Archive for May, 2009

SWI IMPROVES DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN SOLITARY ENHANCING BRAIN LESIONS

Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Karen Tong, Loma Linda University Medical Center | 874 views

H.S. Kim, G.-H. Jahng, C.W. Ryu, and S.Y. Kim. Added Value and Diagnostic Performance of Intratumoral Susceptibility Signals in the Differential Diagnosis of Solitary Enhancing Brain Lesions: Preliminary Study.  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol first published [...]

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Problem Solving in Musculoskeletal Imaging

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 701 views

W. Morrison and T. Sanders, eds. Mosby; 2008, 788 pages, $149.00. Conventional musculoskeletal radiology textbooks have traditionally been organized according to either disease category or body part, focusing on the imaging appearance of the entities [...]

Brain Hypoxia and Ischemia

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 681 views

G.G. Haddad and S.P. Yu, eds. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2009, 343 pages, 47 illustrations, $159.00. The stated intent of this multi-authored volume is to pro­vide a broad mechanistic foundation for understand­ing brain disorders attributable [...]

Atlas of Clinical Neurology, 3rd ed.

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 782 views

Roger N. Rosenberg, ed. Springer; 2009, 560 pages, 223 illustrations, $199.00. For those who prefer a highly visual display and description of clinical neurology, this 560-page atlas would, at first glance, seem to be inviting; [...]

Musculoskeletal MRI, 2nd ed.

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 701 views

C. Helms, N. Major, M. Anderson, P.E. Kaplan, and R. Dussault, eds. Saunders; 2009, 456 pages, 630 illustrations; $129.00. Although aimed primarily at residents, fellows, and those involved with musculoskeletal (MSK) radiology, this sec­ond edition [...]

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America: Multiple Sclerosis, Part I: Background and Conventional MRI, Vol. 18, No. 4 and Part II: Nonconventional MRI Techniques, Vol. 19, No. 1

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 612 views

M. Filippi, guest ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2008, Part I: pages 563–719, 66 figures; Part II: pages 1–132, 46 figures. The introduction of MR imaging to the evaluation of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has [...]

Surgery of Spinal Tumors

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 555 views

J. Klekamp and M. Samii, eds. Springer; 2007, 526 pages, 1862 illustrations, $389.00. Neuroradiologists infrequently observe the intraoperative findings of patients whose imaging studies they have interpreted unless they are actively involved with intraoperative spinal [...]

Principles and Advanced Methods in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis

Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 509 views

A.P. Dhawan, H.K. Huang, D.-S. Kim, eds. World Scientific Publishing; 2008, 868 pages, $228.00. At first glance at the cover and size of Principles and Advanced Methods in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis,a passerby might [...]

Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurology

Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 521 views

J.C.M. Brust, ed. McGraw-Hill; 2006, 750 pages, $62.95. This softcover book, Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurology, 750 pages, fills a need that trainees in neurology may have for a quick and concise description of [...]

Brain Imaging: Case Review Series

Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Book Reviews, American Journal of Neuroradiology | 723 views

L.A. Loevner. Mosby Elsevier; 2008, 288 pages, $49.95. Case-based review books are increasingly popular, explained by the recognized need to continually quiz oneself for Board Certification/Certificate of Added Qualifications/ Maintenance of Certification and because these [...]