Table 1 Basic characteristics of all patients and lesions with CE US LI-RADS classification
Characteristics | HCC (n = 106) | CHC (n = 53) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.778 |
 Male | 89 (84.0) | 42 (79.2) |  |
 Female | 17 (16.0) | 11 (20.8) |  |
Age (years)a | 55.3 ± 10.9 (29—76) | 53.8 ± 10.6 (25—80) | 0.384 |
Size | Â | Â | 0.201 |
 < 3 cm | 15 (14.2) | 3 (5.7) |  |
 3−5 cm | 38 (35.8) | 15 (28.3) |  |
 > 5 cm | 53 (50.0) | 35 (66.0) |  |
Multiple lesions | 13 (12.3) | 13 (24.5) | 0.068 |
 AFP > 20 (μg/L) | 70 (66.0) | 30 (56.6) | 0.324 |
 CA199 > 35 (U/mL) | 37 (34.9) | 10 (18.9) | 0.057 |
 CA125 > 35 (U/mL) | 8 (7.5) | 16 (30.1) |  < 0.001 |
 CEA > 5 (U/mL) | 7 (6.6) | 13 (24.5) | 0.003 |
LI-RADS classification | Â | Â | Â |
 LR-4 | 2 | 0 |  |
 LR-5 | 66 | 14 |  |
 LR-M | 29 | 39 |  |
LR-TIV | Â | Â | Â |
 With LR-5 | 5 | 0 |  |
 With LR-M | 4 | 0 |  |