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Marine Mammals Meet Modern Medicine

Whales do not make the easiest patients, but CT scans, MRIs, ultrasound, hyperbaric chambers, and other medical tools are making it easier to learn about them.

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Source: Oceanus Magazine

Originally published: August 23, 2013

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