Acta radiologica
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To compare conventional spin-echo (SE) sequences with T2-weighted turbo SE and serial gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted FLASH sequences in the detection and characterization of hepatic hemangiomas, and to describe the enhancement characteristics of the lesions on dynamic MR imaging. ⋯ Further clinical study is needed for evaluating the differential diagnostic advantages of turbo SE T2-weighted imaging compared to the calculation of T2-values by means of a SE T2-weighted sequence. However, the results of the present study suggest that T2-weighted turbo SE imaging and precontrast and serial gadolinium-enhanced FLASH imaging have the potential to replace conventional SE imaging in the evaluation of hepatic hemangiomas.