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Chris O'Donnell

MB BS, FRANZCR, M.Med, GradDipForMed, FFFPMI (RCPA)

Chris is a specialist necroradiologist and consultant forensic radiologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), and adjunct senior lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University.  He also works as a clinical radiologist.  He installed one of the world’s first mortuary-based CT scanners at VIFM in 2005 and was lead radiologist in the Black Saturday bushfire DVI operation in 2009.  He has trained many local and international forensic pathologists and radiologists in post-mortem CT (PMCT).

Chris is convenor of an annual short course in PMCT interpretation for Monash University that has now become a unit of the Monash University Master of Forensic Medicine programme.  He provides expert opinion on forensic matters to the criminal justice system of Victoria and other states of Australia. He is past chair of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, and is currently overseeing the installation of an MRI scanner into the mortuary at VIFM.

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3 T v 1.5 T MRI prostate with total hip prosthesis

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Chris O'Donnell
Published 16 Dec 2017
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Accessory occipital-C1 articulation

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Published 09 Jun 2014
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Accessory ossicle on the inferior angle of scapula

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Published 10 May 2014
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Acquired buried penis

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Published 06 Sep 2015
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Acquired middle ear cholesteatoma

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Published 13 Aug 2016
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Active colonic bleeding: importance of preliminary non-contrast, arterial phase and delayed phase imaging on CT mesenteric angiography

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Published 14 Jan 2016
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Actively bleeding colonic malignancy

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Published 26 Mar 2014
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Acute appendicitis arising from a malrotated cecum

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Published 26 Oct 2012
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Acute bacterial pyleonephritis on MRI: value of DWI

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Published 01 Sep 2015
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Acute demyelinating plaque in cervical cord

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Published 23 Aug 2016
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Acute hemorrhage in a renal cyst in polycystic disease (MRI)

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Published 16 Dec 2015
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Acute hemorrhage into adrenal metastasis from NSCLC

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Published 25 Feb 2016
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Acute left otitis externa - swimmer's ear

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Published 14 Feb 2016
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Acute medullary pyramidal infarction

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Published 29 Aug 2014
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Acute on chronic subdural hematoma

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Published 27 Feb 2014
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Acute otitis media: bulging tympanic membrane

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Published 17 Mar 2014
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Acute renal failure post IV contrast injection: CT findings

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Published 04 Sep 2016
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Acute terminal ileal diverticulitis

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Published 05 Jun 2014
80% complete
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Adenomatoid tumor of the testicular tunica

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Published 29 Aug 2014
75% complete
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Adenomyosis uterus with hematometra

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Published 02 Aug 2016
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Adhesive capsulitis - shoulder

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Published 19 Jan 2017
92% complete
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Adhesive small bowel obstruction

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Published 27 Sep 2014
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Adrenal metastasis from small cell lung cancer

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Published 09 Aug 2012
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Advanced scalp squamous cell carcinoma with invasion of the brain

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Published 02 Feb 2018
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Aggressive angiomyolipoma

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Published 01 Oct 2017
95% complete
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Aggressive granulomatosis (particle disease) left total hip prosthesis

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 25 Dec 2015
80% complete
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Aliasing artifact causing a spurious cerebellar lesion

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Published 24 Oct 2016
92% complete
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Amiodarone hepatotoxicity

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Published 27 Oct 2012
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Amplatz septal occluder for secundum ASD

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Published 24 Aug 2012
73% complete
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Anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III) of the septum pellucidum

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Published 02 Sep 2015
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Angiomyolipoma (large, hemorrhagic)

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 18 Aug 2012
64% complete
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Ankle joint hematoma masquerading as PVNS

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Published 02 Oct 2012
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Ansa pancreatica

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Published 30 Dec 2016
92% complete
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Anterior glenohumeral dislocation

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Published 02 May 2012
79% complete
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Anterior process of calcaneus fracture

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Published 18 Aug 2016
95% complete
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Antibiotic-loaded cement plugs

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Published 01 Aug 2014
88% complete
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Apparent spontaneous healing of complete ACL tear

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 29 Nov 2016
77% complete
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Appendiceal carcinoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 14 Oct 2014
80% complete
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Appendiceal stumpitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 02 Aug 2015
77% complete
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Appendicitis post recent cesarian section

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 07 Jun 2014
74% complete
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Aqueduct stenosis and Chiari I malformation

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 14 Jan 2012
92% complete
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Arachnoid cyst - cerebellopontine angle

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Published 24 Jan 2012
86% complete
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Artifact mimicking bilateral acute subdural hematomas

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 24 Jun 2012
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Artifactual basilar artery stenosis due to metallic stent

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 23 Sep 2014
90% complete
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Artificial urethral sphincter

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Published 24 Jul 2016
89% complete
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Ascending colo-colic intussusception due to lipoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 15 Jan 2012
77% complete
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Aspirated food bolus obstruction of left main bronchus

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 24 May 2014
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Avascular necrosis of the hip - post subcapital fracture

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 02 May 2012
75% complete
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Avulsed ACL origin

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 09 Apr 2012
89% complete
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Avulsion fracture coraco-clavicular ligament origin

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 26 May 2014
80% complete
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Avulsion fracture coracoid process

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Published 19 Oct 2015
95% complete
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Avulsion fracture menisco-capsular attachment medial femoral condyle

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Published 09 Jan 2015
95% complete
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Avulsion tibial eminence - ACL origin

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 18 Jun 2017
86% complete
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Azygos and hemiazygos veins

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Published 28 May 2017
95% complete
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Azygos lobe in a transplanted lung

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Published 11 Jan 2015
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Ball and socket ankle joint

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Published 16 Dec 2014
88% complete
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Bare right orbit - sphenoid dysplasia due to neurofibromatosis (type 1)

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 05 Feb 2014
92% complete
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Bariatric balloon causing gastric outlet obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 10 Jul 2017
95% complete
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Bartholin gland abscess

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Published 17 Apr 2017
91% complete
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Benign epithelial or sebaceous cyst

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Published 29 Mar 2012
92% complete
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Bennett fracture: with subsequent complication

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Published 08 Jul 2015
92% complete
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Beta thalassemia major - Cooley anemia

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Published 01 Feb 2012
92% complete
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Biker nodule - perineum

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Published 24 Oct 2018
89% complete
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Bilateral cervical locked facets

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Published 22 Jan 2013
89% complete
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Bilateral chronic common carotid occlusion

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 24 Jan 2017
92% complete
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Bilateral perched cervical facet joints - hyperflexion injury

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Published 30 Jan 2015
92% complete
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Bilateral Wilms tumors (nephroblastoma)

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 15 Jan 2017
79% complete
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Bile leak from accessory duct(s) of Luschka post cholecystectomy

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 13 Feb 2017
80% complete
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Bladder calculus

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 23 Sep 2012
81% complete
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Bleeding hemorrhoids - importance of coverage in CT mesenteric angiography

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 28 Jan 2016
89% complete
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Bleeding sigmoid diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 10 Nov 2012
86% complete
Annotated image CT
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Blow-out fracture right orbital floor

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 29 Aug 2012
83% complete
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Bone metastasis - breast cancer

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 08 Feb 2012
70% complete
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Bony Bankart lesion - post dislocation

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 05 Jun 2014
83% complete
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Brain death

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Published 22 Feb 2012
94% complete
DSA (angiography)
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Brain death (CT angiography)

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 06 Nov 2016
92% complete
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Brain death (MRI and CT angiography)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 28 Feb 2016
92% complete
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Breast cancer (MRI)

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Published 29 Jan 2012
92% complete
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Bronchial endovalves

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 17 Jul 2016
94% complete
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Buckle rib fractures

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Chris O'Donnell
Published 12 Jan 2012
83% complete
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Buphthalmos and phthisis bulbi

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 30 Dec 2014
95% complete
CT
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Cadaveric meniscal transplant

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 30 Sep 2014
87% complete
MRI
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Cecal distension and secondary ischemia

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 15 Oct 2012
79% complete
CT
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Cecal volvulus

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 12 Feb 2012
86% complete
CT Annotated image
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Calcific tendinitis - Achilles

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 09 Apr 2016
91% complete
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Calcific tendinopathy - supraspinatus

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 09 Apr 2016
89% complete
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Calcified cerebral metastases in treated breast cancer

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 13 Feb 2014
75% complete
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Calyceal diverticular calculi

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 27 Jul 2012
74% complete
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Caput medusa

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Published 04 Jan 2017
90% complete
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Carcinoma of the lung

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 May 2012
59% complete
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Cardiac tamponade

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 20 Dec 2012
83% complete
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Carotid sheath abscess 12 days post endarterectomy

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 16 Jan 2013
65% complete
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Carrot stick fracture - ankylosing spondylitis

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 22 Sep 2012
80% complete
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Cartilaginous nasal septum perforation

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 21 Dec 2014
83% complete
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