Targeted sonography for small hepatocellular carcinoma discovered by CT or MRI: factors affecting sonographic detection.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the detection rate of targeted sonography for small (
Subjects And Methods: Between October 2005 and April 2008, targeted sonography for small (
Results: A total of 93 consecutive patients (65 men and 28 women; mean age, 59 years) with 93 HCCs (mean size +/- SD, 1.8 +/- 0.6 cm) were enrolled in this study. Of those, 73 (78.5%) HCCs were visible on targeted sonography. The detection rate was 36.4% (4/11) for HCC
Conclusion: The overall detection rate for small (