Top answers from doctors based on your search:
Pet scan vs mri brain cancer
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jon Strasseranswered
Radiation Oncology 23 years experience
Sure: Mri would be the imaging test of choice, though often we start with a ct. Ultimately, you'll likely need a biopsy to prove it's a cancer.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alfred Parkhill Handanswered
Radiology 23 years experience
Yes: A CT scan can detect a brain tumor, but will be better able to detect a tumor if it performed with IV contrast. Mri with contrast can detect very smal... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered
Medical Oncology 37 years experience
Yes: Any of those tests, particularly the mri, could detect cancer in the brain, be it one that started in the brain itself or one that came from elsewhere... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No such thing: Yet. Not imaging, nor blood test. Best use of any of the above is based on clinical lead by history and direct exam. Yes hypersomnia or sleeping a lot... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
127 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
What's the reason you had MRI and CT scan done?
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
Reviewed Oct 07, 2021
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jon Strasseranswered
Radiation Oncology 23 years experience
Possible, but unlike: Sure.....If it were very small - ie smaller than the slice thickness of the scans....But most brain tumors would show up on an mri...So not very likel... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Morellanswered
Rheumatology 31 years experience
MRI: Resolution is pretty good, so it can detect early lesions in brain. Other cancers could be picked up with pet scan.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarryanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Unlikely.: Always possible, but very low probability. Currently, MRI is the most sensitive imaging test of the head (particularly in the brain) in routine clini... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Dugananswered
Specializes in Hematology
Life is terminal: None of us get out alive. In this case the doctors must feel the cancer is not curable, and thus is highly likely to result in his demise. Focus on qu... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
This is wrong forum. This site is informational. For a tele-med examination/consultation I would suggest our paid consultation site.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
Answered Dec 03, 2022
People also searched for:
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
$44 video appointments with $19/month membership*
*Billed $57 every 3 months. Cancel anytime.
