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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]

Overview

Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Common findings in ultrasounds are:

Often appears as a small hypo-echoic lesion with poorly defined margins and coarse irregular internal echoes.
When the tumor increases in size, it can appear heterogeneous with fibrosis, fatty change, or calcifications.