Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category

Neurocritical Care: A Guide to Practical Management. John P. Adams, Dominic Bell, Justin McKinly (Editors). Springer 2010, 177 pages, 90 illustrations, $79.95.
Too often, handbooks designed to present a specific topic in a simple, understandable, and [...]

Evidence-Based Imaging in Pediatrics. L. Santiago Medina, Kimberly E. Applegate, C. Craig Blackmore (Editors). Springer 2010, 666 pages, $79.95.
“I don’t know” is a phrase I use all too often when trying to address questions from [...]

Neurosurgery. C.B. Lumenta, C. Di Rocco, J. Haase, J.J.A. Mooij (Editors). Springer 2010, 660 pages, 430 illustrations, $139.00.
While not designed for the practicing neurosurgeon this soft-covered, 660-page, multi-authored (81 authors) text entitled Neurosurgery is well [...]

Antiphospholipid Syndrome Handbook. Maria L. Bertolaccini, Oier Ateka-Barrutia, Munther A. Khamashta (Authors). Springer 2010, 93 pages, 6 illustrations, $59.95.
One only needs to read through this short 93-page soft-covered handbook to realize the ubiquitous nature of [...]

Vascular and Interventional Imaging: Case Review Series 2nd Edition. Nael E.A. Saad, Suresh Vedantham, Jennifer E. Gould (Editors). MOSBY 2010, 304 pages, $ 52.95.
Interventional radiology is a daunting subject for many radiology residents and fellows.  With [...]

Developmental Plasticity of Inhibitory Circuitry
Pallas, Sarah L. (Ed.)
Springer 2010, 192 pages, 62 illustrations, $179.00
Suppressing the Mind: Anesthetic Modulation of Memory and Consciousness
Series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience
Anthony Hudetz and  Robert Pearce (Eds.)
Humana Press 2010, 252 pages, 38 [...]

7.0 Tesla MRI: Brain Atlas: In Vivo Atlas with Cryomacrotome Correlation. Zang-Hee Cho (Editor). Springer 2010, 557 pages, 500 illustrations, $299.00.
This is probably the largest book in dimensions (15.1   inches x   12.1 inches) ever reviewed [...]

The Handbook of the Medical Image Perception and Techniques. Ehsan Samei and Elizabeth Krupinski (Editors). Cambridge 2010, 436 pages, 170 illustrations, $169.00.
For those interested in delving into issues related to image perception, this Handbook serves [...]

Imaging of Orthopaedic Fixation Devices and Prostheses. Thomas Berquist, M.D. (Author). Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, 736 pages, 1953 illustrations, $210.00.
Orthopedic hardware has always been a bit of a stumbling block for [...]

Neuroinformatics for Neuropsychology. Vinoth Jagaroo (author). Springer 2009, 126 pages, 20 illustrations, $129.00.
Bioinformatics revolutionized the way physicians and scientists approach data collecting, analysis and management. These approaches have gradually taken hold across disciplines including neuroscience [...]