Month: October 2015

Editor: Jordi Vallverdu Publisher: IGI Global – 219 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani I bet most of you have not heard of the term ‘synthetic emotion’! These are words from two different fields quite unrelated to each other: physics and psychology. But there is one area of research that is studying synthetic emotions, and that is artificial intelligence, or AI for short. Current-day research on artificial emotions has two principal but limited interests, as written in the Preface of this book (not bylined; should we assume this has been written by Jordi Vallverdu?): Recognize and imitate human emotions...

Editors: James P. Stannard, MD; James L. Cook, PhD; and Lisa A. Fortier, PhD Publisher: Thieme – 101 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Biologics such as autologous-conditioned serum (ACS), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cells, and others are increasingly used these days in non-operative treatment for chronic tendinosis, musculoskeletal disorders, osteoarthritis, and other conditions. They also play increasing roles in orthopedic surgery, In sports medicine, biologics are used to treat tissues such as articular cartilage, bone, ligament, tendon, meniscus in joints, and others. In the area of biologics, it has become difficult for health care providers to stay current...

Editors: Peter C. Gerszten, MD; and Samuel Ryu, MD Publisher: Thieme – 203 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Beaming ionizing radiation very precisely on small, targeted areas in the human body that are diseased (such as within the spine for example) is a relatively new means of treatment, to remove malignant tumors, relieve pain, and achieve other desired objectives. This process developed when imaging technologies (such as angiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) enabled surgeons to see targets that either became visible for the first time, or were more clearly visible, and with ample detail. Essentially this is...

Editors: Amar Agarwal, FRCOphth and Dhivya Ashok Kumar, MD Publisher: Thieme – 245 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Ocular coherence tomography (OCT) is a relatively newer method of investigating eye disorders. It is now widely used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to perform high-resolution, micrometer-scale, cross-sectional imaging of ocular tissues in less time than before. OCT machines, such as the ones shown on page 4, 17 and 53 of this book, enable practitioners to do diagnosis, prognosis and management of ocular pathologies. OCT as a form of imaging utilizes low-coherence interferometry to create a two-dimensional image of optical scattering...

Editors: Theodore A. Stern, MD; Maurizio Fava, MD; Timothy E. Willens, MD; and Jerrold G. Rosenbaum, MD Publisher: Elsevier – 1,038 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the most widely-known and respected places in the world in the field of psychiatry. This book, as the title suggests, provides in its second edition, coverage of a wide-ranging list of psychological abnormalities, conditions and disorders, along with diagnostic and treatment modalities and programs. One hundred eighty-six specialists in various areas of psychiatric practice wrote the 21 chapters of this book which we list below...