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| Musculoskeletal MRI | 
 enlarge | Authors: Clyde A. Helms, Nancy M. Major, Mark W. Anderson, Phoebe Kaplan, Robert Dussault
Publisher: Saunders
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
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Pages: 456
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Dimensions (inch): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1416055347
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.707548
EAN: 9781416055341
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Outstanding textbook July 4, 2003
0 out of 6 found this comment useful.
Must have for anyone interested in MSK, and worth every penny. Along the lines of The Requisite series, the book gives a foundation and approach to MSK MRI. Intended for the radiology resident and the clinician wanting a basic understanding to MRI studies of the MSK system, the text achieves its goal in providing enough breath and depth to make it a useful text, but not so much that one gets lost or overwhelmed. Particularly insightful is Dr. Helm's discussion on impingement of nerves exiting the neural formina, a concept often overlooked by most radiologist. While one may opt for different imaging protocols, the authors present their protocols as a reference. You can easily get through this text during a month rotation.
 Radiology residents needed a book like this. April 22, 2001
16 out of 16 found this comment useful.
If you like the Requisites series of texts, this book is for you. Let's face it, the average radiology resident can't wade through Stoller or Berquist and expect to remember much. This book takes musculoskeletal MR and breaks it down into a Requisites-format book of manageable length. Boxes indicating "key points" abound, and the pictures are of high quality. The length is appropriate for an introductory MSK MR rotation.On the minus side, the book is definitely not an exhaustive reference text. The knee chapter is relatively short, especially given the huge volumes of knee MRs radiologists are seeing. Also, the authors are a bit too opinionated about which sequences to use in some chapters - a more evidence-based and less anecdotal approach to tailoring exams would have been more useful. Overall, highly recommended for radiology residents who are encountering MSK MR for the first time.
The missing link April 5, 2001
15 out of 15 found this comment useful.
This is a very good text especially for the cost.True to the authors intentions, the text presents practical aspects of interpreting musculoskeletal magnetic resonance studies. The text is perfectly suited to radiology residents, fellows and radiologists interpreting routine mri's. Essential technical information including suggestions for protocols are provided as well as an organized approach to interpretation. I liked the sequence of normal descriptions immediately followed by associated pathology. There were sufficient images of excellent quality. Illustrations and diagrams are well thought out and "boxes" with core information are also present for those of us who just want the essential list! Definitely an easily read text. One should realize that this, however, is not a reference text! A musculoskeletal radiologist or individual with special interest in this area will likely find this too superficial. But the authors intentions are not to replace Resnick or Stoller's excellent reference texts. Bottom line is I definitely recommend it for the price because it fills the gap between an intro book and the heavy duty texts just as it intends to...it is the missing link.
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