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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D, M.D.

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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.

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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

  1. 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.