title: Angiomatosis of the hand demonstrated by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiogram.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced digital subtraction dynamic MR angiography has been applied to lower limb arteries, with accuracy comparable to that of conventional angiography. Application of this technique to hands has not been reported. A 2-year-old girl with a diffuse haemangioma of the right hand elegantly demonstrated by MR angiogram is presented. The feeding vessel and the relationship with surrounding palmar blood vessels were clearly identified. This provided essential preoperative information facilitating surgical resection, yet without the technical difficulties and morbidity associated with conventional angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. jcschan@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yung
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Loke
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography