The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia
Alhaqbani, S., Al-Harbi, D., Aljohani, A., Alomari, T., Alghamdi, M., Alsaleh, F., Alfaraj, E., Alakeel, A. (2018). The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 73(3), 6337-6341. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075
Saad Mohammed Alhaqbani; Dalal Aayed Al-Harbi; Abdulaziz Musaad Mutiran Aljohani; Talal Ahmad Ali Alomari; Mohammed Mousa Alghamdi; Fawaz Abdulrahman Alsaleh; Eman Mohammad Alfaraj; Abdulrahman Nasser Alakeel. "The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 73, 3, 2018, 6337-6341. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075
Alhaqbani, S., Al-Harbi, D., Aljohani, A., Alomari, T., Alghamdi, M., Alsaleh, F., Alfaraj, E., Alakeel, A. (2018). 'The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 73(3), pp. 6337-6341. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075
Alhaqbani, S., Al-Harbi, D., Aljohani, A., Alomari, T., Alghamdi, M., Alsaleh, F., Alfaraj, E., Alakeel, A. The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 73(3): 6337-6341. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075

The Use of CT and MRI in Evaluation of Primary Brain Tumors in Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 23, Volume 73, Issue 3, October 2018, Page 6337-6341  XML PDF (378.4 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075
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Authors
Saad Mohammed Alhaqbani email 1; Dalal Aayed Al-Harbi2; Abdulaziz Musaad Mutiran Aljohani3; Talal Ahmad Ali Alomari4; Mohammed Mousa Alghamdi5; Fawaz Abdulrahman Alsaleh6; Eman Mohammad Alfaraj7; Abdulrahman Nasser Alakeel8
1Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj
2Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah
3King Khalid University, Abha
4Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia
5Almaarefa Colleges, Riyadh
66Al Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh
7ImamAbdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam
8King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Imaging plays a crucial function in the management of patients with brain tumors. The technical improvement of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the advancement of, brand-new imaging techniques highly enhanced the detection and characterization of brain tumors. This comprehensive review of literature is aimed to discuss the roles of MRI & CT in the diagnosis and evaluation of primary brain tumors, we attempted to discuss the advantage and disadvantage of each modality and which is more effective in this matter.
Objective: to find a relevant article to our study, this is discussing the roles of MRI and CT in evaluation of Primary brain tumors. Several terms were used in the search through the databases; (MRI, CT, and Imaging), combined with (Brain cancer, primary brain tumors, glioblastomas).
Method: We performed a comprehensive search of literatures among main medical databases; PubMed (MIDLINE), Embase, and science direct, up to November 2017, We limited our search to English language studies, and only to Human trails.
Results: Computed tomography (CT) might be the very first modality employed in a patient presenting with a brain tumor but for one of the most part MRI is the primary imaging modality in brain tumor patients. The function of CT is mostly relegated to emerging imaging in the detection of hemorrhage, herniation, and hydrocephalus but mass effect from brain tumors and calcification within brain tumors such as oligodendrogliomas or meningiomas can potentially be discovered.
Conclusion: The main use of MRI-based medical image analysis for brain tumor studies remains in medical diagnosis, patient tracking and treatment preparation, however it could also be useful in clinical trials.
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