Differentiation between malignant and benign nodules in the liver: Use of contrast C3-MODE technology

Table 1 Appearance of the 46 hepatic lesions on contrast-enhanced C³-MODE technology: corresponding to the pathological diagnosis.

C3-MODE	Pathological diagnosis
	HCC	Metastatic tumor	Hemangioma	Lipid degeneration
HCC	27	0	1	0
Metastatic tumor	0	5	0	0
Hemangioma	0	1	9	3

Table 2 Ability of differential diagnosis of malignant or benign lesions in liver: comparison between contrast-enhanced C³-MODE technology and contrast-enhanced CT.

		Pathological diagnosis		Sensitivity	Specificity	Accuracy
		Malignant	Benign
C3-MODE	Malignant	32	1	97.0%	92.3%	95.7%
	Benign	1	12
CT	Malignant	32	2	94.1%	91.7%	93.5%
	Benign	1	11
Total		33	13