Customer Reviews

An Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy

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This atlas is the best imaging atlas I have encountered to date in a price range suitable for medical students. The illustrations are of superb quality, and cover a wide range of images, including CT scans, MRIs, angiograms, etc. The only real limitation of the atlas is that it does not cover any pathological anatomy. We have used the Barrett atlas for MRIs in the past, but will probably discontinue using it since the Weir text has very similar MRIs. We will continue using the Wicke text, but the Weir text has figures comparable to a fair number of the Wicke figures, in addition to having the best array of MRIs, CT scans, angiograms, etc.

It is a good atlas for a trainee. It includes difficult part of body with a precise label. However, it is not easy to find the one that you want since there are plenty of labels. In addition, I think it is much better if there are few sentences to elicit the information concerning the radiological imaging like certain common normal variants that one could see in the radiological imaging

Great image quality and very inclusive of several disciplines, including X-ray, CT, MRI and some ultraound made studying easier. The presentation of both axial and sagitall images was also helpful. It was howver very disheartening that the vertebral levels for each image were not identified. This made it less useful for initial studying that I had hoped it would be.
Overall a very good study tool, not great for self-taught study though

This is a great atlas that makes up where netters, sobotta and others lack, in a plethora of images esp CT and MRI. I do agree with others, that some explanation would certainly benefit this book, but this book labels just about every structure thats visible and is a great reference. I do agree that the images aren't the best or newest in this book, but for a student, it is worth buying to have. I used this book to teach myself to read scans and can now read images very very quickly. Very little ultrasound images tho, not a good book for that.

This book was actually required for my program classes this semester. The picutres in the book are very well presented and is labeled very well. I have found it very useful in helping me prepare for my exams.

This is not the most thorough cross sectional atlas available. However, the smaller size of this book compared to other anatomy references is a bonus. This book's portable size makes it easily available when needed. Has nice MRI pics that are very useful when reading studies. It is still useful to have a larger atlas available when on call, but this one works for most studies. Good value.

I highly reccomend this for MRI and CT images viewing. The images are very clear and capture the area of interest very well. Medical professionals will sure can rely on this atlas for normal images.

I am a 4th year Radiology Resident at UCSF. I can't believe I spent money on the 3rd edition CD-ROM atlas a couple of years ago. If you are a radiology resident, do not buy this! The image quality is poor, the resolution is awful, the images are too small even if you decrease the screen resolution, and the cross sectional images are worse than the images we acquire with extremely outdated county hospital equipment. The cross sections from the CT brain are acquired in an oblique projection, making them difficult to compare with the images obtained at most hospitals. The MRI images are way outdated. I just pulled up some angio images to go over vascular anatomy for the upcoming oral board exam and these images are awful! No celiac axis, no detailed pelvic vasculature. I am angry and embarrassed that I spent $80 on this. Fortunately, my book stipend paid for it. I don't want you to make the same mistake. You should expect better quality images for such an expensive atlas.

Good for images of normal human anatomy on X-ray. Not particularly helpful at Mercer University SOM.