HEMANGIOMAS IN THE CALVARIA - IMAGING FINDINGS

Lesions of the skull vault are fairly common; however, they are often difficult to diagnose, By using specific imaging criteria, one may rea dily diagnose a calvarial hemangioma, These lesions account for 10% of benign primary neoplasms of the skull [1], This essay illustrates the spectrum of imaging findings seen on plain radiography, CT, MR imagin g, and angiography for patients with calvarial hemangiomas.