Our experience in the diagnostics of liver and spleen hemangiomas

We studied the potentials of conventional imaging methods (sonography, computed tomography) and invasive imaging methods (digital subtraction angiography, fine needle biopsy under sonographic guidance) in diagnosing liver and spleen hemangiomas. 384 patients underwent ultrasound investigation for suspected focal lesions of liver and spleen. Hemangioma was diagnosed in 83 patients. Computed tomography with contrast enhancement was performed on 62 of these 83 patients. The diagnosis of hemangioma was confirmed in 38 (61.3%) patients. In 22 patients the combination of sonography and computed tomography failed to provide indubitable diagnosis. Digital subtraction angiography was performed in 11 of them; the remaining 11 patients underwent fine needle biopsy under sonographic guidance. The authors achieve precision in the diagnosis of liver and spleen hemangiomas by employing combinations of above mentioned imaging methods.