Clarke RW. Pediatric Otolaryngology: Practical Clinical Management;Thieme 2018;416 pp; 454 ill; $149.99. A large number of pediatric visits, particularly in the emergency room are due to Otolaryngologic disorders. Pediatric Otolarngology: Practical Clinical Management is a comprehensive textbook that deals with
Fellows’ Journal Club From January 2011 to December 2017, nine consecutive patients with Susac syndrome and a control group of 73 patients with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome were included. Two neuroradiologists blinded to the clinical and ophthalmologic data
Editor’s Choice Fifty-four contrast-enhancing tumors (38 gliomas and 16 metastases) were assessed using MPRAGE, VIBE, and SPACE techniques randomly acquired after gadolinium-based contrast agent administration on a 3T scanner. Enhancement conspicuity was assessed quantitatively by calculating the contrast rate and
Bernal-Sprekelsen M; Alobi I; Ensenat J; et al. Endoscopic Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses and Skull Base: A Step-by-Step Anatomic Dissection Guide;Thieme 2017; 434 pp; 930 ill; $159.99. In the textbook “Endoscopic Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses and Skull Base,”
Jallo J, Vaccaro A. Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine, 2nd Edition;Thieme 2018; 238 pp; 77 ill; $179.99. In this second edition text, Drs. Jallo and Vaccaro have prepared a clinically practical reference for those involved with the acute
Editor’s Choice The authors sought to determine the predictive values of contrast-enhanced MR imaging and TOF-MRA for brain AVM recurrence in children, compared with conventional angiography, in 39 patients (mean 10.8 years of age, mean Spetzler-Martin grade, 1.9). Features predictive
Fellows’ Journal Club Readout-segmented echo-planar (RESOLVE)-DWI is a new alternative technique for obtaining DWI with high quality, delivering sharp images at high spatial resolution and reduced slice thickness. Fifty patients with chronic otitis media who underwent MR imaging before an
Editor’s Choice This retrospective study included 18 patients with a definite diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Ten patients were HIV-positive, 3 patients had natalizumab-associated PML, 1 patient had multiple myeloma, 3 patients had a history of lymphoma, and 1 was
1. Rocha EA, Topcuoglu MA, Silva GS, Singhal AB. RCVS2 score and diagnostic approach for reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. Neurology. 2019;92(7):e639-e647. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006917. Over the last 2 decades, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) has become recognized as a group of conditions
Fellows’ Journal Club Sixty-four patients with 68 saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms were recruited. Patients underwent 3T MR imaging with 3D-TOF-MRA, 3D black-blood MR imaging, and contrast-enhanced MRA, and they underwent 3D rotational angiography within 2 weeks. The neck, width, and
