Fig. 3

Representative MRI images and relevant pathological images of two HCC patients. (a–d) show an MVI- case and (e-h) an MVI + case. (a, e): the AP images show tumor enhancement; (b, f): the PP images show decreased tumor enhancement; (c, g): the HBP images show no enhancement of tumor and enhancement of normal liver parenchyma; (d): the pathological image shows no tumor embolus in the vascular channel (H&E, × 100); (h): the pathological image shows a tumor embolus in the vascular channel (H&E, × 100)