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1. CT Scan Of The Head It scans your brain with an X-ray machine. The results of a scan gives your doctor the opportunity to take a close look at your brain.
2. MRI Of The Head Here, a special dye is used to detect the presence of tumours. It ffers a more extensive picture of the structure of the brain.
3. Angiography This test involves a dye that’s injected into the artery, generally in the groin area. This dye makes its way to the arteries in the brain, which helps in mapping the channels of blood supply to the brain tumour.
4. Skull X-Rays A skull X-ray offers an overview of fractures in the bones of the skull, if any. They also help in detecting the presence of calcium deposits that are found inside a tumour.
5. Biopsy A small part of the tumour is obtained during this test, so the neuropathologist can identify and examine the presence of tumour cells, if any.