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May 18, 2012
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Staff Sgt. Darlene Seltmann

Staff Sgt. Evelyn Baxter, 56th Medical Support Squadron ultrasound technician, performs a thyroid scan on Airman 1st Class Quenterous Harris, 56th MDSS diagnostic imaging apprentice, during an appointment at the medical center here Apr. 23. The lab at Luke provides a wide range of services such as x-rays, ultrasounds, mammography, computerized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scans and special procedures.



 

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