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

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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.

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).

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.