Atlas of Human Anatomy with CD-ROM [Hardcover]

Frank H. Netter MD (Author), Frank H. Netter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1929007213 | ISBN-13: 978-1929007219 | Publication Date: April 2003 | Edition: 3

This is the deluxe editon of the ultimate anatomy atlas for clinical reference, patient education and personal study! In addition to the classic illustrations of the late physician and medical illustrator Frank Netter, this edition includes surface anatomy plates added to the beginning of each regional section. These plates draw attention to surface features that portend underlying anatomy. Also, significant number of normal radiographic images have been included. These radiographs show the importance of diagnostic imaging in clinical anatomy and medicine.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"New clinically related images in drawings, CT, X-ray, and MR images make it easier to connect anatomy to clinical application."
-Doody's Book Review Service --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Now with more clinical illustrations drawn in the Netter style and diagnostic imaging, plus CD-ROM with 80 plates to use in PowerPoint --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 594 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929007213
• ISBN-13: 978-1929007219
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Celebrated as the foremost medical illustrator of the human body and how it works, Dr. Frank H. Netter's career as a medical illustrator began in the 1930's when the CIBA Pharmaceutical Company commissioned him to prepare illustrations of the major organs and their pathology. Dr. Netter's incredibly detailed, lifelike renderings were so well received by the medical community that CIBA published them in a book. This first successful publication in 1948 was followed by the series of volumes that now carry the Netter name - The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations. Dr. Netter is acknowledged as the foremost master of medical illustration. His anatomical drawings are the benchmark by which all other medical art is measured and judged. His world famous Atlas of Human Anatomy is the bestselling human anatomy atlas of all time, with over 1.5 million copies sold in 12 languages.

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227 of 229 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gold Standard., December 2, 2003

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Sithu Win "Sithu Win, MD" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Human Anatomy: Combination Package (Hardcover)

This is a rather long review of the 3rd Edition.

Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy has been considered the standard against which other atlases are compared. It really needs no introduction, so i'll just speak of the pros and cons of this edition compared to other atlases as well as to previous editions.

---Pros compared to other Atlases---

1. Drawings are in vivid "unrealistic" colors. This is in contrast to Grant's atlas, which takes a more "life-like" color scheme. I call this a pro for Netter because it improves contrast and greatly helps in finding and remembering the location of structures. McMinn's is a photographic atlas of dissections, which is great for the lab, but does not nearly cover the content that Netter does. I also find photographs harder to study from.

2. This is first and foremost, an Atlas. There are about 600 pages crammed with drawings. There is virtually no text apart from the labels. The illustrations are generally better, clearer, larger, higher quality, and more plentiful (showing many sections of the same area) than other atlases.

3. Labels galore. Initially some pages may seem intimidating because of the enourmous amount of labelling, but once you get used to it- it's really much better than not enough labels (ie. Grant's). Example: Much easier to find "Pharyngeal Recess" in Netter than Grant's.

---Cons as compared to other Atlases---

1. Expensive. Well, you get what you pay for. It's also gotten more expensive lately for this 3rd edition, very unfortunate. ICON publishing may have raised the price after they took over from Novartis.

2. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to carry two anatomy books: one for text and one for pictures. Grant's is better in this regard as it has "just enough" text to explain the drawings. As I said above, Netter doesn't

---Compared to Previous Editions---

A couple things are new in this edition. And only a couple.

1. About 8 "surface anatomy" plates at the start of every section done by a different artist. Quite good.

2. New Xray, CT, MRI, etc. plates showing normal radiographic appearance. They're okay I guess, but really useless if you have a dedicated radiology text/atlas.

3. Some labels and drawings were corrected to reflect current knowledge. The index has been significantly improved and expanded.

4. New version 3.0 Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy CDROM. Thank god. Finally they've left the medeival times and adopted 1024x768 res and higher quality pictures. The version 2.0 CD had an absurd and useless 640x480. This CDROM is now natively MAC/PC compatible, finally! (btw. Macs rock)

---Three Options---

It comes in 3 formats:
1. Soft-cover only. ISBN 1929007116 ($68.95)
2. Student Combo ISBN 1929007159 ($99.95): Soft-cover + _STUDENT_ edition of v3.0 Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy. There is a mistake on Amazon.com in this listing: The student-combo is NOT hardcover. I confirmed this with ICON Publishing and have reported it to Amazon.
3. Hard-cover + v3.0 Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy ISBN 1929007213 ($129.95)

I thought the Student CD-ROM would be a cut-down version of the full thing. It is NOT. The Student version is the full v3.0 PLUS 250 case-based USMLE style questions and Clinical Correlates. The CD-ROM is clearly improved over the previous versions, but owners of the text may not find any additional benefit as it is almost a straight rip from the text.

Please note. The hardcover and the CD-ROM are not available for individual purchase. They are only available in the 3 options listed above.

---Conclusion---

Owners of the 2nd edition won't find much new in this version. The hefty price is definately not worth an upgrade. However, for first time atlas buyers - this is clearly still the gold standard. I recommend buying the 99$ Student Combo version w/ v3.0 Student CD-Rom if you can afford it (since you can't buy the CD-ROM separately), otherwise go with the Atlas alone. The hard-cover is way too pricey for most students, and the exclusion of the USMLE questions further indicates that it's being marketed as a "Collectors Item" for graduates.

Cheers.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vivid and useful, but sometimes lack detail, February 17, 2006

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Gal (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas of Human Anatomy with CD-ROM (Hardcover)

Netter's atlas has served me well over the last years. I've purchased it for my anatomy course and used it extensively both at home and at the dissections room. The vivid plates are very easy to read and understand at a glance, major stractures are located instantly.
During the clinical phase of my studies the Atlas served me especially at general surgery, angiosurgery and orthopedics in which fields it truly excels (fine paintings of the abdomen and its structures, muscles insertions and origins, limbs cutaways, excellent and vivid blood vessels drawings), it greatly aided me in studying the blood vessels of the bowels - esp. the blood supply of the foregut.
But Netter's plates, vivid as they are, lack detail and resolution. The atlas also have a poor head & neck section. For the best in accuracy, detail and head, neck and neuroanatomy, Sobotta is the atlas choice, although at a steeper price and with rather pale painted plates.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars atlas of anatomy: combination package, June 22, 2000

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donna - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas of Human Anatomy: Combination Package (Book & CD-ROM) (Paperback)

The bible of anatomy books. With clearest and most accessable illustrations that have been put to CD-Rom. I have a learning disability and the best learning style for me is visual. The CD-rom provided the fastest comprehension and retention I've ever had of this subject matter...