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CT and CT Angiogram in the Diagnosis of Congenital Vascular Malformations

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In the setting of pediatric vascular anomalies, multiple imaging modalities can be used to evaluate characteristic of the lesions, such as size, flow velocity, flow direction in relation to the surrounding structures (vessels, muscle, nerve, bone, skin), and lesion content [1].

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Vaghi, M., Ianniello, A. (2017). CT and CT Angiogram in the Diagnosis of Congenital Vascular Malformations. In: Kim, YW., Lee, BB., Yakes, W., Do, YS. (eds) Congenital Vascular Malformations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46709-1_24

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