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Case-Based Interventional Neuroradiol-ogy

Timo Krings, SasikhanGeibprasert, and Karel G. ter Brugge New York, NY: Thieme, 2011. ISBN978-1-6040-6373-8. Softcover, $99.95;pp 464; 769 gures.

Case-Based Interventional Neurora-diology , by Drs Krings, Geibprasert,and ter Brugge, is a superbly writ-

ten technical “how to” manual for the“endovascular neurosurgeon.” Of equalimportance, the authors provide thenonin terventionalist with a comprehen-sive rationale and process for diag-nosing and triaging patients for surgicaland nonsurgical treatment of vascularand nonvascular lesions of the brain andspine.

The text is divided into 10 parts,each dedicated to a single subtopiccontaining a variable number of casestudies. Subtopics include aneurysmsand subarachnoid hemorrhage, brainarteriovenous malformations, cranialdural arteriovenous shunts, head andneck vascular lesions, tumors, trauma,stroke, pediatric vascular interventions,spine vascular interventions, and spinepercutaneous interventions.

Each of the 72 case studies beginswith a concise patient “clinical pre-sentation” and accompanying rele-vant images and is followed by a verydetailed discussion of intervention, in-cluding the rationale and morphologicfeatures that direct treatment and thespecic catheters, coils, and wiresused.

The remainder of the case studyincludes comprehensive discussions ofthe imaging work-up, treatment op-tions, review of the literature, andpearls and pitfalls. The paperback man-ual style of the text lends to it func-tionality and portability. Its pages areglossy and images excellent, and its dis-

cussions are comprehensive and wellreferenced.

Case-Based Interventional Neurora-diology is a superb highly specic tech-nical manual crafted by experiencedinterventional neuroradiologists; its ap-peal to such subspecialists is obvious.In a broader sense, it also serves as acomprehensive review of the diagnosisand treatment of vascular and nonvas-cular lesions of the brain and spine.This provides the noninterventional-ist with the knowledge and ability tonot only diagnose but also to directtreatment.

Reviewed by Maurice Frank Finnegan, Jr, MD

Orthopedic Imaging: A PracticalApproach, 5th ed

Adam Greenspan

Philadelphia, Pa: Wolters KluwerLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.ISBN 978-1-60831-287-0. Hardcover,$279.00; pp 986.

Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Approach is the fth edition ofAdam Greenspan’s well-known

textbook, which was rst published in1992. As with the rst edition, the pri-mary audience remains medical stu-dents and residents in radiology andorthopedics. It will, however, continueto appeal to a wider audience—includingradiology technologists, rheumatologists,and other physicians interested in mus-culoskeletal abnormalities.

The intended scope of the text is toprovide the reader with a basic under-standing of the currently available imag-ing modalities used in the diagnosis ofbone and joint disorders. In addition, itaims to arm the reader with the knowl-edge required to choose the most appro-priate imaging modality in a given clini-cal situation.

The author is a distinguished mus-

culoskeletal radiologist who has been

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professor of radiology for more than

23 years at the University of California,Davis, School of Medicine. He draws onthis vast experience in putting togethera comprehensive text, which provides agood overview of the subject while re-maining as a single volume.

This book is divided into sevenparts, including introduction to ortho-pedic imaging, trauma, arthritides, tu-mors and tumorlike lesions, infections,metabolic disorders, and congenitaland developmental anomalies. Wherenecessary, each section includes anoverview of clinical features as well asa brief outline of current treatment op-tions. Differential diagnoses are cov-ered where appropriate. Procedurescommonly performed by the musculo-skeletal radiologist are also discussedand illustrated along the way. As withprevious editions, each chapter includesa summary in the form of “PracticalPoints to Remember,” which feature clin-ical pearls and key points with everydayapplications.

The book is hardcover with largepages and is well organized with plenty

of images—often supplemented withexplanatory labeled line diagrams. Theprinting, paper, images, and illustrationsare of high quality. The introduction offull color throughout the volume hasadded improved clarity to the text andtables, which are well designed and con-cise. Although there remains a substan-tial emphasis on conventional radio-graphic methods, the author utilizesmore up-to-date modalities, includingcomputed tomography, magnetic reso-nance imaging, and positron emissiontomography, than in previous edi-tions. In addition, the text is now fullysearchable online in a convenient andeasy-to-use format.

Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Approach fullls its purpose of providinga readable, well-illustrated text to itsintended readership. It is reasonablypriced for a book of this scale and I en-thusiastically recommend it.

Reviewed by Rikin Hargunani, BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCR

Interventional Breast Imaging: Ultrasound,Mammography, and MR Guidance Techniques

Uwe Fischer and Friedemann Baum New York, NY: Thieme, 2010. ISBN978-3-13-146701-0. Hardcover,$149.95; pp 264; 1295 gures.

J ust thinking about the challenges ofcovering this topic in a single bookis overwhelming. Yet somehow,

Fischer and Baum provide a conciseand fairly comprehensive review of themost common interventional breastprocedures and interdisciplinary as-pects of breast biopsy in a mere 264pages. Aimed at radiologists practicingbreast imaging, the book is essentiallydivided into three interrelated parts:the rst focuses on practical aspects ofperforming ultrasonography (US)–guided, stereotactically guided, andmagnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided procedures; the second partcovers breast cytologic and histopatho-logic assessment; and the third coversquality control and provides demonstra-tive cases with the opportunity for

self-assessment.In the rst section, each chapterfocuses on a specic breast procedureand introduces general concepts, reviewsstandard terminology, and providestrouble-shooting and tips for im-proved performance. In the chapterson US-guided, stereotactically guided,and MR imaging–guided biopsies,there are multiple accompanying casesthat demonstrate the principles of bi-opsy and provide insight into how tosuccessfully perform these procedures.The chapter on localization focuses pri-marily on free-hand localization (notcommonly performed in the UnitedStates at this time), which is at the ex-pense of covering the grid localizationtechnique in much depth. However, thischapter is likely of interest to Europe-an readers, who use the free-hand ap-proach more often, and provides otherreaders with insight into how to per-form these procedures for the rarecase that cannot be approached by

using a grid. Boxes containing key

practice recommendations, proceduralchecklists, and tips are particularlyuseful. Although the authors attemptedto provide examples of all availableequipment, this particular chapter has itsgaps; however, this is not of utmost im-portance because those practicing inbreast imaging need only to use theequipment available to them at the timeof biopsy. The last chapter of the bookprovides an additional 41 cases wherereaders can assess their understandingof the covered material.

The greatest strength of the book isthe second section, which focuses pri-marily on cytologic and pathologic as-sessment and the techniques of sentinellymph node biopsy. Clearly, the authorsof these chapters possess expertise intheir respective elds and each is ableto convey the information in a conciseand understandable manner. The eldof immunohistochemistry has explodedover the years and, for me, Table 13.1was one of the best summaries of whichmarkers may be seen with some of themost common breast abnormalities. For

practicing radiologists to deliver the bestcare, each of us should possess a basicunderstanding about the work of ourpathology colleagues, and this is readilyaccomplished in these few chapters.

Finally, in this day and age wherequality and safety are at the forefront,the authors devote one entire chapter toguidelines and quality control—recognizingthe importance of outcomes analysis as ameans to provide the highest quality ofcare. Guidelines from the American Col-lege of Radiology, the European Societyof Breast Imaging, and the GermanRadiology Association are included.

In summary, I commend Drs Fischerand Baum for their exemplary effort in cap-turing many of the challenges we face whileperforming breast intervention. This bookis likely most useful to radiologists who areearly on in their interventional experience,although it is likely of interest to anyonewho would like to improve their interven-tional skills or learn about multidisciplinaryaspects of breast care.

Reviewed by Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH