No. MALS, like MAST, has a constellation of symptoms making it difficult to diagnose. A.C.N.E.S was diagnosed and named in 1926 long before all the scanning and high-level lab tests currently available. The only complexity in diagnosing A.C.N.E.S is physician ignorance of the condition. Most important: "It's a good time to be in the business of gastroenterology. Not only do gastroenterologists enjoy one of the higher annual compensations among medical specialists, they are also driving substantial earnings for hospitals. According to the Merritt Hawkins 2019 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey, gastroenterologists generated an average net revenue of $2,965,277 in 2019, more than double that reported in 2016." (Medscape,1/31/2020) It doesn't pay to have simple tests and obvious diagnoses when you can pile on countless labs, scans, and other testing to benefit yourself and your medical center...