Vialle LR, ed. Gokaslan ZL, Fisher CG, Boriani S, guest eds. Primary Spinal Tumors. AOSpine Masters Series. Volume 2. Thieme; 2014; 216 pp; 85 ill; $119.99 Primary Spinal Tumors is Volume 2 of the multivolume (10 in total) series of books
Fellows’ Journal Club February 2015 (2 of 3) Coil mass appearances were compared between initial postembolization and follow-up skull radiographs. Changes in the largest diameter of the coil mass generally indicated aneurysm recurrence, especially in the patients with high packing
Editor’s Choice February 2015 (2 of 3) FLAIR images from over 140 patients with acute MCA infarctions were analyzed and compared with images used to estimate the ischemic penumbra. A FLAIR-DWI mismatch was seen in 72% of patients and the
Mamourian A. CT Imaging: Practical Physics, Artifacts, and Pitfalls. Oxford University Press; 2013; 256 pp; $69.00 There is an immediate appeal to any book which has in its title “practical physics” or “pitfalls”, and such is the case with Dr. Mamourian’s
PRESS RELEASE February 26, 2015 The American Society of Spine Radiology Presents 2015 Gold Medal to Victor M. Haughton, M.D. during 2015 Annual Symposium The American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR) presented the Society’s 2015 Gold Medal to Victor M.
Filippi M, Simon J, eds. Imaging Acute Neurologic Disease: A Symptom-Based Approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2014; 391 pp; 196 ill; $150.00 This 382-page multi-authored book, edited by Drs. Massimo Filippi and Jack H. Simon, adeptly and efficiently covers the
To begin the countdown to ASNR 2015 (April 25–30), I present to you The ASNR 2015 playlist. For those who enjoy working while listening to music, this is the perfect mix to listen to while finishing up your presentations/posters for
Fellows’ Journal Club February 2015 (1 of 3) Different methods of assessing collateral circulation based on CTA were compared in 200 patients with stroke. Only the Miteff scoring system was reliable for predicting favorable outcome in these patients but poor
Editor’s Choice February 2015 (1 of 3) MRI findings in 11 patients with acute flaccid paralysis are described and most commonly included extensive spinal cord lesions affecting the gray matter, especially the anterior horns, ventral cauda equina, and cervical ventral
