Aunt Minnie's Atlas and Imaging-Specific Diagnosis (Pope, Aunt Minnie's Atlas of Imaging-Specific Diagnosis) [Hardcover]

Thomas L. Pope (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781787815 | ISBN-13: 978-0781787819 | Publication Date: November 21, 2008 | Edition: Third

Revised and updated for its Third Edition, Aunt Minnie's Atlas is an excellent study tool for the oral radiology board examination. It features over 900 images and over 250 cases representing "Aunt Minnies"—diseases with unique radiographic features that allow a confident, immediate diagnosis. Each case is presented in an easy-to-follow format and includes crucial take-away points called "Aunt Minnie's Pearls." The cases represent all modalities and cover all subspecialties tested on the oral boards. This edition has more cases in more modalities, including new cases in breast MRI and digital mammography.

A companion Website will offer new cases each quarter.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (November 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781787815
• ISBN-13: 978-0781787819
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential book for radiology residents, December 20, 2008

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This is the 3rd edition to the already classic atlas of Thomas Pope's collection of Aunt Minnie's.

The book is organized into chapters by subspecialty: Interventional, Brain, Head and Neck, Spine, Thoracic, GI, GU, Pediatrics, Ultrasound, Cardiac, Nuclear Medicine, Breast Imaging and Musculoskeletal System. Each subject is presented by selected images, followed by a short history. You can 'take the case' by just looking at images and/or history as a method of doing 'unknowns' to prepare for end of rotation oral exams or practicing for the oral boards. Many subjects have even appeared on the annual inservice exams.

Following each unknown is a summary of the imaging findings, the diagnosis, discussion and Aunt Minnie's "Pearls". The book is well written and it has high quality images.

What separates this book from previous editions is the online access to the entire book in electronic format (text and images).

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This is an essential book for preparation for the boards, as well as general knowledge of the practicing radiologist. No other book summarizes many of the pathognomonic imaging findings like this text.

Highly recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent choice for a board exam review, December 11, 2010

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I would recommend this book for anyone that is slight curious about radiology. The cases are presented in a clean, objective fashion, with a short explanatory text following each one. This book is made for residents in the beginning of their training or when they are already studying for the board tests. The only downside that I can think of is the fact that there's no secure way to prevent seeing the answer (diagnosis) when reading a new case. If there was a separated answers sections it would make the book more challenging, specially when studying in groups.(Sorry if there were too many typos, I'm not used to write in English and my PC only corrects texts in Portuguese).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent radiology reference!, March 2, 2010

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The Aunt Minnie Atlas is a must read during residency, especially prior to boards. Each section covers entities with findings that are virtually pathognomonic. Image quality is excellent and the discussion sections are concise but comprehensive. You can easily get through the whole book in a few days or read each section prior to a rotation on that service. It is money well spent.