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Cavernous angioma CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
CT scan is not usually used as a primary modality to diagnose cavernous angiomas due to the inability to detect smaller lesions, despite the ability to detect lesions complicated by calcification or hemorrhage.
CT Scan
CT Scan
CT scan is not usually used as a primary modality to diagnose cavernous angiomas due to the inability to detect smaller lesions, despite the ability to detect lesions complicated by calcification or hemorrhage.[1]
Left Orbital Cavernous Hemangioma
References
References
- ↑ Liu XW, Wang SH, Chi ZF, Su LJ, Zhao XH, Wang SJ (2013). “The value of T(2) (*)-weighted gradient echo imaging for detection of familial cerebral cavernous malformation: A study of two families”. Exp Ther Med. 5 (2): 448–452. doi:10.3892/etm.2012.845. PMC 3570237. PMID 23408355.
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