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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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Pneumothorax due to apical blebs - surgically treated

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Chris O'Donnell
Published 11 Feb 2015
88% complete
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Uterine fibroid post embolization

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Published 09 Feb 2015
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Hydromyelia due to Chiari I malformation

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Published 06 Feb 2015
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Jugular paraganglioma

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Published 03 Feb 2015
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Distended intermetatarsal head bursa

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Published 02 Feb 2015
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Pituitary mass with a fluid-fluid level

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Published 01 Feb 2015
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Bilateral perched cervical facet joints - hyperflexion injury

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Published 30 Jan 2015
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Splenium of corpus callosum acute infarction - posterior pericallosal artery territory

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Published 28 Jan 2015
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Partial tear anterior band ulnar / medial collateral ligament (elbow)

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Published 23 Jan 2015
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Extreme hyperextension injury of the knee

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Published 23 Jan 2015
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Scrotal cellulitis

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Published 22 Jan 2015
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Skene gland cyst

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Published 19 Jan 2015
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MRI of dreadlocks

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Localized sigmoid perforation post embolization for bleeding diverticulum

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Published 17 Jan 2015
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Metastasis to the patella: carcinoma of the lung

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Published 16 Jan 2015
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Cutaneous recurrence post mastectomy and breast reconstruction

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Published 15 Jan 2015
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Synovial cyst arising from a lumbar pars defect

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Published 11 Jan 2015
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Ossification iliolumbar ligament

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Published 11 Jan 2015
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Azygos lobe in a transplanted lung

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Published 11 Jan 2015
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Avulsion fracture menisco-capsular attachment medial femoral condyle

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Published 09 Jan 2015
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LARS anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

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Published 07 Jan 2015
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Discal cyst

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Published 07 Jan 2015
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Fibrolipoma of the ulnar nerve

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Published 07 Jan 2015
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Gallbladder carcinoma

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Published 07 Jan 2015
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Normal coracoclavicular ligament

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Published 06 Jan 2015
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Persistent stapedial artery

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Published 04 Jan 2015
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Petroclivus meningioma causing trigeminal neuralgia

  Diagnosis probable
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Published 04 Jan 2015
71% complete
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Osteoporosis circumscripta

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Published 01 Jan 2015
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Buphthalmos and phthisis bulbi

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Published 30 Dec 2014
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Flipped lateral meniscus

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Published 28 Dec 2014
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Complete pancreatic lipomatosis: cystic fibrosis

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Published 28 Dec 2014
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Lobar pneumonia - CT findings

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Published 24 Dec 2014
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Crohn disease

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Published 24 Dec 2014
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Deep benign fibrous histiocytoma

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Published 24 Dec 2014
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Evolution of cerebral infarction: edema to laminar necrosis and hemorrhagic transformation then to atrophy

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Published 23 Dec 2014
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Cartilaginous nasal septum perforation

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Published 21 Dec 2014
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Intraosseous course of biceps tendon post humeral fracture

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Published 21 Dec 2014
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Hepatic congestion: changes to portal vein flow

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Published 19 Dec 2014
94% complete
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Scaphoid tubercle fracture

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Published 19 Dec 2014
95% complete
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Exuberant sclerotic metastasis - prostate cancer

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 19 Dec 2014
75% complete
CT Nuclear medicine
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Nipple adenoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 19 Dec 2014
71% complete
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Pectoral muscle sarcoma masquerading as breast lump

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 19 Dec 2014
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Incidental metastatic breast cancer (Tc99m-sestamibi parathyroid scan)

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Published 18 Dec 2014
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Nuclear medicine CT
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Penetrating injury to the globe

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Published 17 Dec 2014
77% complete
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Percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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Published 16 Dec 2014
94% complete
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Ball and socket ankle joint

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Published 16 Dec 2014
88% complete
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Phenytoin cerebellar degeneration

  Diagnosis probable
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Published 10 Dec 2014
59% complete
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Esophageal bolus obstruction

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Published 07 Dec 2014
92% complete
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Focal diaphragmatic hernia containing liver

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Published 18 Nov 2014
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Intrahepatic portal venous shunt

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Published 16 Nov 2014
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Radial tear discoid meniscus

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Published 09 Nov 2014
83% complete
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Radial tear medial meniscus

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Published 09 Nov 2014
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Segond fracture

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Published 07 Nov 2014
95% complete
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Multiple sclerosis plaque in the medial longitudinal fasciculus

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Published 03 Nov 2014
77% complete
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Traction apophysitis of left anterior superior iliac spine

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 02 Nov 2014
95% complete
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Placenta accreta post miscarriage

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Published 30 Oct 2014
79% complete
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Infected bone flap post craniotomy

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Published 27 Oct 2014
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Marked paronychia

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Published 24 Oct 2014
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Mesenteric panniculitis

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Published 22 Oct 2014
62% complete
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Developmental venous anomaly entire right cerebral hemisphere

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 19 Oct 2014
77% complete
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Popliteal artery aneurysm

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Published 17 Oct 2014
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Cubital bursitis

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Published 17 Oct 2014
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Mild encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion

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Published 15 Oct 2014
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Appendiceal carcinoma

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Published 14 Oct 2014
80% complete
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Elbow "sail sign": MRI equivalent

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Published 13 Oct 2014
77% complete
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Sternal foramen

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Published 12 Oct 2014
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Ruptured external iliac artery post coronary angiogram

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Published 06 Oct 2014
89% complete
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Repaired osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

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Published 05 Oct 2014
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Extradural spinal arteriovenous fistula - type 2

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Published 03 Oct 2014
95% complete
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Hepatic contusion - importance of the arterial phase

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Published 01 Oct 2014
80% complete
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Splenic infarct due to malignant encasement of the artery

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Published 01 Oct 2014
83% complete
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Cadaveric meniscal transplant

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Published 30 Sep 2014
87% complete
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Adhesive small bowel obstruction

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Published 27 Sep 2014
95% complete
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Left atrial appendage thrombus

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Published 24 Sep 2014
80% complete
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Ureteric reimplantation

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Published 23 Sep 2014
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Artifactual basilar artery stenosis due to metallic stent

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Published 23 Sep 2014
90% complete
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Right loin incisional hernia containing liver

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Published 22 Sep 2014
80% complete
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Fibromuscular dysplasia (right renal artery)

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Published 21 Sep 2014
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Tympanostomy tube

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Published 19 Sep 2014
89% complete
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Post osteotomy and fusion of the foot - sign of the Wolverine

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Published 17 Sep 2014
82% complete
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Split biceps brachii tendon and Buford complex

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 16 Sep 2014
95% complete
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Locally advanced prostate cancer

  Diagnosis probable
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Published 14 Sep 2014
68% complete
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Encrusted ureteric stent

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Published 10 Sep 2014
92% complete
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Tension pneumocranium post FESS - perforation of ethmoidal air cells

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 09 Sep 2014
83% complete
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Suture granuloma

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 03 Sep 2014
74% complete
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Falciform ligament and ligamentum teres outlined by ascites

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 31 Aug 2014
82% complete
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Depressed fracture of the frontal sinuses due to head butt

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 31 Aug 2014
80% complete
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Renal osteodystrophy of the skull vault

  Diagnosis probable
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Published 29 Aug 2014
59% complete
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Neck abscess in an IVDU

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Published 29 Aug 2014
62% complete
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Acute medullary pyramidal infarction

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Published 29 Aug 2014
95% complete
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Chondrosarcoma of the scapula

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 29 Aug 2014
62% 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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Post embolization syndrome

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Published 27 Aug 2014
65% complete
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Ureterocoeles (bilateral)

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Published 25 Aug 2014
72% complete
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