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

Alhaqbani, Saad Mohammed; Al-Harbi, Dalal Aayed; Aljohani, Abdulaziz Musaad Mutiran; Alomari, Talal Ahmad Ali; Alghamdi, Mohammed Mousa; Alsaleh, Fawaz Abdulrahman; Alfaraj, Eman Mohammad; Alakeel, Abdulrahman Nasser

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075

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

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj

² Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah

³ King Khalid University, Abha

⁴ Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

⁵ Almaarefa Colleges, Riyadh

⁶ 6Al Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh

⁷ ImamAbdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam

⁸ King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10.21608/ejhm.2018.14075

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.