The document reviews a book about spiral and multislice CT of the body. It discusses the book's organization and contents in depth, praising the quality and breadth of information provided. It also briefly reviews another medical reference book on diagnostic and therapeutic spine procedures.
The document reviews a book about spiral and multislice CT of the body. It discusses the book's organization and contents in depth, praising the quality and breadth of information provided. It also briefly reviews another medical reference book on diagnostic and therapeutic spine procedures.
The document reviews a book about spiral and multislice CT of the body. It discusses the book's organization and contents in depth, praising the quality and breadth of information provided. It also briefly reviews another medical reference book on diagnostic and therapeutic spine procedures.
The document reviews a book about spiral and multislice CT of the body. It discusses the book's organization and contents in depth, praising the quality and breadth of information provided. It also briefly reviews another medical reference book on diagnostic and therapeutic spine procedures.
Spiral and Multislice Computed Tomography of the Handbook of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Spine Body Procedures Mathias Prokop and Michael Galanski, Eds., New York, NY. Alan L. Williams and F. Reed Murtaugh, Editors, Philadel- Thieme 2003, 1102 pages, 1972 illustrations, 332 tables, phia, PA. Mosby, imprint of Elsevier Science 2002, USA$189.00 272 pages, 102 illustrations, USA$49.95
The reading of this book, representing the experience of
several Austrian, German and Dutch radiologists, will Introduction: This is a soft-cover, 272-page reference result, without any doubt, in an enrichment of our knowl- guide for physicians performing minimally invasive thera- edge of CT of the body, and, understandably, it is easy to peutic spine procedures. This is the first book of this kind by share the enthusiasm shown by G.D. Rubin in his preface to radiologists. Though it is well detailed and reasonably the book. comprehensive, one should not feel confident enough to The first section, composed of seven chapters, deals perform any of these procedures after reading a chapter. This with all the general elements related to CT, spiral and book is designated by the authors only as a reference guide. multislice: principles, image processing, preparation of the Content/text: There are 10 chapters of procedures from patient, the use of contrast media scanning techniques, 14 contributors. Each chapter is divided into 10 sections: I. radiation dosage, quality of the image, interventional Rationale/Clinical Indications; II. Contraindications; III. procedures and analysis of the obtained images. In the Informed Consent; IV. Pertinent Anatomy; V. Equipment following 18 chapters, the pathological processes involv- and Supplies; VI. Sedation; VII. Procedure; VIII. Post ing the different organs of the body are reviewed. Each Procedure Care; IX. Reporting the Procedure; and X. chapter in enriched by tables, always very useful, empha- Coding. There is a suggested reading list for each chapter. sizing the different information and including all the new Each procedure is in outline presentation and is described technical modalities, such as screening the bronchial step by step. The text is generally well written and edited. carcinoma with low dose CT, the coronary arteries and Images/legends: There are 102 black/white well-drawn the vascular system. Furthermore, the significant quality illustrations, and no X-ray images. The legends are clear of the images, a good number of them in color, should be and appropriate. pointed out. References: There is a reading list of generally more Although the book has more than 1000 pages not than 10 articles in each chapter with sparse citing of every topic can be discussed in depth, for instance, while references form this list. exhaustive is the review of the study of the heart and of Use: This handbook is a reference guide for radiology the arteries, somewhat limited is the discussion of the fellows and those radiologists interested in performing surveillance of the postoperative lungs and colon –rectum. therapeutic spine procedures. It is also a good reference However, this is a minor criticism, and the book reaches for those just interested in how these procedures are done. its objective, by providing at this moment the book on Comment: The strengths of this book are its general CT of the body to which all those dedicated to imag- coverage of most of the diagnostic and therapeutic proce- ing would refer, whether junior or senior radiologists. dures for painful spinal disorders and the concise nature in The value of the book is also enhanced by 53 pages of which it is presented. up-to-date references related to each chapter and to the It should have been helpful if the authors included a topic discussed. section on the limitations of each technique, for example, This book, hence, is a success, and one must thank all the Chapter 2. Epidural Steroid Injections. Epidurals are one of authors for having put at our disposal such an excellent tool the most utilized blocks for chronic pain, and like most for learning and for applying the correct imaging of the CT blocks, they are not likely to work in the long run to relieve of the body. pain due to significant root compression or progressive spondylosis. It would also have been very helpful to know J.-N. Bruneton how to choose patients appropriate for this procedure and for those discussed in Chapter 2. Spinal Nerve Blocks, and doi:10.1016/S0899-7071(03)00176-1 Chapter 4. Spinal Facet Blocks and Sacroiliac Joint Blocks.
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