MR Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Hemangiomas
| Autor: | Veli Söderlund, G. Jenner, O. Brosjö, H. F. C. Bauer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Skeletal muscle General Medicine Inversion recovery Surgical staging Mr imaging Signal on Signal Signal enhancement medicine.anatomical_structure Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology Mr images business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Radiologica. 37:140-144 |
| ISSN: | 0284-1851 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/02841859609173433 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Our purpose was to evaluate how MR imaging depicts the vascular fibro-fatty structure of hemangiomas.Material and Methods: MR images of 16 histologically proven skeletal muscle hemangiomas were reviewed retrospectively in a nonblinded manner. One patient was examined at 0.5 T, 9 at 1.0 T, and 6 at 1.5 T, and the imaging protocols varied.Results: All lesions were lobulated/tubular. Signal characteristics of fat were seen in 13 lesions as lace-like thin septa within or around the tumor. All 16 studies exhibited a hyperintense signal on T2-weighted spin-echo (SE) (n=15) or T1-weighted fast fat suppressed inversion recovery SE images (n=1). Postcontrast images showed marked signal enhancement in parts of the areas, both of high and low T2-weighted signal. Surgical staging based on MR images was correct in all lesions.Conclusion: MR images display the characteristic vascular fibrofatty structure of hemangiomas and may allow correct diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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