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Methods: In this retrospective dual-center case\u2013control study, 17 women with clinically diagnosed FHCS who underwent both arterial-phase CT and abdominal US within a 3-day interval were included. Thirty-five healthy women served as controls. HCT was measured on CT and US by two abdominal radiologists blinded to clinical information. HCT values were compared between groups, the association between CT and US measurements was assessed, interobserver agreement was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed to explore candidate cutoff values for discriminating FHCS from controls. Results: Median HCT on CT was significantly greater in the FHCS group than in the control group [1.80 mm (IQR, 1.60\u20132.00) vs. 0.60 mm (IQR, 0.40\u20130.70); U = 595.0, p &lt; 0.001]. Median HCT on US was also significantly greater in the FHCS group than in the control group [1.50 mm (IQR, 1.30\u20132.00) vs. 0.70 mm (IQR, 0.60\u20130.80); U = 589.0, p &lt; 0.001]. CT- and US-based HCT measurements showed a significant positive correlation (rho = 0.66, p &lt; 0.001). Interobserver agreement for HCT measurement was good in the overall cohort (ICC, 0.804; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66\u20130.89). In exploratory receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the candidate cutoff values were 1.1 mm for CT and 0.85 mm for US. These ROC-derived metrics should be interpreted as exploratory estimates from an idealized case\u2013control setting rather than as real-world diagnostic performance. Conclusions: US-measured HCT was significantly increased in women with clinically diagnosed FHCS and showed a significant positive correlation of moderate strength with CT-measured HCT. These findings suggest that US-based HCT assessment may provide supportive imaging information in patients with suspected FHCS. 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