Hepatic hemangioma
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Haemangiomas are the most common benign tumor of the liver occurring most occurring most frequently in women. There is no age predilection predilection. A small percentage present percentage present with calcifications. Peripheral enhancement with centripetal fill-in isis classic for haemangioma but may be seen in other tumorstumours. To conclude that a lesion is a hemangiomahaemangioma on CT, the enhancement must be equal to or greater than that of the aorta, persist with delayed images (enhancement was seen at 10 minutes delay on this study) and show peripheral globular enhancement. MRI is frequently being used to diagnose hemangiomashaemangiomas as signal characteristics can be used in addition to enhancement pattern.
-Haemangiomas are the most common benign tumor of the liver occurring most frequently in women. There is no age predilection. A small percentage present with calcifications. Peripheral enhancement with centripetal fill-in is classic for haemangioma but may be seen in other tumors. To conclude that a lesion is a hemangioma on CT, the enhancement must be equal to or greater than that of the aorta, persist with delayed images (enhancement was seen at 10 minutes delay on this study) and show peripheral globular enhancement. MRI is frequently being used to diagnose hemangiomas as signal characteristics can be used in addition to enhancement pattern.- +<p>Haemangiomas are the most common benign tumor of the liver occurring most frequently in women. There is no age predilection. A small percentage present with calcifications. Peripheral enhancement with centripetal fill-in is classic for haemangioma but may be seen in other tumours. To conclude that a lesion is a haemangioma on CT, the enhancement must be equal to or greater than that of the aorta, persist with delayed images (enhancement was seen at 10 minutes delay on this study) and show peripheral globular enhancement. MRI is frequently being used to diagnose haemangiomas as signal characteristics can be used in addition to enhancement pattern.</p>
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The ultrasound study shows a subtle 1.5 cm diameter area of mild hyperechogenicity in the right lobe of the liver. Blood flow is seen in this area on the color dopplercolour Doppler image.
The three CT images were obtained pre-contrast, arterial phase and portal phase. The 1.5 cm lesion seen on ultrasound is of low density on the unenhanced CT image; shows nodular peripheral enhancement during the arterial phase; and fills in completely by the portal phase.
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