Reviewer: Tara M Catanzano, MD (Baystate Medical Center)
Description: This is the sixth edition of a well-known comprehensive book on pediatric neuroimaging. This edition includes access to an ebook, but despite multiple attempts to reset an existing password, I was unable to access it.
Purpose: The intent is to provide a comprehensive review of imaging of the pediatric nervous system. The book is purposely heavily weighted towards MRI imaging, as this is the primary modality used at many institutions
Audience: The audience is largely composed of trainees, neuroradiology fellows, and practicing radiologists in the field of pediatric neuroimaging. The book is comprehensive, well written, and easy to understand. The authors are from well-known institutions.
Features: The book provides in-depth information on disorders affecting the nervous system in children. The topics are nicely grouped into different types of disorders, for example metabolic disorders, brain and spine injuries, and neurocutaneous disorders. The chapter on brain neoplasms is particularly well written. The material is dense, although clearly written. The book is most appropriate as a reference. Image quality is excellent and captions are appropriate.
Assessment: This is a comprehensive reference for pediatric neuroimaging, and the authors indicate that many chapters have been revised due to newly recognized advances in the field. In-depth discussions of newly identified genetic factors also have been updated in many sections. This is a good point-of-care resource to have in the neuro reading room.
This is the sixth edition of a well-known comprehensive book on pediatric neuroimaging.The intent is to provide a comprehensive review of imaging of the pediatric nervous system. The book is purposely heavily weighted towards MRI imaging, as this is the primary modality used at many institutionsThe audience is largely composed of trainees, neuroradiology fellows, and practicing radiologists in the field of pediatric neuroimaging. The book is comprehensive, well written, and easy to understand. The authors are from well-known institutions.The book provides in-depth information on disorders affecting the nervous system in children. The topics are nicely grouped into different types of disorders, for example metabolic disorders, brain and spine injuries, and neurocutaneous disorders. The chapter on brain neoplasms is particularly well written. The material is dense, although clearly written. The book is most appropriate as a reference. Image quality is excellent and captions are appropriate.This is a comprehensive reference for pediatric neuroimaging, and the authors indicate that many chapters have been revised due to newly recognized advances in the field. In-depth discussions of newly identified genetic factors also have been updated in many sections. This is a good point-of-care resource to have in the neuro reading room.”Weighted Numerical Score: 80 - 3 StarsDoodys Publishers' Club, May 2018
5 Stars! from Doody
This third edition of a discussion of CT and MRI imaging of the pediatric patient includes information on diffusion imaging and spectroscopy. Again, the author stresses the importance of a good understanding of the basic concepts of embryology, normal development, and pathophysiology when trying to understand pathology. The second edition was published in 1995. The purpose is to provide a text for radiologists in training and a reference book for practicing physicians who will be interpreting pediatric images. The book is written for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. The author touches on all aspects of pediatric neuroimaging, including head, neck, and spine. He discusses the embryology and normal development of the fetus and applies it to the understanding of the problem that is being discussed. He provides mostly CT and MRI images. The book is slightly more encompassing than the last edition in regards to metabolic disorders and to masses of the face and neck. It also has a better classification for brainstem tumors. One added feature to this book, which the author mentions in his preface, is a list of disorders found after the table of contents, which allows the reader to recognize a disorder and quickly locate it in the text. This is ""the"" reference for any radiologist interpreting pediatric images or for the radiologist in training. It is slightly more encompassing than the second edition, with more information regarding face and neck pathology and diffusion imaging, and there are many more references throughout the book. However, the majority of the text is the same as in the second edition.
This is the second edition of an excellent book on the basic concepts of pediatric neuroimaging with an emphasis on the newer imaging modality of MR, but when appropriate, CT and ultrasound studies are included. The purpose is to describe a systematic approach to the interpretation of normal and abnormal imaging studies of the pediatric central nervous system. This book is needed to help fill the void in the medical literature on pediatric neuroimaging. This book fulfills this objective by using basic concepts of neuroembryology, neuropathology, and examples of imaging studies (MR, CT, ultrasound) to visually demonstrate the normal and pathological findings of the central nervous system. It is targeted to physicians in the field of radiology, especially the resident, fellow, practicing pediatric radiologist, and neuroradiologist, and will be useful to other physicians in the field of neurology, neurosurgery, and neonatology. The author is an authority in the field of pediatric neuroimaging. This book has numerous imaging studies that are appropriate to clarify the text. The references are current and pertinent, and the table of contents is adequate. The book has a pleasing appearance, with imaging studies large enough to easily visualize pathology. There are tables organized to help in the interpretation of abnormal imaging findings. This is an extremely useful book to practicing physicians, fellows, and residents in the field of neuroscience. It provides a simple approach with basic concepts to the interpretation of normal and abnormal imaging studies of the pediatric central nervous system. It is a book that should be bought by libraries, bookstores, and physicians fro use as areference book or textbook. The updated material justifies replacing the previous edition.
In addition to its traditional specialty applications, such as neurology and neurosurgery, neuroimaging has expanded its use into the fields of neuro-genetics, endocrinology, and ophthalmology, and psychology, psychiatry, and otolaryngology. Barkovich (radiology, neurology, pediatrics, and neurosurgery, U. of California, San Francisco) stresses that the proper use of neuroimaging depends upon high quality images and a thorough understanding of the normal development of the child's brain. In support, he includes full chapters on imaging techniques, and normal development, including the appearance of the fetal brain. Filled with b&w illustrations covering a variety of imaging methods, the volume covers how to use neuroimaging in diagnosing many problems, including metabolic disorders, brain injuries, malformations of the brain, tumors, and infections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
