Assessment of factors affecting washout appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma on CT.
Jeong Ah HwangJi Hye MinTae Wook KangWoo Kyoung JeongYoung Kon KimSeong Eun KoSeo-Youn ChoiPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• Hepatic steatosis is an independent factor related to the absence of washout appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma in CT images, in both histologically proven hepatic steatosis and CT-diagnosed hepatic steatosis. • Both histologically proven hepatic steatosis and CT-diagnosed hepatic steatosis have higher odds of absence of washout appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma compared to non-steatotic liver. • Tumor capsule on histopathology and mosaic appearance on CT image are independent factors that enhance the probability that washout appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma is visible.