TEACHING ATLAS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING. Munk PL, Ryan AG. 2008.
780 pgs. Thieme Medical Publishers. www.thieme.com. $149.95.
The recently published Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging by
Dr Peter L Munk and Anthony G Ryan is a high quality hardcover book that
includes 130 cases sorted by pathological similarities. Totaling 780
pages in length, it is a helpful reference book rather than a textbook.
The authors admittedly have not included all common conditions of the
mnsculoskeletal systems because to do so would have involved a project
requiring more time, authors and volumes.
Each case presented uses essentially the same format: clinical
presentation, radiologic findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and
a discussion that includes the applicability of imaging modalities and
possible imaging findings. Conventional radiographic, CT and MR images
are included in the text; some ultrasound images and an occasional line
drawing and photograph also are included.
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The writing style is straightforward and easy to understand, and
the format makes good use of bulleting to highlight key points.
Additional references are suggested at the end of each case, with an
extensive index at the end of the book.
The book assumes basic radiography training, including a
familiarity with sectional imaging, medical terminology and pathology,
and the language should be familiar to imaging specialists. However, the
book goes beyond technologists' scope of practice.
The intent of this book is to assist radiologists and those
training in radiology to make an accurate diagnosis and, at times, rule
out a differential diagnosis. The authors specify in the preface that
their targeted audiences are "trainees in radiology and those
practicing general radiology." As the book's name implies, it
is meant to be a teaching tool for physicians.
Denise L Lazo, MA, R.T.(R)(M)
Associate Professor
Community College of Rhode Island
Lincoln, Rhode Island
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