Question

A 42-year-old with chronic hepatitis B infection is found to have elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Which finding on imaging is most suspicious for hepatocellular carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

A 2-cm lesion with arterial hyperenhancement and venous washout

Answer

A 1-cm hypodense lesion on CT with no enhancement

Answer

Diffuse fatty infiltration of the liver

Answer

A simple cystic lesion with no enhancement

Answer

A non-enhancing 3-cm lesion with calcification

Practice question

A 42-year-old with chronic hepatitis B infection is found to have elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Which finding on imaging is most suspicious for hepatocellular carcinoma?