Lanfermann H, Raab P, Kretschmann HJ, et al. Cranial Neuroimaging and Clinical Neuroanatomy: Atlas of MR Imaging and Computed Tomography; 4th Edition;Thieme 2019;652 pp;455 ill;$229.99.
The 4th Edition of (2019) of Cranial Neuroimaging and Clinical Neuroanatomy contains CT and MR images with which neuroradiologists are familiar; however, there are some features of this book that those (such as follows and residents) in the neurosciences may find helpful when studying the brain and upper neck/facial structures. Numerous accompanying drawings are color-coded to depict classic anatomic landmarks, a detail that adds educational value.
Interspersed throughout the text are what the authors have termed “clinical notes,” so as one reads through the material, an attempt is made to point out why the particular area of anatomy being illustrated and described is of clinical importance.
The atlas and topography portions of the text (the first 375 pages) are recommended as a review of the detailed anatomy (assisted greatly by the exquisite color drawings) while the final 1,114 pages dig more deeply into the functional system and into neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. The latter section (5 pages), summarizes how these systems work, and where they are most active.
Other areas worth noting are of those involving brain maturation, associates/projection fibers with diffusion tractography, critical landmarks in the sub divisions of the brain, and vascular—all offer anatomy with depictions of what cerebral areas are supplied and drained (the color segmentations make this vivid and noteworthy).
Summary information includes description and anatomic locations of executive functions, memory, emotion, and default networks.
Having this textbook allows one to more deeply integrate anatomic findings/features with their clinical counterparts.
