Pediatric radiology review.

Pediatric radiology review. Pappas M, Yamamoto L, Anene O. 2006. 174 pgs. Humana Press Inc. www.humanapress.com. $71.55.

This book is, in simple terms, exactly what the title suggests--a "review of pediatric x-rays." The content of this small, brightly colored, hard-bound edition is presented cleverly as a series of questions with explanations and many references. Each radiograph or series of radiographs is prefaced with a thorough yet brief patient clinical history, followed by several questions that are answered and referenced at the end of the text. The text is divided into 6 chapters, ranging from the chest, neck and abdominal areas to extremities to computed tomography scans. As an added bonus, the package includes a companion CD-ROM with an interactive version of the test questions.

This book primarily is intended to help medical students, residents and clinicians recognize anatomic details on radiographic images in the absence of a radiologist. The abundance, accuracy and quality of images should achieve this goal. Another positive aspect of this text is the availability of clinical history for patients, which helps the clinician correlate information to make a sound diagnosis, interpretation or treatment plan. Radiologic technologists practicing in either a children's hospital or an outpatient pediatric practice also might benefit from this book.

Although it is well written, easy to read, durable in construction and deserving of a "thumbs up" for overall quality, I do not recommend this book for the general radiologic technologist population because of its specific focus on pediatric patients.

Mark Schubert, R.T. (R)

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and

Tidewater Community College School of Radiologic Technology

Virginia Beach, Virginia