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Imaging of infantile hemangiomas is important for the diagnosis of ascertained lesions. Ultrasound and MR are the best modalities to make the diagnosis. High-vessel density and high-peak arterial systolic Doppler shifts with low-resistive index are the characteristics of the soft-tissue and visceral infantile hemangiomas. Congenital hemangiomas are similar to infantile hemangiomas, except that calcifications can be seen. On MR, infantile hemangioma is hyperintense on T2 without perilesional edema, and a significant enhancement is seen after contrast injection. If these criteria are not present, a biopsy has to be performed to exclude the possibility of a malignant tumor.
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Dubois, J., Rypens, F. (2015). Diagnostics of Infantile Hemangiomas Including Visceral Hemangioma. In: Mattassi, R., Loose, D., Vaghi, M. (eds) Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5673-2_9
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