Books Received

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Getting Started in Clinical Radiology—From Image to Diagnosis. G.W. Eastman, C. Wald, and J. Crossin. Thieme; 2006, 367 pages, 14 tables, 1035 illustrations, $49.95.

Essential Radiology—Clinical Presentation*Pathophysiology* Imaging, 2nd ed. R.B. Gunderman. Thieme; 2006, 368 pages, 753 illustrations, $59.95.

Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and Management. L.A. Dourmishev and A.L. Dourmishev. Springer; 2009, 354 pages, 6 illustrations, $129.00.

Interventional Radiology in Women's Health. G.P. Siskin. Thieme; 2009, 288 pages, 38 tables, $119.95.

Self Management of Chronic Disease—Alzheimer's Disease. S. Bährer-Kohler. Springer; 2009, 158 pages, 13 illustrations, $79.95.

Animal Models of Epilepsy—Methods and Innovations Series: Neuromethods, Vol. 40. S.C. Baraban. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2009, 265 pages, 65 illustrations, $139.00.

Iterative-Interpolation Super-Resolution Image Reconstruction. A Computationally Efficient Technique. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 195. V. Bannore. Springer; 2009, 114 pages, 54 illustrations, $149.00.

Oxidative Neural Injury, Series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. S.C. Veasey. Springer; 2009, 218 pages, 16 illustrations, $159.00.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Musculoskeletal. M. Resier, A. Baur-Melnyk, and C. Glaser. Thieme; 2008, 344 pages, 354 illustrations, $59.95.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Urogenital Imaging. B. Hamm, P. Asbach, D. Beyersdorff, P. Hein, and U. Lemke. Thieme; 2008, 258 pages, 233 illustrations, $59.95.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Pediatric Imaging. G. Staatz, D. Honnef, W. Piroth, and T. Radkow. Thieme; 2008, 364 pages, 264 illustrations, 14 tables, $59.95.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Cardiac Imaging. C.D. Clausen, S. Miller, M. Fenchel, U. Kramer, and R. Riessen. Thieme; 2008, 321 pages, 257 illustrations, $59.95.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Breast Imaging. U. Fischer, F. Baum, and S. Luftner-Nagel. Thieme; 2008, 254 pages, 264 illustrations, 3 tables, $59.95.

Dx-Direct in Radiology Gastrointestinal Imaging. H.-J. Brambs. Thieme; 2008, 269 pages, 264 illustrations, $59.95.

The series of soft-cover, pocket-sized books entitled “Direct Diagnosis in Radiology” currently contains 10 titles (ie, separate books). There are 4 of these that are germane to neuroradiology. Brain Imaging (Sartor, et al), Spine Imaging (Imhof, et al), Head and Neck Imaging (Moedder, et al), and Vascular Imaging (Wolf, et al). In addition, this series of books from Thieme includes separate volumes on Musculoskeletal Imaging (Reiser, et al), Urogenital Imaging (Hamm, et al), Pediatric Imaging (Staatz, et al), Cardiac Imaging (Clausen, et al), Breast Imaging (Fischer, et al), and Gastrointestinal Imaging (Brambs). The 4 books relative to neuroradiology have been reviewed and appear on the AJNR Website under “Books Briefly Noted”. The format is the same in all the volumes with easy-to-read bullet points and pertinent images on the most commonly encountered entities in each area. A departmental library would be served well by having this series of books readily available to trainees and staff.