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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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102 results found
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Renal lymphoma

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 30 Nov 2018
87% complete
Fluoroscopy Ultrasound CT Pathology
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Functional assessment of penile implant using MRI

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 12 Feb 2018
92% complete
MRI
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Ectopic ureteric bladder insertion in a non-duplex kidney

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 05 Feb 2018
92% complete
CT
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Urinary bladder clot retention

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 21 Jan 2018
95% complete
CT
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3 T v 1.5 T MRI prostate with total hip prosthesis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 16 Dec 2017
92% complete
MRI
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Aggressive angiomyolipoma

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 01 Oct 2017
95% complete
CT Ultrasound
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Bilateral Wilms tumors (nephroblastoma)

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 15 Jan 2017
79% complete
Ultrasound X-ray
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MRI artifact (flow void between urinary bladder and bladder diverticulum)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 04 Jan 2017
95% complete
Ultrasound MRI
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Urinoma seconday to calyceal rupture - chronic ureteric obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 12 Dec 2016
95% complete
CT
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Encrusted retained stent fragment in ileal conduit

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 26 Oct 2016
95% complete
CT
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Extra-renal angiomyolipoma

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 09 Oct 2016
95% complete
MRI CT
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Acute renal failure post IV contrast injection: CT findings

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 04 Sep 2016
90% complete
CT
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Artificial urethral sphincter

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Jul 2016
89% complete
CT Ultrasound
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Cowper gland cyst

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 19 Jul 2016
77% complete
Ultrasound CT
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Gross bladder diverticula secondary to outlet obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 19 Mar 2016
95% complete
CT
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Testicular prosthesis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 09 Mar 2016
89% complete
CT
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Acute hemorrhage into adrenal metastasis from NSCLC

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 25 Feb 2016
92% complete
CT
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Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 10 Feb 2016
89% complete
MRI
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Urinoma following prostatectomy

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 23 Jan 2016
80% complete
CT
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N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate pulmonary embolism and left adrenal venous infarction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 20 Jan 2016
95% complete
CT
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Spontaneous rupture renal pelvis seconday to bladder tumor

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 09 Jan 2016
89% complete
CT
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False positive MRI prostate - focal prostatitis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 07 Jan 2016
95% complete
MRI
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Transcervical Fallopian tube occlusion device: Essure

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 31 Dec 2015
92% complete
CT
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Localized renal artery dissection

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 30 Dec 2015
79% complete
Annotated image
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Transurethral needle insertionn - self harm

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 30 Dec 2015
89% complete
CT
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Puerperal sepsis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Dec 2015
92% complete
CT
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Acute hemorrhage in a renal cyst in polycystic disease (MRI)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 16 Dec 2015
92% complete
CT MRI
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Spontaneous active bleeding into a cyst in autosomal dominant polycystic renal disease

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 15 Dec 2015
92% complete
CT
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Persistent fetal renal lobulation

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 28 Nov 2015
92% complete
CT
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Perinephric abscess pointing into the posterior chest wall

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 28 Nov 2015
80% complete
CT
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Recently passed ureteric stone

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 05 Oct 2015
77% complete
CT
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Acquired buried penis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 06 Sep 2015
89% complete
MRI
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Ruptured corpus cavernosum - penile fracture

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 02 Sep 2015
92% complete
MRI
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Acute bacterial pyleonephritis on MRI: value of DWI

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 01 Sep 2015
92% complete
MRI
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Duplex renal collecting system with ureteric calculi in upper pole moiety

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 26 Jul 2015
95% complete
CT
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis (autoimmune) post bilateral ureterolysis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Jun 2015
92% complete
CT
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Obstructed Tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheter

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Jun 2015
92% complete
CT
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Right adrenal adenoma: Conn syndrome

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 17 Jun 2015
68% complete
MRI
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Prostatic brachytherapy

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 13 Jun 2015
87% complete
CT Ultrasound
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Parapelvic cyst masquerading as congenital pelvi-ureteric obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 31 May 2015
95% complete
CT
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Renal abscess causing renal vein thrombosis: thrombophlebitis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 28 May 2015
95% complete
CT MRI
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Pelvi-ureteric obstruction with aberrant accessory lower pole renal artery

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 28 May 2015
89% complete
CT
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Incomplete ureteric injury following abdominal hysterectomy

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 29 Apr 2015
95% complete
CT
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Traumatic adrenal hemorrhage

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 Apr 2015
80% complete
CT
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Reperfusion testicular hyperemia post torsion correction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 29 Mar 2015
94% complete
Ultrasound
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Chronic urinary retention

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 04 Mar 2015
95% complete
CT
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Paratesticular fibrosis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 13 Feb 2015
72% complete
Ultrasound
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Gross hydronephrosis due to pelviureteric junction obstruction

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 11 Feb 2015
65% complete
CT
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Scrotal cellulitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 22 Jan 2015
79% complete
Ultrasound
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Skene gland cyst

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 19 Jan 2015
77% complete
MRI
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Ureteric reimplantation

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 23 Sep 2014
80% complete
CT
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Fibromuscular dysplasia (right renal artery)

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 21 Sep 2014
80% complete
Ultrasound CT
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Locally advanced prostate cancer

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 14 Sep 2014
68% complete
MRI
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Encrusted ureteric stent

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 10 Sep 2014
92% complete
CT
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Adenomatoid tumor of the testicular tunica

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 29 Aug 2014
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Post embolization syndrome

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 Aug 2014
65% complete
CT
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Ureterocoeles (bilateral)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 25 Aug 2014
72% complete
Ultrasound
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Adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer

  Diagnosis possible
Chris O'Donnell
Published 01 Aug 2014
62% complete
CT
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Hemorrhagic cystitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 26 Jun 2014
77% complete
CT
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Hematospermia

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 25 Jun 2014
65% complete
MRI
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Acute pyelonephritis and emphysematous pyonephrosis

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 26 Feb 2014
71% complete
CT
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Neurogenic bladder - CT findings (Christmas tree bladder)

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 17 Jan 2014
53% complete
CT
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Primary megaureter

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 02 Jan 2014
92% complete
CT
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Ovarian vein invasion by renal cell carcinoma

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 Dec 2013
95% complete
CT
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Lobar nephronia

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 04 Feb 2013
72% complete
Ultrasound
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Urinary retention - sacral nerve root infiltration

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 01 Feb 2013
77% complete
CT
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Right epididymitis

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 19 Jan 2013
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Left renal infarct

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 16 Jan 2013
89% complete
CT
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Intussuscepting carcinoma of the colon

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 16 Jan 2013
69% complete
CT
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Prostatic abscess - CT findings

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 20 Dec 2012
80% complete
CT
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Renal subcapsular hematoma post shockwave lithotripsy

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 22 Nov 2012
89% complete
CT
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Duplicated left renal vein

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 20 Nov 2012
65% complete
CT
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Ureteric injury post total abdominal hysterectomy

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 11 Nov 2012
77% complete
CT
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Value of prone CT in renal colic evaluation

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 11 Nov 2012
59% complete
CT
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Spotted nephrograms - severe hypotension

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 11 Nov 2012
77% complete
CT
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Squamous cell carcinoma metastasis to the kidney

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 10 Nov 2012
75% complete
Ultrasound MRI Nuclear medicine CT
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Incarcerated parastomal hernia causing small bowel and ileal conduit obstruction

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 08 Nov 2012
62% complete
CT
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Penile carcinoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Oct 2012
58% complete
CT
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Seminal vesicle cyst with ipsilateral renal agenesis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 25 Sep 2012
77% complete
CT Ultrasound
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Bladder calculus

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 23 Sep 2012
81% complete
CT
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Polycystic kidney with infected cyst

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 02 Sep 2012
95% complete
Ultrasound CT
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Prostate cancer

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 19 Aug 2012
77% complete
MRI
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Angiomyolipoma (large, hemorrhagic)

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 18 Aug 2012
64% complete
CT
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Adrenal metastasis from small cell lung cancer

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 09 Aug 2012
73% complete
X-ray CT Ultrasound Nuclear medicine
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Calyceal diverticular calculi

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 Jul 2012
74% complete
CT
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Ureteric jet - CT intravenous urogram

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 17 Jul 2012
86% complete
CT
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Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome - renal manifestations

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 17 Jul 2012
95% complete
MRI
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Jun 2012
53% complete
CT
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Spontaneous hemorrhage in polycystic renal disease

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 24 Jun 2012
77% complete
CT
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Renal cell carcinoma with IVC invasion through to supradiaphragmatic level

  Diagnosis almost certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 15 Jun 2012
77% complete
MRI
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Obstructed infected horseshoe kidney

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 10 Jun 2012
80% complete
CT
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Bladder prolapse into vagina

  Diagnosis probable
Chris O'Donnell
Published 06 Jun 2012
64% complete
CT Ultrasound
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Vas deferens calcification

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 01 Jun 2012
77% complete
CT
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Congenital PUJ obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 27 Apr 2012
74% complete
MRI

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