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Noninvasive diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is applicable only to high-risk patients, including those with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B.
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Contrast-enhanced CT or MRI are the preferred imaging modalities for diagnosing HCC, with CEUS as a supplementary technique in experienced centers.
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Key imaging criteria for HCC diagnosis include size, arterial phase hyperenhancement, washout, enhancing capsule, and threshold growth.
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MRI is favored over CT for HCC diagnosis due to its higher sensitivity and contrast resolution, despite both having similar specificity.
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High-risk patient criteria for HCC diagnosis vary among guidelines, emphasizing the need for histopathological confirmation in noncirrhotic patients.
