How to diagnose brain cancer?



  • Fundus checkup (lower eyelid) 
Observe the fundus is visible papilledema. Papilledema is a kind bintilan on the inside of which is a sign of increased intracranial pressure. headache and vomiting referred to as increased intracranial pressure, but unfortunately only a quarter of patients with brain cancer which showed negative fundusnya checkup of the possibility of brain cancer.
  • X-ray of the head 
X-ray checkup can help to understand whether the increased intracranial pressure, or any damage or hyperplasia of the skull, the expansion of calcified skull, pineal shift and pathological brain, it can also help to detect the location and diagnosis, less than a third X-ray showed a positive rate , so the negative results of the X-ray can not be used as a reference for diagnosis.
  • EEG (Electro encephalo Graphy) 
Starting from positioning tumors found in the brain, the location of the tumor will be seen in the cancer decreased amplitude, frequency slowed. However, the diagnosis of midline brain hemispheres inner part infratentorialnya meningioma and not too supports the diagnosis.
  • CT scan of the brain 
Results from CT scans of the brain have brain cancer detection rate to 90% or more, because it can show the lesion size, shape, number, location, density and nature of brain cancer, which is the primary method of diagnosis of brain cancer.
  • MRI checkup 
MRI was able to show most of the brain tumor and edema around the tumor, and also can accurately show the location, size and shape of brain tumors.MRI, CT scan is an important additional checks and major. Modern Hospital Guangzhou Cancer Hospital advised to immediately do so undetected brain cancer treatment, and do maintenance and routine checks.