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Are there any kinds of brain or nerve/ear tumours that a non contrast mri would miss?
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Acoustic Neuroma: Hard to see until the get to be a certain size. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential Testing can detect the problem months to years before the tumor is visible on MRI. It is sensitive but not specific.
Answered 11/28/2017
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