Ten frequently asked questions about MRI evaluation of soft-tissue vascular anomalies.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this article was to address 10 frequently asked questions that radiologists face when planning, performing, and interpreting an MRI study in a patient with a soft-tissue vascular anomaly.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI permits a comprehensive assessment of vascular anomalies. It is important for radiologists to be familiar with the classification and correct nomenclature of vascular anomalies as well as the MRI protocol and distinct imaging findings of the different vascular malformations and tumors.
1 Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800170, Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22908.
Lucia
L
Flors
Carlos
C
Leiva-Salinas
Patrick T
PT
Norton
Auh Whan
AW
Park
Torel
T
Ogur
Klaus D
KD
Hagspiel
D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000473:pathology*