"T1: iso to hypo-intense to normal splenic parenchyma"
"T2: hyperintense to splenic parenchyma"
"Nuclear imaging with 99mTc labelled red cells shows slow accumulation of activity in the lesion followed by slow washout. Nuclear scans with 99mTc labelled sulfur colloid usually show a photopenic defect due to the radionuclide accumulation being restricted to functional splenic tissue. These findings are supportive but not specific and are rarely required in current practice for lesion characterisation 15."
"Nuclear imaging with 99mTc labelled red cells shows slow accumulation of activity in the lesion followed by slow washout. Nuclear scans with 99mTc labelled sulfur colloid usually show a photopenic defect due to the radionuclide accumulation being restricted to functional splenic tissue. These findings are supportive but not specific and are rarely required in current practice for lesion characterisation 15."
"It should be noted that splenic haemangiomas may occasionally be detected incidentally on bone scintigraphy 99mTc MDP 15."
"Nuclear imaging with 99mTc labelled red cells shows slow accumulation of activity in the lesion followed by slow washout. Nuclear scans with 99mTc labelled sulfur colloid usually show a photopenic defect due to the radionuclide accumulation being restricted to functional splenic tissue. These findings are supportive but not specific and are rarely required in current practice for lesion characterisation 15."
"Nuclear imaging with 99mTc labelled red cells shows slow accumulation of activity in the lesion followed by slow washout. Nuclear scans with 99mTc labelled sulfur colloid usually show a photopenic defect due to the radionuclide accumulation being restricted to functional splenic tissue. These findings are supportive but not specific and are rarely required in current practice for lesion characterisation 15."
"It should be noted that splenic haemangiomas may occasionally be detected incidentally on bone scintigraphy 99mTc MDP 15."
"usually does not demonstrate any intrinsic colour flow (~80% of cases) 11,13"
"T1: iso to hypo-intense to normal splenic parenchyma"
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"Associations"
"Complications"
"Splenic haemangiomas, also known as splenic venous malformations, splenic cavernous malformations, or splenic slow flow venous malformations, while being rare lesions, are considered the second most common focal lesion involving the spleen after simple splenic cysts 5,12 and the most common primary benign neoplasm of the spleen 6. They are usually found incidentally and have imaging features similar to those of hepatic haemangiomas."
"Haemangiomas can have a variety of sonographic appearances depending on their exact histological composition (i.e. hypo, iso or hyperechoic). The dominant pattern, however, is a homogeneous echotexture that is predominantly hyperechoic 11."
"They are benign lesions and carry no malignant potential. Their natural course is very slow growth over time 8. Haemangiomas are generally not treated unless they are symptomatic or very large, with an increased risk of haemorrhage; treatment then is usually a splenectomy."