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Sodium MRI — Taking a New Look at Osteoarthritis
Sodium MRI has been around for a while, but higher magnet strengths and new technologies have increased the potential for significantly earlier diagnosis of and possible treatments for osteoarthritis.

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High-Output Cardiac Failure in a Patient with a History of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
A 62-year-old woman with history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia who presents with high-output cardiac failure. Anteroposterior chest radiograph reveals cardiomegaly and enlargement of central pulmonary vasculature, cephalization of pulmonary blood flow, and left pleural effusion.

Source: AJR 2006; 187:S508-S510
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“We've been doing faith-based screening instead of evidence-based screening. These findings should make people realize that it's a legitimate question about whether we should be screening for prostate cancer."

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