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Erratum: Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Monostotic Paget Disease
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sion, gradient refocused echo, and phase-contrast imaging techniques for blood flow imaging and quantification, and it also provides a discussion of contrast agents, navigator echoes, and myocardial tagging. When the content of the book ventures into more abstract realms such as spiral k-space segmentation, parallel imaging, and perfusion theory, there are always several useful concepts to be gleaned and applied. The second, and largest, section covers ischemic heart disease. The assessment of ventricular wall motion and myocardial perfusion under dobutamine and vasodilator stress is thoroughly covered, as is imaging of myocardial infarction and ventricular remodeling. Assessment of myocardial viability and microvascular obstruction with late gadolinium enhancement is also given particular emphasis. One highlight of this section was the discussion of MR imaging of endothelial dysfunction, angiogenesis, thrombus, and plaques at risk with the use of molecular targeting of vascular cell adhesion molecule, ␣33 integrin, fibrin, and ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide, respectively. The third section of the book addresses the right heart and congenital heart disease (with discussion of embryology and surgical repair). The fourth section covers MR imaging of the pulmonary artery and vein, thoracic aortic disease, and the pericardium. In the fifth section of this well-written book, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and cardiac MR spectroscopy are discussed. The authors highlight the true strengths of cardiac MR imaging in this section, providing material on the quantification of velocities across stenotic valves,
regurgitant fractions, and volumes. The final chapters are of special interest to the interventional radiologist, discussing recent work in interventional MR imaging, such as MRguided stent-graft repair of aortic disease, peripheral artery disease, and even transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. The strengths of this book are its breadth and thoroughness of coverage, not only providing a solid foundation for the theoretical and practical basis of cardiovascular MR imaging, but also offering lucid explanations of pathophysiology. It is also forward-looking, presenting research and ideas as yet in development, which are sure to stimulate the curiosity of the reader. My main criticisms of this work are that there are a few instances in which the same material is covered repeatedly with varying levels of clarity, and chapters that consist almost entirely of recitation of data, even including P values from clinical or preclinical studies. While understandably directed at a wide clinical audience, this plethora of statistical data was not as useful as the clinical depth provided. Also, if the authors truly expect cardiovascular MR imaging—an “all-in-one” modality with so much potential benefit and little cost to the patient—to truly become ubiquitous, the issue of society affording such an expensive technology must be seriously addressed. In summary, this text provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical treatment of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and at $149 is an excellent value. —reviewed by Brandon A. Howard, MD, PhD
ERRATUM Erratum: Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Monostotic Paget Disease In the March 2011 issue, in the article entitled “Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Monostotic Paget Disease” (J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011; 22:400 – 403) one of the authors’ names, Costantino De Simone, was incorrectly listed. The correct name is Celestino De Simone.
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sion, gradient refocused echo, and phase-contrast imaging techniques for blood flow imaging and quantification, and it also provides a discussion of contrast agents, navigator echoes, and myocardial tagging. When the content of the book ventures into more abstract realms such as spiral k-space segmentation, parallel imaging, and perfusion theory, there are always several useful concepts to be gleaned and applied. The second, and largest, section covers ischemic heart disease. The assessment of ventricular wall motion and myocardial perfusion under dobutamine and vasodilator stress is thoroughly covered, as is imaging of myocardial infarction and ventricular remodeling. Assessment of myocardial viability and microvascular obstruction with late gadolinium enhancement is also given particular emphasis. One highlight of this section was the discussion of MR imaging of endothelial dysfunction, angiogenesis, thrombus, and plaques at risk with the use of molecular targeting of vascular cell adhesion molecule, ␣33 integrin, fibrin, and ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide, respectively. The third section of the book addresses the right heart and congenital heart disease (with discussion of embryology and surgical repair). The fourth section covers MR imaging of the pulmonary artery and vein, thoracic aortic disease, and the pericardium. In the fifth section of this well-written book, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and cardiac MR spectroscopy are discussed. The authors highlight the true strengths of cardiac MR imaging in this section, providing material on the quantification of velocities across stenotic valves,
regurgitant fractions, and volumes. The final chapters are of special interest to the interventional radiologist, discussing recent work in interventional MR imaging, such as MRguided stent-graft repair of aortic disease, peripheral artery disease, and even transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. The strengths of this book are its breadth and thoroughness of coverage, not only providing a solid foundation for the theoretical and practical basis of cardiovascular MR imaging, but also offering lucid explanations of pathophysiology. It is also forward-looking, presenting research and ideas as yet in development, which are sure to stimulate the curiosity of the reader. My main criticisms of this work are that there are a few instances in which the same material is covered repeatedly with varying levels of clarity, and chapters that consist almost entirely of recitation of data, even including P values from clinical or preclinical studies. While understandably directed at a wide clinical audience, this plethora of statistical data was not as useful as the clinical depth provided. Also, if the authors truly expect cardiovascular MR imaging—an “all-in-one” modality with so much potential benefit and little cost to the patient—to truly become ubiquitous, the issue of society affording such an expensive technology must be seriously addressed. In summary, this text provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical treatment of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and at $149 is an excellent value. —reviewed by Brandon A. Howard, MD, PhD
ERRATUM Erratum: Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Monostotic Paget Disease In the March 2011 issue, in the article entitled “Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Monostotic Paget Disease” (J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011; 22:400 – 403) one of the authors’ names, Costantino De Simone, was incorrectly listed. The correct name is Celestino De Simone.