Problem Solving in Abdominal Imaging. N.C. Dalrymple, J.R. Leyendecker, and M. Oliphant, eds. Mosby Elsevier; 2009, 670 pages, $149.00.

Problem Solving in Abdominal Imaging normally would be of marginal interest to those involved exclusively with neuroradiology; however, this text should be available in departmental libraries. The problem for the neuroradiologist is the unfortunate inclusion of all those extra “body” structures that appear when CT or MR imaging of the lumbar and lower thoracic spine is performed. We are, of course, responsible for all findings on an imaging study, and oftentimes abnormalities (if detected) are indentified in the paraspinal area, no matter how tight the FOV. This book includes chapters that deserve a reading by a neuroradiologist: “A Brief Guide to Cancer Imaging,” “The Adrenal Glands,” “Kidneys,” the 3 chapters concerning pelvic organs, and areas in the book that deal with the abdominal aorta and the inferior vena cava. Maybe with the availability of this book, the neuroradiologist would not have to turn to colleagues in body imaging to evaluate extraspinal findings.