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Choroidal hemangioma (B-scan ultrasonography)

(A) The fundus picture reveals a mass at the level of the choroid. (B) A B-scan of the same eye is used to discern the internal reflectivity of the tumor, which, in this instance, is consistent with a choroidal hemangioma. (Contributed by Dr. James Walters.)

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