Diagnostic-Imaging Books

This fine, limited-edition hard-bound book with dust jacket was published in 1987 by the Twelvetrees Press. It contains forty four-color plates on uncoated paper with accompanying text. The photograph on each plate consists of a medical subject from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. They are taken from the Burns Archive, which houses over 700, 000 vintage prints, including the world's largest collection of early medical photographs. This collection is especially noted for iconic historic images- medical photography and images of the dark side of life, including death, disease, and war.

"Masterpieces of Medical Photography" is edited and introduced by Joel-Peter Witkin. The captions and afterword are by Stanley B. Burns, M.D.

The book, itself is unpaginated, and sized at 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. The first edition was limited to 3000 hardbound copies. Each photograph is on a separate page with a short description on the back of the page.

Examples of photographs from this book:

"Dissected Head in Soup Plate" Silver Print 1905

"Young Woman with Elephantiasis from Scarlet Fever" Artotype 1878

"Hospital Gangrene" Albumen print 1865

"Girl with Large Foot Jumping Rope" Cabinet Card 1895

Many of the photographs are taken of the dead and wounded from America's Civil War. One of the saddest is labeled "A Morning's Work," an 1865 Albumen print credited to Reed B. Bontecou, M.D. It consists of a pile of amputated legs and feet.

Each of the forty prints in this book is explained in a separate appendix by Stanley B. Burns, M.D. For instance "A Morning's Work" is described as follows:

"This photograph graphically documents Civil War devastation. More than 625,000 men died, one of every four that fought. In addition, more than 400,000 were wounded. Infections, chronic diarrhea and dysentery killed tens of thousands in the years following the war as a ravaged generation and a young nation continued to pay the cost of the war."

"Masterpieces of Medical Photography" is a rare collector's item that should be cherished by medical professionals, photographers, and historians who are interested in the Civil War and nineteenth century medicine.

For the student of the Radon transform and its many applications, this book is a must. It's all here: the Radon transform in a multidimensional setting, the X-ray transform (a closely related transform), general theorems for the Fourier transform of the Radon transform, and theorems on the range of the Radon transform. The author also covers sampling theorems, ill-posed problems, orthogonal functions, and tomography for incomplete sampling. He also offers much material on other allied transforms, the exponential Radon transform and the Radon transform for nonuniform attenuation, one of the major unsolved problems of mathematical physics.

This book is also an example of how a minimal and succinct notation can actually affect the way one approaches the research and thinks about problems. This is worth the price of the book alone. Nowhere else will you find such clear, brief exposition of many difficult theorems associated with the Radon transform. Initially, it is difficult to learn the author's notation, but once this barrier has been surmounted, it is clear sailing. The author also demonstrates a depth of knowledge of many areas of mathematics.

While this addition to the 'Great Inventions' series is intended for middle to high school readers, it's also a very highly recommended pick for non-specialist readers of any age through providing a little over a hundred pages of informative introduction on the science and nature of medical imaging. From different kinds of medical imaging to the ethical and social dilemmas imaging brings, MEDICAL IMAGING is an excellent addition not just for school grades, but for any library strong in medical science.

A very detailed explanation on how to interpret CXR, AXR and Skeleton XR. A systematic approach is used on each type of XR and therefore make interpretation easier. An unique book which teaches us how to interpret XR systematically. Personally, I really like the explanation and interpretation which are given for each XRs from Ch1-Ch5 because he follows the method which he has mentioned in the beginning of each chapter. It is important because if we try to remember different features for different pathologies, it will take a long time and always forget. But now, by using systematic approach, I can interpret most of the XR even though I haven't seen that pathology before. Other good features such as: * the section on "correlation of pathology and XR" from chapter 1-5; * good summary in each chapter; * always stick to three features for each XR, i.e. opacity, radiolucent and displacement. These make interpretation very easy; * XR film quality is good; * A lot of funny and interesting pictures and cartoons, e.g. p.89, p.145, p.259 etc. * Hint section provides very valuable information. * In section 2, a very practical way to approach different systems clinically. * Good summary in chapter 16. * A book which is not too long or too short, it just right. You should be able to finish the whole book in 1 week. * Lastly but not least, section 3 is a very useful section which provide more understanding and knowledge on radiology.

It seems that with the ability to get any signal at all through a body, the modern day imaging systems can produce an image with useful information. In this book various signal generating systems (I guess you would call them) be it X-Ray tomography, magnetic resonance, and nuclear imaging are discussed.

This is followed with a discussion on the various techniques for reporting the images. Finally the book discusses the uses of these imaging techniques in examining the actions of drugs in living animals. These techniques are non-invasive so that what the drug is doing can be observed in real time. This is extremely important as getting the drug to the proper location in the patient where it can work is of the utmost in importance. Other uses of the technology are likewise discussed such as cell migration.

This book represents a good summary of the state of the art as it exists today and points in some of the directions that research is going in this rapidly emerging field.

This A-Z is a complete overview of everything you need to know about MRI. It is a handy size and easy to read with lots of cross referencing, figures and diagrams. It will be invaluable to all involved in MRI at any level, with the miriad of pulse sequence & acronyms explained and all sorts of useful information thrown in. Very impressive.

Anyone who has tried to teach MR to non-physicists is used to two dilemas.
How do you keep a student interested while you lay the "necessary groundwork" to explain MRI ?
How do you give craft an intuitive explanation without oversimplifications that can be hard to explain away later?
These authors find a way. They present MR in the way we experience it, starting with the questions everyone faces first about images, contrast resolutionm, and using those questions to guide a path to the mechanisms of image production, signal generation and manipulation.
The easy flowing style underlines the skill and credibility of the authors, while side boxes offer historical perspectives and deeper treatment of key topics.
IMHO, This the perfect first text, and a great desk reference for all MR users.

This is such a thorough study guide for the diagnostic imaging section of the boards. I used this book along with Yochums book,"Skeletal Radiology" and aced this portion of the boards. I was glad I used this book because it showed me the type of questions asked on this portion of the boards. In fact, about 50% of the part 4 boards is on diagnostic imaging if you count also the post-history and post-diagnostic rooms. The thing about this test that is insane is the short time limit you are given for each question. Without this book, I think I would have failed part IV because I would not know what to expect. I have to say I was a lot more calm when taking the test because I was ready for the type of questions that were being asked. This is a must book for anyone taking the Part 4 boards. It's better than spending well over $1000 plus traveling expenses to take the test again.

Covering everything from developmental neuroradiology to adult neuroradiology, this book is excellent in seeing a variety of Neuroradiology findings in many modalities. Images in a majority of the cases are clear and well annotated.

There are summary tables and charts regarding differential diagnosis. Also included are prenatal sonographic imaging, post-operative findings, and diseases of the spine.

This book deserves a spot in every radiology library.

This is an atlas of functional anatomy of the human brain that was produced using serial sections of intracranially fixed human brains and computer graphics. The atlas concentrates on the "neurofunctional systems" (the corticospinal system, the medial lemniscus, the limbic system, the basal ganglia, the visual and auditory pathways) as well as on the arteries, ventricles and sulci of the cerebral hemispheres. The CD-ROM is not only easy to use - for a neuroanatomy entusiast it is really funny. While the book version displayed "3D" reconstructions in 2D, the CD-ROM version permits also "real" 3D displays by using stereo glasses, the original 2D serial slices can be projected into the 3D images and the name of each structure is shown by placing the mouse pointer on it. The CD-ROM includes also a scholarly (hyper-) text of neuroanatomy with links to references and illustrations as well as key word search. The very complex spatial relations of the "systems" are made clear and easy, making this atlas a useful study tool for neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neurologists as well as other practitioners and students interested in brain anatomy.