BRAIN HEMANGIOMAS OF INFANCY - SONOGRAPHIC DETECTION AND FOLLOW-UP

Vascular birthmarks of the skin can be associated with hemangiomas or arteriovenous malformations of different organs. Computed tomography a nd magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with angiography are the diagnostic tools used in children, adolescents, and adults to depict v ascular malformation or bleeding. In infants, ultrasound examination t hrough the anterior fontanelle is possible. This report describes 2 ma ture infants with brain hemangiomas primarily detected by real-time so nography: In both the brain lesions were associated with cutaneous and other vascular birthmarks. MRI was used to verify the brain hemangiom as. Subsequent follow-up evaluations during therapy were easily perfor med by ultrasonography.