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Diagnostic imaging, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
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Diagnostic imaging, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

    Dorsoventral radiographic view of an adult Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) showing a large amount of cartilage present in the joint spaces, which is sometimes mistaken for metabolic bone disease lesions.

Courtesy of Dr. Taylor Yaw.