?ook Revieu Practical MRi: A Teaching File, 1st edition Jeffrey Brown and Franz J. Wippold I! New York: Lippincott-Raven, 1996, 500 pp, $125.00 I t was indeed a pleasure to review this book. Although the format is that of a teaching file, the book of- fers much more than a collection of in- teresting cases. With each case, a uni- formly high-quality set of magnetic resonance (MR) images is presented showing fairly typical findings of a spe- cific disease entity; this is followed by a discussion of the case, a short review of the literature, and, finally, a pertinent list of references. The facts are accurately presented. The case discussions are suc- cinct, but important issues are covered. The text is organized by anatomic regions, with 121 cases of the central nervous system, 75 of the chest ab- domen and pelvis, and 44 of the musculoskeletal system. There are 99 cases relating to various brain abnormalities, covering congenital anomalies, neo- plasms, and vascular diseases. These cases are typical of the conditions they are intended to represent. Some of the MR images are supplemented with computed tomographic images, angiograms, and MR angiograms. The 22 spine cases are also of high educational quality, especially those representing degenerative disc disease and spinal neoplasm. The body MR section in- cludes significant disease entities such as aortic dissection, congenital heart disease, liver neoplasm, kidney and retro- peritoneal tumor, as well as a variety of gynecologic diseases. The musculoskeletal section is especially strong in the variety of cases and the high quality of images. This section alone could be used as a concise intro- duction to the field of musculoskeletal MRI for any advanced student or ju- nior radiology resident. MR is especially suited for the evaluation of soft tissue neoplasm, but only two cases were presented in this section. One other minor weakness of this book is that the discussions rarely provide a dif- ferential diagnosis for each case. In conclusion, this book does a very good job of fulfilling its role as a teaching file of practical M1KI. We highly recommend it for diagnostic radiology residents and for practicing radiologists. 1070-3004/96/145-145/$3.00Volume 3, Number 3 American Society of Emergency Radiology © 1996 Emergency Radiology • May/June 1996 Book Review • 145

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?ook Revieu

Practical MRi: A Teaching File, 1st edition Jeffrey Brown and Franz J. Wippold I! New York: Lippincott-Raven, 1996, 500 pp, $125.00

I t was indeed a pleasure to review this book. Although the format is that of a teaching file, the book of-

fers much more than a collection of in- teresting cases. With each case, a uni- formly high-quality set of magnetic resonance (MR) images is presented showing fairly typical findings of a spe- cific disease entity; this is followed by a discussion of the case, a short review of the literature, and, finally, a pertinent list of references. The facts are accurately presented. The case discussions are suc- cinct, but important issues are covered.

The text is organized by anatomic regions, with 121 cases of the central nervous system, 75 of the chest ab- domen and pelvis, and 44 of the mus-

culoskeletal system. There are 99 cases relating to various brain abnormalities, covering congenital anomalies, neo- plasms, and vascular diseases. These cases are typical of the conditions they are intended to represent. Some of the M R images are supplemented with computed tomographic images, angiograms, and M R angiograms. The 22 spine cases are also of high educational quality, especially those representing degenerative disc disease and spinal neoplasm. The body M R section in- cludes significant disease entities such as aortic dissection, congenital heart disease, liver neoplasm, kidney and retro- peritoneal tumor, as well as a variety of gynecologic diseases.

The musculoskeletal section is especially strong in the variety of cases and the high quality of images. This section alone could be used as a concise intro- duction to the field of musculoskeletal MRI for any advanced student or ju- nior radiology resident. M R is especially suited for the evaluation of soft tissue neoplasm, but only two cases were presented in this section. One other minor weakness of this book is that the discussions rarely provide a dif- ferential diagnosis for each case.

In conclusion, this book does a very good job of fulfilling its role as a teaching file of practical M1KI. We highly recommend it for diagnostic radiology residents and for practicing radiologists.

Emergency Radiology • May/June 1996 Book Review • 145