Month: December 2014

Editors: Tarek M. Shaarawy, PD, MD, MSc; Mark B. Sherwood, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth; Roger A. Hitchings, FRCS; FRCOphth; and Jonathan G. Crowston,PhD, FRCOphth, FRANZCO Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 1,200 pages (Vol. I – 673 pages; Vol. II – 527 pages) Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In 2012, according to Wikipedia, there were 285 million people worldwide that were visually impaired, of which 246 million had low vision, and 39 million were blind. Most of them were in the developing world, and of those, most of them were over the age of 50. What is glaucoma? Glaucoma refers to a...

Authors: A. James Barkovich, MD; Bernadette L. Koch, MD; and Kevin R. Moore, MD Publisher: Elsevier – Amirsys – 1,056 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book has been written by 34 specialists in allied fields – bioengineering, fetal and neonatal neuroimaging, medical imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neurology, neuroradiology, otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, pediatrics, radiology – from all over the United States, Austria, and Canada, who authored the chapters in the 18 sections of this book as outlined below. Brain Cerebral Hemisphere Sella / Suprasellar Region Pineal Region Cerebellum / Brainstem Ventricular System Meninges, Cisterns, Calvia, Skull Base Blood Vessels Multiple...

Series Editor: John R. Goldblum. Editors: Gary W. Procop and Bobbi S. Pritt Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 707 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani There’s such a large number of infectious diseases that have been discovered and studied over the centuries of human existence. There is also a large variety of organisms, which cause the infections and diseases, that you the microbiologist or anatomic pathologist need to be able quickly identify, and know their characteristics, especially in spreading diseases. This book will be very helpful to you in your work of detection, analysis and understanding, and treatment. Among the...