Atlas of Radiologic Measurement

This new edition of a respected classic is the most comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of radiographic measurements, covering the full scope of diagnostic radiology CT, ultrasound, plain film, nuclear medicine, and MRI*as applied to all organ systems. The chapters on all other organ systems have been completely updated to include newer measurements using the latest modalities. A new organization reflects the ACR coding system.

Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-612-6

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Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville. A revised edition of Atlas of Roentgenographic Measurement, 6th edition, c1990. Features changes to the style, format, and scope of the text. Sections dealing with quantitative and semiquantitative methods for diagnosis and prediction, as well as the previously published normative data are included. DNLM: Radiography--Atlases.

After an 11-year hiatus, the seventh edition of the respected classic, Atlas of Radiologic Measurement, not only introduces a new author, Christopher Sistrom, but also has a new title (the 6th edition was entitled Atlas of Roentgenographic Measurement) that reflects the many changes that have occurred in diagnostic imaging since 1990 when the previous edition was published. Many of the most common measurements with which radiologists now deal come from modalities other than radiography.The atlas is considered the most comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of radiographic measurements, covering the full scope of diagnostic radiology CT, ultrasound, plain film, nuclear medicine, and MRI as applied to all organ systems. The chapters on all organ systems have been completely updated to include newer measurements using the latest modalities. The new organization reflects the American College of Radiology (ACR) coding system.The format of the atlas has largely remained the same over the years. The measurement is described, as well as a description of patient positioning or any other information needed to produce the measurements. These directions are well articulated, and the accompanying diagrams are useful. Tables are included, as are the original references if the reader needs more extensive explanation. The Atlas is fully indexed, with illustrations and tables clearly indicated. The references have been updated, with many of the more recent ones relating to quantitative US, CT, and MRI. Additionally, some new semi-quantitative methods have been included and referenced, such as a scoring system for ovarian masses, grading avascular necrosis of the hip, and Bayesian analysis for predicting malignancy in pulmonary nodules.Material on nuclear medicine is not included because it is addressed in other book-length treatments. Fetal measurement is only partially covered due to space constraints and it, too, is well covered in other comprehensive texts. Cardiac magnetic resonance, echocardiography, and coronary artery calcification were not included as well. The authors plan to include functional brain imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, perfusion/diffusion brain imaging, and quantitative cardiac imaging in the next edition of the atlas, which they plan entitle, Quantitative Imaging, to signify the inclusion of those and other developments.The audience for this book is radiologists and is a required reference for hospital and medical school libraries.Reviewer: Mark Spasser, Chief, Library and Information Services/Associate Professor, Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health Library, mas1200@bjc.org Copyright 2003 E-Streams Reviews