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3.0 out of 5 stars
A good book, but not for people with low attention span..., April 19, 2009
This review is from: Neuroradiology: The Requisites, 2e (Requisites in Radiology) (Hardcover)
First of all, this is a good book. It covers most of the topics a 1st year radiology resident needs to know. However, it wanders too much on shallow comments and -supposedly funny- jokes that only distracted me from my study. I'm a person who struggles to keep her concentration, I have a poor attention span, if you will, so when I was reading something complex (as most of the subjects in neuroradiology are) and then the authors ended up with a lame joke, it was as if everything I just read became lost. That may be 'my' limitation, as I mentioned, not a real flaw of the book, but I think people who, like me, need a more 'clasically' structured and 'traditionally' written text, should be warned that this volume of the Requisites series isn't the most adequate to suit their way of study.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Leave Home Without It, March 6, 2002
As Director of Neuroradiology at a Harvard teaching hospital for many years, I have been responsible for recommending texts for residents to begin their study of my subspecialty. When this book was first published, it happened to be the year in which our subspecialty offered its own examination for certification. Because I was interested in finding a text to provide a current survey of the field, I bought this book. Little did I know how comprehensive this text was- a true "bang for the buck". The coverage of the field, including neck imaging, is remarkably thorough and up-to-date, considering the current edition is 6 years old. The only minor deficiency is a paucity of illustrations, but I believe a pictorial work book keyed and correlated to this text has now been published. What makes this text unique is the authors' wry sense of humor, with "zingers" appearing unexpectedly- they literally wake you up and provide encouragement to finish even the most challenging chapters. The final sections, which include a unique chapter on how to interpret MR and CT images, as well as lists of differential diagnoses, are real gems. In summary- as Karl Malden said- "Don't Leave Home Without It". The book is small enough to carry, and a valuable resource from which to learn while one works in the radiology reading room.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
3rd edition cheap print job, May 14, 2010
The paper is like standard laser paper and the pictures and text are washed out in appearance. The font also was decreased in size, which further makes it difficult to read. It would have been better to print on better quality paper with a larger font and more contrast. The slight increase in cost for the consumer would have been worth it. I returned this book after I called and asked if they made a mistake in the printing, but they said the book was intended as I described it.
Use an older version or one of the many other introductory neuroradiology texts. Even the preface to the current edition of this book states that most of the text is factually unchanged except for the stroke chapter.
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