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Dynamic contrast enhancing on T1 weighted MRI. Hyperintense on T2. M ore common in females or uncommon in cirrhosis.

Classic ultrasound appearance: circumscribed or homogenously echogenic mass w/ no flow on dopler w/ mild posteroid acoustic enhancement (lighter in the back). A "target sign" (hypoechogenic halo) should NEVER be seen (suggest malignancy)

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