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According to a March 30, 2005 article in the Star Tribune, this image was distributed to the public by Neurologist Ronald Cranford and Michael Schiavo. [1]

The image is fair use, since the doctor released his image in the public: Terri Schiavo's 2002 CAT scan. Ronald E. Cranford, M.D., who examined her in 2002, provides this scan of Schiavo's brain. Crawford was assistant chief of neurology at the Hennepin County Medical Center. [2] [3]. He died on May 31, 2006.[4]

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[edit] Fair use for Terri Schiavo

This is a comparison between a normal brain (aged 25 years) and Terri's brain
This was released to news media from the doctor that performed the procedure. Zach (Sound Off) 15:14, 10 September 2005 (UTC)