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Small hepato ma is delined as hepatoce llular ca rcinoma less th an 3c m in maximum diameter and lewer than 3 in number. To assess the ability 01 ultraso und to detect small hepato mas, a p rospective study was done in a.gro up 01 pati ents w ith HBsA g'positive chronic hepati tis and li ve r cirrhosis. Herein, we present 4 hypoec hoic small hepato mas det ected o n ultraso und and emphasize the ro le 01 real-tim e ultrasonogra phy as a practical test lor mo ni to ring hepatoma hi gh-risk subjects