E.C. Lin, E.J. Escott, K.D. Garg, A.G. Bleicher, and D. Alexander, eds. New York: Thieme; 2008, 304 pages, 85 tables, $49.95. It is tempting to be skeptical of a radiology text that is devoid of images. However, in the case

A.I. Holodny, ed. Informa Healthcare; 2008, 352 pages, 320 illustrations, $299.95. As the specialty of radiology moves from strictly anatomic-based imaging and toward physiologic, biochemical, and quantitative determinations, the studies that can be used to derive this information should be

S. Peer and G. Bodner, eds. Springer; 2008, 208 pages, 402 illustrations, $139.00. Diagnostic sonography of the peripheral nervous system is a rapidly evolving and constantly expanding imaging field, which encompasses subspecialty areas of musculoskeletal imaging and neuroradiology. In the

A.K. Wakhloo, M.J. Gounis, B.B. Lieber, R.A. Mericle, and I. Linfante, eds. New York: Informa HealthcareUSA; 2008, 232 pages, $149.95. This book deals with stroke, the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United

W.W. Orrison, Jr. Thieme; 2008, 316 pages, 240 illustrations, $79.95. The second edition of Orrison’s Atlas of Brain Function is a collection of text and images emphasizing the relationship between structure and function of the brain. There are 288 pages,

J. Chen, Z.C. Xu, X.-M. Xu, and J.H. Zhang, eds. Humana Press; 2009, 498 pages, 206 illustrations, $169.00. The book entitled Animal Models of Acute Neurological Injuries edited by Jun Chen, Zao C. Xu, Xiao-Ming Xu, and John H. Zhang

N. Boos and M. Aebi, eds. Springer; 2008, 1166 pages, 1740 illustrations, $449.00. In a book of 1166 pages, Drs. Boos and Aebi have edited a multiple-authored (55 authors predominately from Switzerland) text that attempts to cover the entire discipline

F.A. Mettler Jr and A.C. Upton, eds. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2008, 517 pages, 150 illustrations, $199.00. According to the National Council of Radiation Protection (NCRP), 62 million CT scans were performed in the United States in 2006. From 1993 to

D. Schiff, S. Kesari, and P.Y. Wen, eds. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2008, 636 pages, 152 illustrations, $169.00. The multidisciplinary specialty of neuro-oncology encompasses the fields of neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology. The multidimensional physical, medical,

J. Casselman, Guest Editor. Elsevier; 2008, 247 pages, $99.00. The May 2008 issue of the Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, guest edited by Jan Casselman, deals with each of the cranial nerves in normal anatomy, optimized techniques (predominantly with MR