2011年7月8日 星期五

Case-based interventional neuroradiology


簡介(Book Description from Barnes & Noble):
Featuring comprehensive coverage of the latest developments and technology in the field, Case-Based Interventional Neuroradiology provides a thorough review of commonly encountered neurovascular diseases, as well as detailed background information on the rationale for each treatment choice.
Cases center on "real life" scenarios with high-quality images, and offer readers a concise, practical, and up-to-date approach to the diseases neurointerventionalists face. Each case describes the clinical presentation, the non-invasive imaging studies, and the treatment, including equipment used and a step-by-step description of the intervention. The authors then thoroughly discuss the case and provide background information on the disease, differential diagnoses, and a description of the non-invasive workup, including the physical exam and required imaging studies. A separate section in each case contains alternate treatment options — including medical, surgical, or radiosurgical treatment options — in order to broaden the reader's understanding of the benefits or disadvantages of treatments provided by related disciplines. Clinicians can rapidly refresh their knowledge on the success and complications rates of the different treatment options using the up-to-date literature review and a literature review featuring the latest references.

Customer Reviews from Amazon :

Good addition for trainees
Pros: Very easy to read, case based therefore good review for trainees prior to a case, very useful succinct literature review on important topics.
Cons: Very limited information on the basics of neuroangiography such as neurovascular anatomy, angiography techniques and instuments etc and no in-depth details/discussion of any topic.
In my view its a good addition for trainees, very limited use for an experienced interventionalist.

Unique book in interventional neuroradiology
This is definitely a fantastic book on Interventional Neuroradiology. Learning in this field involves a combination of technique knowledge with vascular disease knowledge, especially natural history and brings one up to difficult and specific management problems, to which the answer is not always on the literature. A real answer to those problems was was what impressed me the most in this book.
Its a unique book because it is case based, approaching in each case and for every theme, the different situations / problems one can face concerning that pathology. For each problem a schematic answer helps to organize your mind on how to approach those different situations, always with review of the current state of art, and the authors personal experience / opinion about the different options presented.
The cases are presented starting from clinical history with physical examination, differential diagnosis evolving to the detailed description of the material used, the treatment (with tips really helpful for your daily pratice). Then for each case there is a review of the available options (conservative, surgical, radiosurgical, endovascular....)with the pros and cons arguments for each option, ending with a critical review about the published literature on treatment options.
Details on specific problems regarding management, follow up and possible complications are also included, with important advices on how to avoid problems.
For everyone in this field, starting or with experience (or preparing for examination like me) this is a book definitely worth its value!

A must have!
For those in the field of interventional neuroradiology, a book like this has been long awaited. And it won't disappoint! Practical and sufficiently detailed for real world practice, this book contains valuable tips, tricks, and principles of best practice from a world-renowned group. The cases format allows for quick review of key points before starting a case. For trainees in neurology, neurosurgery, and radiology, this book is perfect for board examination review in cerebrovascular disease. Also ideal for those already in practice. An absolute must have!

書名
Case-based interventional neuroradiology
著者 Timo Krings, Sasikhan Geibprasert, Karel G. ter Brugge
索書號 WL355/K89/2011
出版者 Thieme
ISBN 9781604063738 (pbk.)
出版年 2011

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