Monthly Archives: September 2009

Arthritis in Color: Advanced Imaging of Arthritis. M.A. Bruno, T.J. Mosher, and G.E. Gold, eds. Saunders Elsevier; 2009, 240 pages, 220 illustrations, $99.00.

One of the burgeoning topics in medicine today is the treatment and imaging of arthritis and cartilage disease. Arthritis is a leading cause of disability throughout the world, with more than 30 million people of all ages affected in the United States alone. The introduction of new aggressive drug therapies; innovative surgical techniques; and the growth of an active, aging population have clarified the need for more sensitive and precise techniques to diagnose arthropathy and assess … Continue reading >>

Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain. T. Moritani, S. Ekholm, and P.-L. Westesson, eds. Springer; 2009, 402 pages, 700 illustrations, $189.00.

In an expanded second edition of their clinically important book Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain, Drs. Moritani, Ekholm, and Westesson, along with other contributors, have presented the radiologist with a highly readable and well-illustrated book. This 402-page volume is nearly double in size compared with the first edition, which was published 5 years ago. This has allowed the inclusion of more recent developments, such as tensor imaging of the normal brain with color tractography and diffusion … Continue reading >>

Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, Vol. 34. J.D. Pickard, N. Akalan, C. Di Rocco, V.V. Dolenc, J. Lobo Antunes,  J.J.A. Mooij, J. Schramm, and M. Sindou, eds. New York: Springer Wien; 2009, 206 pages, 55 figures, $209.00.

This series of books is sponsored by the European Associa­tion of Neurosurgical Societies and, according to the edi­tors, should be of interest to both experienced neurosurgeons and neurosurgeons in training. These volumes are all pub­lished in English and start with an Advances section, which is intended to present recent developments in neurosurgery and associated fields, followed by a Standards section, which in­cludes … Continue reading >>

HIV and the Brain: New Challenges in the Modern Era (Current Clinical Neurology). R.H. Paul, N.C. Sacktor, V. Valcour, and K.T. Tashima, eds. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press; 2009, 400 pages, 10 illustrations, $139.00.

This enjoyable and fascinating 400-page book, HIV and the Brain: New Challenges in the Modern Era, part of the series Current Clinical Neurology, attempts to bring us all up-to-date on the evolution and current challenges of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly as it relates to the brain. Reviewing for us the paradigm shift of how infection with HIV has changed from an acute and … Continue reading >>

EXPERT ddx Brain and Spine. A. Osborn, J. Ross, K. Salzman, J. Crim, B. Borg, K. Moore,
L. Shah, M. Jhaveri, B. Hamilton, S. Blaser, and G. Katzman., eds. Amirsys; 2009, 1000 pages, 3300 illustrations, $329.00.

In a completion of the neuroradiology EXPERT ddx set, the volume on brain and spine (in addition to the previously reviewed volume on head and neck), is now available. As in the EXPERT ddx Head and Neck, the layout and concept are exactly the same. Specifically, rather than deal with categories of diseases as is the common way books are written, the … Continue reading >>