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Module 1 Summary and Reflection
John is behaving abnormally and his doctor suspects that he has a brain tumor. What medical imaging techniques would you use to localize the tumor?
There are several medical imaging techniques that can be used for detection of Brain Tumors. The two imaging techniques that I would use to localize the tumor are as follows:
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