Body MRI by Evan S. Siegelman
ElsevierHealth, St. Louis, 2005, $99
A body MRI text for under $100? Yes, and it's a good one. This book is a concise survey of common -- and not-so-common entities -- encountered in the interpretation of body MRI.
Body MRI consists of 527 pages, divided into 11 chapters, either authored or co-authored by Dr. Siegelman (the chapter on fetal MRI is written solely by Dr. Anne M. Hubbard). The first half of the book focuses on imaging of the liver and biliary system, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and the peritoneal and retroperitoneal spaces. The second half has separate chapters on the male and female pelvis, the female breast, fetal MRI, and vascular imaging.
Each chapter opens with an introduction to applicable imaging techniques. There are over 1,000 high-quality images that are clearly labeled and well annotated. The authors wisely take advantage of a montage layout, demonstrating a lesion's appearance with the various pulse sequences and its pattern of enhancement.
Each chapter contains a number of tables that summarize the key clinical points of a particular disease and its MRI characteristics. There is also ample information, again in a table format, on differential diagnoses, as well as guidelines for the staging of various cancers. There are between 100-500 references for each chapter. The book is well indexed.
With its excellent images and useful tables, this gem will undoubtedly be quite popular with body imaging and MRI fellows. It can also serve as a very practical text for radiology residents and general radiologists.
By Dr. Jonathan J. SudberryAuntMinnie.com contributing writer
March 30, 2005
Dr. Sudberry is a senior radiology resident at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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