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The typical hepatic cavernous hemangioma presents no diagnostic difficulty at sonography. In contrast, an atypical hemangioma may cause great concern and result in costly and time-consuming investigations. The presence of diffuse fatty infiltration may result in an atypical echo-poor appearance of the hemangioma. Under such circumstances, computed tomography (CT) may not allow definitive diagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be necessary.
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Marsh, J.I., Gibney, R.G. & Li, D.K.B. Hepatic hemangioma in the presence of fatty infiltration: An atypical sonographic appearance. Gastrointest Radiol 14, 262–264 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889211
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889211