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. 2020 Oct;11(4):667.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1715542. Epub 2020 Aug 31.

"Sun Burst" Appearance and "Wagon Wheel" Signs-Classical Imaging in Calvarial Hemangioma

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"Sun Burst" Appearance and "Wagon Wheel" Signs-Classical Imaging in Calvarial Hemangioma

Prasad Krishnan et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2020 Oct.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Sagittal T1 image ( A ) showing hyperintense lesion with hypointense lines (trabeculae) radiating outward like the spokes of a wheel. Axial T1 image ( B ) showing similar findings with an intact inner table and coronal T2 image ( C ) showing the lesion is well-demarcated and less hypointense than in the T1 sequences.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Lateral X-ray of the skull ( A ) showing sunburst appearance in the temporal bone (arrow) and AP view ( B ) showing increased skull thickness and sclerotic inner table (arrows).

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