Title

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI in detecting early brain tumors: A comparative study with CT scan

Authors

Shashank Srivastava¹, Alhad R. Mohite², Bhanupriya Singh^3,*, Nishant Mishra⁴ & Amrit Podder⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Physiology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; ²Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr. KNS Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, Faizabad Road, Gram Gadia, Uttar Pradesh, India; ³Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Radiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India; ⁵Department of Physiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shashank Srivastava - E-mail: shashank.srivastava1988@gmail.com
Alhad R. Mohite - E-mail: mohitefetalmed@gmail.com
Bhanupriya Singh - E-mail: Dr.singh.radiology@gmail.com
Nishant Mishra - E-mail: dr.nishantmishra@gmail.com
Amrit Podder - E-mail: amritpodder0@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

The early detection of brain tumors remains challenging, particularly due to the subtle nature of symptoms and the limitations of conventional imaging techniques. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting early brain tumors compared to Computed Tomography (CT) scans. Hence, a sample of 150 patients with suspected brain tumors underwent both MRI and CT scans. MRI demonstrated superior sensitivity and specificity in detecting early-stage tumors, particularly in identifying smaller lesions and those located in complex brain regions. MRI demonstrates superior sensitivity and specificity over CT scans in detecting early-stage brain tumors, particularly smaller lesions and those in complex brain regions, enhancing clinical diagnosis and treatment planning.

Keywords

Brain tumors, CT scan, Diagnostic accuracy, MRI, Sensitivity

Citation

Srivastava et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 5042-5045 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.