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How does a radiologist determine liver cancer to hemangioma?
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MRI: Mri with contrast of the liver can be useful in helping to distinguish between the two.
Answered 10/6/2013
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MRI or CT +Contrast: Mri or ct of the liver are very useful in determining whether a liver lesion is a cancer or a hemangioma. Both would require IV contrast. The radiologist can tell the difference based on the way that the liver lesion takes up the contrast.
Answered 1/1/2017
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