Teo C, Sughrue ME, eds. Principles and Practice of Keyhole Brain Surgery. Thieme; 2015; 272 pp; 956 ill; $219.99

For most surgical specialties, exposures are becoming smaller and smaller. Fortunately for radiologists, the field of view gets larger and larger. For those who are interested in the newest surgical approaches to intracerebral lesions, this extremely well illustrated and colorful 250-page book is worth reading. The editors (Drs. Teo and Sughrue) and their contributors (Drs. Hasan and Mills) divide the book into 16 chapters — those which would hold interest to neuroradiologists are those that deal with specific anatomic locations — endonasal surgery, intra-axial brain tumors, orbit/cribiform plate, CP angle, petrous apex, tetctum, pineal, fourth ventricular/cerebellar tumors.

We have all heard presentations on what should be included in radiology reports describing masses and the surrounding anatomy in these areas. By reading the legends and text that accompany these tumors, one gains an even greater appreciation of what is needed in a report to the neurosurgeon.