the University of Wisconsin, how it is performed, and theresults obtained.The book is richly illustrated, in particular the fourth

section, including the DVD, and it is accompanied by anexcellent analytical index.This book on CT colonography is a complete, exhaus-

tive, and up-to-date treatise on this procedure, which will beuseful to the junior radiologists who are planning to performCT colonography, and also to more experienced radiolo-gists, by presenting them with numerous well-illustratedexamples of any type of lesions, even those which arevery seldom seen in daily practice, such as carpet lesions,serrated adenomas, and others. In conclusion, this treatise ishighly recommended to any radiologist who is performingCT colonography.

Silvia Venturini, MD

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.008

Interventional—the teaching filesCT Burke [Contributors: RG Dixon, SMWeek], Philadelphia,PA: Saunders/Elsevier; 2010, 625 pages, ISBN: 9-78-1-41-60-22-60-8.

This book is based on a collection of more than 300clinical cases of patients who underwent a radio-guidedinterventional procedure, and it completes the High-YieldImaging series by the same authors.The vascular interventions (234 cases) and the nonvascu-

lar ones (70 cases) cover the large field of percutaneousinterventions performed under radiological guidance.Each clinical case is presented in a double page, with the

text on the left and the related illustrations on the right, apresentation which is very convenient and practical bypermitting the simultaneous evaluation of all the informationpresented by each case.This book is commendable by allowing a comparison

between theory and practice.Furthermore, it shows the necessity for each case of the

proper material, of the knowledge of the various guidingmethods, of the points of entrance, and of the positioning ofthe patient in accordance with the procedure to be performed.The authors also discuss certain complications, which

limit a percutaneous procedure. Emphasized is the impor-tance before the procedure of knowing of any possiblecomplication and how to be prepared to quickly manage it, ifnecessary, surgically.The iconography is satisfactory by the rich number of

illustrations, 1130, and by their quality, with manycomparing the different methods of imaging. Demonstratedare, for example, angio-CT reconstructions, well correlatingwith the angiographic studies. Selected references given atthe end of each case presented allow the reader to obtainfurther information.This book is an excellent complement to conventional

theoretical teaching; a minor criticism could be made for

the absence of a classification of all the materials presentedand discussed.

Felipe Soares, MD

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.014

PET-CT hybrid imagingO Schober, W Heindel (Eds.). New York/Stuttgart: Thieme;2010, 312 pages, 616 illustrations, US$149.95; ISBN: 978-3-13-148861-9.

To be brief, I liked this volume a great deal andrecommend it to practitioners involved in interpretationand/or application of PET/CT imaging in clinical practice.I make this statement because Otmar Schober and

Walter Heindel have assembled an outstanding bookutilizing their experience and the insight of 33 authorsincluding themselves.The book is divided into seven sections but the first

section entitled “Basic Principles” includes six chapterswith an excellent chapter entitled “Basic Principles ofImage Interpretation.” This chapter is essentially a tutorialthat succinctly demonstrates the mental to and fro that goesinto PET/CT interpretation. The second section “Imagingof Neoplastic Diseases” includes 15 chapters organized byorgan systems in addition to specific chapters on “Tumorsin Children” and “PET/CT for Radiotherapy Planning.”There are additional sections on “Inflammatory Disease,”Diagnosis of “Cardiovascular Diseases,” and “Neurodegen-erative Diseases.”Given the numerous volumes available dealing with PET/

CT, my initial reaction was “Why another PET/CT book?”Interestingly enough, the editors begin with a prefaceaddressing that question and conclude with the statement:“This book is intended to contribute to the responsibleapplication of PET/CT in routine clinical work.” Afterhaving read large portions of the book, I conclude that theyhave accomplished their goal. The book is both a succincttext and an atlas of illustrative cases. The text is outstanding—virtually anticipating questions in the mind of the readerand providing a well-organized response. The imagesprovide excellent examples of a wide variety of findings ineach section.I would have liked to have had a CD atlas of the images

included in the text as is frequently provided nowadays.Except for this shortcoming, this is a most complete,instructive, and enjoyable text, as well as a useful volumefor radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians alike—intheir role either as practitioners of diagnostic imaging or asmentors of younger imagers. Radiologists in particular willappreciate the emphasis on the significance of the valueadded by the FDG PET imaging information.

Stanley J. Goldsmith, MD

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.009

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