Pocket Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy (Thieme Flexibook) [Paperback]

Torsten Moeller (Author), Emil Reif (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0865778744 | ISBN-13: 978-0865778740 | Publication Date: January 18, 2000 | Edition: 2nd Rev&Ex

In spite of the advent of digital imaging modalities, the importance of interpreting conventional radiographs has not diminished. As with the first edition, this book presents radiographic anatomy as it appears in all commonly performed radiographic examinations. The visible anatomic structures are keyed to schematic drawings on the opposing page, thus aiding identification and interpretation. For the the new edition, many studies have been replaced with better quality radiographs and drawings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book contains a very good range of easily accessible information on common examinations and represents a valuable starting point for radiographers seeking image interpretation information...highly recommended." --RAD Magazine

"Well organized, with all information for each position concisely presented...a good desk reference."--Academic Radiology

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 391 pages
• Publisher: Thieme; 2nd Rev&Ex edition (January 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865778744
• ISBN-13: 978-0865778740
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,198,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a doctor-book user, July 17, 2004

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This review is from: Pocket Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy (Thieme Flexibook) (Paperback)

While not useless, this book has several deficiencies that the serious clinician should consider before purchase: 1) the book is small (an advantage if one intends to keep it in a pocket or bag), which means that the images are small -- imagine trying to distinguish small details on an A-P lumbosacral spine view that measures 2" x 6". You CAN see the major features, but the smaller components are now rendered too small to see. 2) Despite the other reviews, image quality throughout this book is marginal. Yes, major structures are discernable, but subtle details (often the most important factors in noting early pathology or subtle injury) cannot be seen. The lateral cervical view in this book does not, for instance, show a prevertebral soft tissue shadow, and the spinolaminal line is barely discernable. All images are similarly affected -- the images are comparable to reading old-fashioned copy films rather than originals. In addition, some views are excessively collimated, such as the A-P cervical view which fails to show the full extent of the transverse processes of C7 --an important feature in evaluating thoracic outlet syndromes. 3) With few exceptions, the images in this text are of adults, not children (who have dramatically different normal radiographic features). 4) Although all views are named, no diagrams or instructions are given to indicate how a particular view was obtained. Some may argue that this text is not meant to be a positioning manual, but view names are not necessarily universal, making the task of requesting a particular view based on this text difficult, especially since this text originates from Germany. For example, a "Lauenstein" view of the hip joint is demonstrated. Most American x-ray techs have probably not heard of this term, making request of this view difficult unless one already recognizes that this is a lateral (frog) view of the hip joint. No text can possibly give all alternate terms for a view, which is why a small diagram illustrating patient positioning would make it much easier for a clinician to order a study, in any language, patterned after one demonstrated in this text.

In my opinion, the shortcomings of this text are severe enough to exclude it from serious consideration.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good radiographic atlas, March 21, 2006

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This review is from: Pocket Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy (Thieme Flexibook) (Paperback)

The lost art of the plain radiograph is kept alive in this book. Organized by standard radiographic views, this book will be useful for clinicians, as well as junior residents in radiology. The images are arranged with the radiograph on one side with the schematic and key on the other.

Quality of the images are decent and some subtle soft tissue anatomy is poorly visualized but the schematic is useful. This book should be upgraded into the modern imaging techniques of digital radiography to outline the soft tissue structures.

The value of contrast enhanced studies are useful: angiographic, bronchographic, lymphographic and enteric anatomy is well defined. It could use more specific terminology, especially in gastrointestinal anatomy such as defining the Z line, B line, etc.

Despite some minor limitations, the book is very good and I recommend this for the framework of interpreting plain radiographs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is perfect !, December 28, 2002

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Kenneth Evans (Boiling Springs, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy (Thieme Flexibook) (Paperback)

If you are just staring out in radiography, then this is the book you want.