Table 3.

SVH and differential diagnosis

	SVH	Lymphoma	Neurilemmoma	Chondroma	Plasmacytoma	Giant cell tumour	Metastatic tumour
CT findings
Location
Vertebral body	+++	++	+	++++	+++	+++	++
Posterior appendage	+		+		+	+	+++
Bone crest	+++	+	+	+	++	+	+
Intervertebral foramen enlargement	+	+	++++	+	+	+	+
Honeycomb or polka-dot	+++	+	+	+	+	+	+
MRI findings T2WI
Isointense	++	++	+	+	++	++	+
Hyperintense	+++		+	++	+	+	++
Heterogenous	+		+++	++	+	++	++

MRI, magnetic resonce image; SVH, symptomatic vertebral haemangioma; T₂WI, T₂ weighted imaging.

+: <25%; ++: 25%–50%; +++: 50%–75%; ++++: >75%