Can brain CT detect brain tumors?

Brain CT is a relatively common examination of the head at this stage, rapid examination, and low price, generally used for brain disease screening, such as brain tumor screening, basically most patients if there is a brain tumor, do CT examination can be found. However, CT imaging of skull base lesions is affected by bone, so the imaging of skull base lesions, especially those near the skull base of the head, is sometimes poor. When this lesion is small, it may be missed. If CT is negative and still highly suspected of brain tumor, head MRI examination can be considered to confirm the diagnosis.