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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be easily diagnosed if the characteristic tumor vascularity, namely abundant arterial vessels flowing from the periphery into the interior of the tumor and strong tumor parenchyma stain, is clearly depicted.
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Kudo, M. (2003). Differential Diagnosis of Various Hepatic Tumors by Harmonic Imaging. In: Contrast Harmonic Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatic Tumors. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65904-4_15
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