Review of Robert Lufkin’s ‘Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy’

The ‘Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy’ by Robert Lufkin MD is based on the popular UCLA visiting fellowship that Dr Lufkin ran for several years. Visitors came from all over the world to learn the basics of MRI as well as its practical clinical applications in the head and neck and other areas from Dr Lufkin and his team. Dr Lufkin is internationally recognized for his expertise in MRI and Head and Neck. He has hundreds of publications on basics of MRI as well as its clinical applications in the head, neck and brain. He also was elected and served as President of the international Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging as well as the American Society of Head and Neck Imaging. In addition to running the MRI visiting fellowship, continuing with cutting edge MRI clinical research, and seeing patients, Dr Lufkin is also speaks all over the world on various topics related to MRI. Dr Lufkin also served as Chief of Head and Neck Radiology at UCLA School of Medicine for two decades.

The first edition of the Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy’ was one of the all time best selling textbooks on MRI of the head and neck. The thoroughly revised Second Edition of this popular and widely used pocket atlas is a quick, handy guide to head and neck anatomy as seen in state-of-the-art magnetic resonance images. 

This edition presents 158 new high-resolution images of all major areas--the neck, larynx, oropharynx, tongue, nasopharynx, skull base, sinuses, temporal bone, orbit, and temporomandibular joint--displayed in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes. Anatomic landmarks on each scan are labeled with numbers that correlate to a key at the top of the page. An illustration alongside the key indicates the plane.

Praise for the previous edition: "A nice introduction for practicing radiologists who are new to MR of the no-man's land between the skull base and thoracic inlet. Imaging of the head and neck is a growing segment of many radiology practices, and familiarity with this type of normal anatomy is necessary....This is a nice and inexpensive guide to keep at hand in film-viewing areas."—from the American Journal of Roentgenology.

The international success of the book is indicated by the fact that it has been translated into Mandarin and Portuguese language versions as well as English.

In summary, Dr Lufkin has produced a book that is an essential learning aid for students of MRI of the head and neck everywhere.



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