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Please tell me, could an mri miss things such as a brain tumor, or brain cancer?

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MRI: Resolution is pretty good, so it can detect early lesions in brain. Other cancers could be picked up with pet scan.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/1/2017

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