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Thoracic Radiology: TheRequisites, 2nd ed

Theresa C. McLoud and Phillip M. Boiselle, MosbyElsevier, Philadelphia, PA; 2010, 422 pages,hardcover.

The second edition of Thoracic Radiology: The Requisites

provides an outstanding overview of thoracic imaging and

will be invaluable to the radiologist in training or the

practicing radiologist desiring to comprehensively review

thoracic imaging in a short period of time. Cardiac imaging

is not covered in this text as it is discussed separately in Cardiac

Radiology: The Requisites.

The book is well organized and divided into 19 chap-

ters. The first chapter discusses imaging techniques and

modalities followed by a detailed discussion of important

anatomical considerations and finally important radio-

graphic signs of chest diseases. The following chapters

cover specific disease processes, many of which are broken

down by anatomic location. Excellent chapters on pulmo-

nary infections, interstitial lung disease, and the pneumo-

conioses are included. Separate chapters are devoted to

congenital abnormalities of the thorax, radiography of

the critical care patient, and thoracic trauma. Pulmonary

diseases in the immunocompromised host, diseases of

altered immunologic activity, chronic obstructive pulmo-

nary disease, and pulmonary neoplasms are also covered

in separate chapters. Disease processes associated with the

trachea, the bronchi, the pulmonary vasculature, the medi-

astinum, and the pleura are dealt with in dedicated chap-

ters as well. The final chapter discusses interventional

techniques.

There are plentiful images that are generally of high

quality and illustrate well the full range of imaging character-

istics found throughout the spectrum of thoracic pathology.

Minor improvements can be made in editing of figure

legends/captions; I found few image captions were difficult

to see and a few of the labels misleading. There are abundant

plain film images, which make this book especially useful for

the beginning radiology resident. Numerous computed

tomography and magnetic resonance images are included

as well. The detailed discussions of the progression of an

imaging workup for a number of disease processes would

prove useful to radiologists as well as pulmonary specialists

outside the field of radiology. There are numerous tables

including many complete differential diagnostic entities for

various disease processes and imaging findings making this

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text valuable as a reference in difficult cases. Particularly

useful are numerous boxes detailing disease characteristics

as well as clinical, pathologic, radiographic, and computed

tomography features.

In summary, the book is best suited for the radiology

resident, thoracic imaging fellow, and practicing radiologist

seeking to thoroughly review aspects of thoracic imaging.

Rating Scale:

++++ (4) = Excellent

+++ (3) = Good

++ (2) = Fair

+ (1) = Poor

Contents: ++++Readability: ++++Overall: ++++

Utility:

Medical Students: +++Radiology Residents: ++++Radiology Fellows: ++++General Practice Radiologists: +++Subspecialty Radiologists: +++

Mike L. AndersonDepartment of Radiology

Evans Army Community HospitalFt. Carson, CO

Neuroradiology: TheRequisites, 3rd ed

David M. Yousem and Robert I. Grossman. MosbyInc. Philadelphia PA, 2010. 619 pages, 724 figures,159 boxes, and 88 tables. Hardcover. $99.00 aslisted by the publisher.

In this third edition of Neuroradiology: The Requisites, the

authors set out to highlight the essentials of neuroradi-

ology and concentrate on the more common entities.

They also set a goal to reduce the humor that was so

prevalent in the previous two editions. The authors have

accomplished both of these goals. The book now has

619 pages, reduced from 908 in the second edition. The

humor and jokes from the previous edition have been

largely removed, allowing the reader to concentrate on

the task at hand. The tone of this edition is professional

and academic.

This book is divided into 18 chapters highlighting the

main topics in neuroradiology, including chapters on

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