Month: June 2015

Editors: Dylan V. Miller, MD; Monica P. Revelo, MD; Jagdish Butany, MBBS; Billie Fyfe, MD;  Brandon T. Larsen, MD; and Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD Publisher:  Amirsys | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of death in developed countries. That gives you some idea of how important this book is, whose purpose is to examine the specific causes of death from cardiovascular conditions by studying their pathologies. In the Preface of this book, the editors write that successful practice of cardiovascular pathology involves close study of numerous disease processes, including...

Editors: Jeffrey S. Ross, MD; Kevin R. Moore, MD; Lubdha M. Shah, MD; and Cheryl Petersilge, MD Publisher: Amirsys | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 600+ pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is an excellent book if the only criterion for excellence were usefulness as a source of reference. It is chockfull of information presented primarily in easy-to digest, bullet-point format with hundreds of images and detailed captions. But assessing its value based on other criteria makes it a must-have resource for all those whose practice or studies involve the craniovertebral junction, referred to as CVJ. Some of...

Editor-in-Chief: Sam W. Wiesel, MD. Editors:  Scott D. Boden, MD;  John M. Flynn, MD; and John M. Rhee, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 434 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In this excellent work, 90 specialists in various aspects of spine surgery working in medical centers and universities all over the United States have authored the 47 chapters of this textbook. We provide below an overview of what you will find in it, for you to reference and study the procedures you are interested in, including a large number of images: Cervical Anterior Cervical...

Editors: Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD; Dorothy I. Bulas, MD; and Ray Bahado-Singh, MD, MBA. Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins – 916 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference work and guide for imaging and assessment of the fetus, utilizing the large range of modern techniques used today by not only obstetricians and radiologists, but also pediatric specialists such as counselors, Doppler experts, geneticists, neurologists, surgeons, and urologists. It covers almost all aspects of fetal imaging and is organized into two main Parts, with 23 chapters, as we show you in...