Review of Robert Lufkin’s MRI of the Head and Neck (RAVEN MRI TEACHING FILE) First Edition
MRI
of the Head and Neck
(RAVEN MRI TEACHING FILE) First
Edition by Robert B Lufkin and William
N Hanafee is based on Dr Lufkin’s popular
UCLA Visiting Fellowship. Visitors come 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 robert 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 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 this text is part of the
popular Raven MRI Teaching File Series. The book presents 100
actual case studies that cover a wide range of head and neck disorders and
demonstrate the use of current MRI techniques and contrast enhancement agents
to aid in diagnosis. Each case study is illustrated with high-resolution MR
images and presented in an easy-to-follow format on a two-page spread. On the
left-hand page are the images and the clinical history. On the right-hand page
are concise descriptions of the radiographic findings, the diagnosis, and the
pathology. This format is ideal for teaching readers how to interpret MR images
or for everyday reference at the view box.
Praise this edition:"The book is packed with pearls....It should be useful
to residents and generalists in radiology and to those in other disciplines in
which MR imaging is used....This book is well worth the investment."--American
Journal of Roentgenology
In summary, Drs Lufkin and Hanafee have
produced a book that is an essential learning aid for students of MRI of the
head and neck everywhere.
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