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Interventional radiology of the spine. Image-guided pain therapy
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INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY OF THE SPINE. IMAGE-GUIDED PAIN THERAPY J. Kevin McGraw. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2004, 229 pp, $125.00.
Minimally invasive procedures for treatment of pain originating from the spine are rapidly becoming standard of practice within many communities, despite the fact that scientific evidence of the benefits of some of these procedures is lacking. The procedures are being performed by clinicians from various specialties with different backgrounds. Appropriate clinical information, imaging, and procedural technique all contribute to the patient’s outcome. Interventional Radiology of the Spine: Image-Guided Pain Therapy is divided into two sections. Part I describes the spinal anatomy, imaging, and clinical evaluation, whereas part II is focused on interventional procedures. The first chapter provides a general overview of spinal anatomy. This is followed by chapters on image modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. Common spinal disorders are described with accompanying images. The final chapter in Part I provides an overview of the clinical evaluation of the patient with spine complaints, including patient history, physical examination, and pertinent imaging. Part II begins with a brief historic overview of interventional procedures, followed by the pharmacology of medications used in spinal procedures. The final eight chapters describe the procedural techniques for selective nerve root blocks, epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, sacroiliac joint injections, discography, treatment of discogenic back pain, spinal biopsy techniques, percutaneous vertebroplasty, and transcatheter therapy for tumors of the spine. Both parts contain important information that may be helpful, regardless of one’s clinical background. The more controversial procedures are discussed from multiple viewpoints and are widely referenced. Spinal trauma and tumors are well illustrated. However, there is a limited correlation between many of these disorders and the therapeutic options described in part II. The majority of traumatic lesions and
Grading Key:
1200
夹夹夹夹 ⫽ excellent 夹夹夹 ⫽ good 夹夹 ⫽ fair 夹 ⫽ poor
tumors depicted are generally treated by spinal surgeons with techniques not described in this book. Furthermore, the chapter on transarterial therapy of tumors is beyond the scope of the pain management specialist. Contents: 夝夝 Readability: 夝夝 Accuracy: 夝夝夝 Overall Evaluation: 夝夝 S. Solander, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
BREAST IMAGING: A CORRELATIVE ATLAS B. Hashimoto, D. Bauermeister. Thieme, New York, NY, 2003, hardcover, 536 pages, oversize: 9.25 in ⫻ 12.25 in, $149.00.
As stated in the preface, the authors targeted this book to breast imagers who want to improve their interpretive skills by learning a method of analysis that includes integration of mammographic and sonographic findings. They also wanted to provide a comprehensive atlas of pathologic entities in the breast. This book is comprised by 207 different cases (cases 43 and 49 are identical) demonstrating various breast pathologies: from common lesions like cysts and fibroadenomas, to different types of breast cancer. Even rare entities like breast angiosarcoma, leiomyoma, granular cell tumor, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and microglandular adenosis are covered, with more than 700 illustrations. There is also a 4-page section of color plates for histology slides and selected grayscale and Doppler sonograms. Two separate tables of contents – the first one, Pattern Approach to Mammography, is based on mammographic findings, as often seen in case review books on mammography. The second table of contents, Pattern Approach to Breast Sonography, is organized around ultrasound findings and enables the reader to easily browse through different entities with similar sonographic appearances, making this book a good reference for everyday work. The first two chapters describe a general approach to mammographic analysis, sonographic technique, and breast
.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY OF THE SPINE. IMAGE-GUIDED PAIN THERAPY J. Kevin McGraw. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2004, 229 pp, $125.00.
Minimally invasive procedures for treatment of pain originating from the spine are rapidly becoming standard of practice within many communities, despite the fact that scientific evidence of the benefits of some of these procedures is lacking. The procedures are being performed by clinicians from various specialties with different backgrounds. Appropriate clinical information, imaging, and procedural technique all contribute to the patient’s outcome. Interventional Radiology of the Spine: Image-Guided Pain Therapy is divided into two sections. Part I describes the spinal anatomy, imaging, and clinical evaluation, whereas part II is focused on interventional procedures. The first chapter provides a general overview of spinal anatomy. This is followed by chapters on image modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. Common spinal disorders are described with accompanying images. The final chapter in Part I provides an overview of the clinical evaluation of the patient with spine complaints, including patient history, physical examination, and pertinent imaging. Part II begins with a brief historic overview of interventional procedures, followed by the pharmacology of medications used in spinal procedures. The final eight chapters describe the procedural techniques for selective nerve root blocks, epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, sacroiliac joint injections, discography, treatment of discogenic back pain, spinal biopsy techniques, percutaneous vertebroplasty, and transcatheter therapy for tumors of the spine. Both parts contain important information that may be helpful, regardless of one’s clinical background. The more controversial procedures are discussed from multiple viewpoints and are widely referenced. Spinal trauma and tumors are well illustrated. However, there is a limited correlation between many of these disorders and the therapeutic options described in part II. The majority of traumatic lesions and
Grading Key:
1200
夹夹夹夹 ⫽ excellent 夹夹夹 ⫽ good 夹夹 ⫽ fair 夹 ⫽ poor
tumors depicted are generally treated by spinal surgeons with techniques not described in this book. Furthermore, the chapter on transarterial therapy of tumors is beyond the scope of the pain management specialist. Contents: 夝夝 Readability: 夝夝 Accuracy: 夝夝夝 Overall Evaluation: 夝夝 S. Solander, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
BREAST IMAGING: A CORRELATIVE ATLAS B. Hashimoto, D. Bauermeister. Thieme, New York, NY, 2003, hardcover, 536 pages, oversize: 9.25 in ⫻ 12.25 in, $149.00.
As stated in the preface, the authors targeted this book to breast imagers who want to improve their interpretive skills by learning a method of analysis that includes integration of mammographic and sonographic findings. They also wanted to provide a comprehensive atlas of pathologic entities in the breast. This book is comprised by 207 different cases (cases 43 and 49 are identical) demonstrating various breast pathologies: from common lesions like cysts and fibroadenomas, to different types of breast cancer. Even rare entities like breast angiosarcoma, leiomyoma, granular cell tumor, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and microglandular adenosis are covered, with more than 700 illustrations. There is also a 4-page section of color plates for histology slides and selected grayscale and Doppler sonograms. Two separate tables of contents – the first one, Pattern Approach to Mammography, is based on mammographic findings, as often seen in case review books on mammography. The second table of contents, Pattern Approach to Breast Sonography, is organized around ultrasound findings and enables the reader to easily browse through different entities with similar sonographic appearances, making this book a good reference for everyday work. The first two chapters describe a general approach to mammographic analysis, sonographic technique, and breast