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<br /> VOL. 14 NO. 1<br /> THE MAGAZINE OF DISTINCTION IN RADIOLOGY JANUARY 2013<br /> Things to Watch<br /> FIVE<br /> i<br /> n2 13<br /> Our Annual Observations<br /> From RSNA<br /> Also From RSNA<br /> • Sending Reports<br /> to Patients<br /> • Reporter’s Notebook<br /> Coding Changes<br /> for the New Year<br /> Managing<br /> Outside Images<br /> section<br /> section<br /> WWW.RADIOLOGYTODAY.NET<br /> EDITOR’S NOTE<br /> REPORTING TO PATIENTS<br /> By Jim Knaub<br /> Should radiologists provide their exam<br /> reports directly to their patients? 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