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- Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
- Copyright
- Copyright © January 1987 by Radiological Society of North America
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- 1527-1315
- eISSN
- 0033-8419
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Abstract
Many ning ton, books are available on CT scan- The following two chapters are quite of the cranium, Alan Williams, but Victor and a number Haughof their colleagues from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, have put together a well-written, comprehensive text with the advantage of numerous well-reproduced illustrations. Theme are 14 chapters. The first is on scanning techniques and includes discussions of patient positioning, artifacts, image enhancement by means of intravenous contrast material, and specific scan protocols. The second chapter, on normal cerebral anatomy, is illustrated profusely with line drawings and CT scans of excellent quality, many of which are clearly and carefully labeled. The next chapter covers trauma. This begins with a brief discussion of technical aspects followed by sections on subdumal and epidural hematomas, subamachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hematoma, cerebral swelling and contusion, shear injuries, and skull fractures. The final section in this chapter, on the sequelae of trauma, includes discussions of hydrocephalus, cerebral atrophy, and leptomeningeal cysts. This chapter is profusely illustrated (60 figures) with high-quality CT scans and provides an excellent bibliography. The fourth chapter, on vascular diseases, is also profusely illustrated and very well written. It opens with a discussion of infarction and hemonmhage. This is followed by sections on aneurysms, vascular malformations, and vasculitis. Chapter 5 is on tumors. After a brief consideration of the technical aspects involved, the discussion moves to intmaaxial tumors, extraa.xial tumors, calvarial neoplasms, and some iatrogenic aspects of neoplastic disease. brief. Chapter 6 is on hydmocephalus and brain atrophy, and chapter 7 is on diseases of the white matter, including multiple sclerosis and basal ganglia degeneration. lustrated Chapter presentation 8 is a superbly on infectious iidis- eases, pamenchymal infections, and meningeal infections. Chapter 9, on congenital anomalies, opens with an excellent classification of cerebral malfommations; the chapter is then subdivided into anomalies of the midline, brain size, and cranial vault. Chapter ten gives an exhaustive discussion of the posterior fossa that contains oven 100 illustrations, including some excellent line drawings. This chapter is superbly designed well illustrated with superior and very neproduc- tions of high-quality CT scans. The following chapter, also superbly illustrated, presents a comprehensive treatment of the sella and juxtasella region. The final three chapters-on the temporal bone, orbit, and neonatal brain-also contain some excellent line drawings and superb reproductions of CT scans, including axial views, which are often annotated with arrows and labels. This comprehensive text on CT scanning of the cranium has many rivals but no peers. It is well laid out and is supembly and with superior comprehensively reproductions illustrated of good im- ages of CT scans. I recommend the book to anyone who undertakes CT scanning, to all libraries, to all neumoradiologists, and to everyone interested in the subject. Go out and buy it. U Reviewed by Harry J. Gmiffiths, M.D. #{149} Radiology January
Journal
Radiology – Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
Published: Jan 1, 1987