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Duke Radiology Case Review: Imaging, Differential Diagnosis, and Discussion

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Your time for oral board prep should be focused on seeing as many high yield images as possible with the least amount of time and money invested. Though the discussions/cases are good in this book, there are are only 30 cases/10 chapters covered. The book costs about $100. You could buy two to three "case review series" books with the same investment. These books have 200 cases each. Personally i have not found a case book that describes cases as you should on boards- findings, differential diagnosis, most likely diagnosis and additional comments. Wiser choices are available

Having recently written the US and Canadian Boards for radiology, and having done umpteen CD roms and teaching files, I found this book to be one of the most organized and focussed in preparing for board discussions. It covers a wide spectrum of cases and gives pointed pertinent positives and negatives when reviewing the differential. Granted, it is not completely comprehensive (but then, there is no single book that is... oh, if only there were) It is not a book that I would start studying with, but, in the end, near the final few weeks, it is a good quick read (1-2 days)to test yourself and pick up some pointers (it is also much cheaper than the course itself!).

The Duke Radiology Case Review is organized into 10 sections. Each section has 20 or more cases. Cases are outlined with the relevant clinical history, selected imaging findings, a differential diagnosis, a discussion covering key clinical facts and imaging findings.

Although dated, the material is appropriately presented, clear and concise.

Published in 1998, it is overdue for an update to include imaging findings relevant in other cross sectional studies.

Overall, the book is still high yield and I would recommend this book.

The book covers all radiology specialties, which is a plus. Differentials are provided for each case, but the discussions focus on the final diagnosis. The quality of the discussions vary in both length and quality, since there are numerous authors. Image quality is pretty good considering the age of the text. Published in the late 1990's, it is in desperate need of an update. Overall, it is decent for board review.

I got this as a first year and use the appropriate section for the rotation I am on. It is helpful as yet another source of case studies, and the discussion of a differential for each set of images is nice.