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Diagnosis of Brain Tumor | Barrow Neurological Institute

Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona  
MRI of an adenoma

Barrow uses state-of-the-art  techniques to diagnose neurological tumors, including computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), and many others.  A magnetic resonance image or computed tomography scan can usually identify a tumor based on its size, location, shape, and appearance.  If not, a biopsy may be performed.