Abstract
Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that can occur in a variety of soft tissues and bone. Vertebral body hemangiomas are common throughout the thoracolumbar spine with a reported incidence of 11% based on autopsy studies. Because hemangiomas can enhance, in a patient with cancer history, FDG PET/MR can be helpful in confirming the benign nature of a hemangioma by demonstrating that the lesion has no metabolic activity.
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Gupta, R. (2018). Vertebral Body Hemangioma. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_8
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