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.


https://www.amazon.com/Head-Neck-RAVEN-TEACHING-FILE/dp/0881677043/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=robert+lufkin&qid=1577127240&s=books&sr=1-4



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