2 (4.55) |
Lesions | |
 number | 61 |
 maximum diameter (cm) a | 3.79 (2.74) |
Location | |
 left lobe | 24 (39.34) |
 right lobe | 37 (60.66) |
Echo in B-mode ultrasound | |
 hypoechoic | 24 (39.34) |
 isoechoic | 14 (22.95) |
 hyperechoic | 23 (37.70) |
MRI result | |
 complete remission | 24 (39.34) |
 non-complete remission | 37 (60.66) |
 kappa value of two doctors | 0.908 |