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Vascular and Interventional Radiology: The Requisites (From the Requisites in Radiology Series)

University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor, MI 48109

 
By John A. Kaufman and Michael J. Lee. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, 705 pp., 2004. $99

This book is part of the Requisites in Radiology Series, which is a series of books that are designed to provide essential material in subspecialty areas of radiology. It definitely meets the goals of the Series. Drs. John A. Kaufman, Michael J. Lee, and the contributors have done a superb job in writing this outstanding reference and textbook. The authors of the book are well-recognized authorities on their assigned topics and have extensive experience in vascular diagnostic and interventional radiologic procedures.

The book is organized into three parts. The first four chapters deal with vascular pathology, fundamentals of angiography, noninvasive vascular imaging, and vascular interventions. Chapter 1, titled Vascular Pathology, covers a variety of vascular diseases that may be encountered at cross-sectional imaging and angiography. Chapter 2, Fundamentals of Angiography, discusses the tools and techniques needed for vascular access and catheterization. The drawings for catheterization techniques are useful. The diagnosis and treatment of contrast reaction, alternative contrast agents, and intravascular sonography are discussed concisely. Chapter 3, Noninvasive Vascular Imaging, describes the principles of the sonography, CT, and MRI examinations that are usually performed before angiography and vascular interventions. Chapter 4, Vascular Interventions, deals with the complex subjects very well. The discussion of vascular interventions is divided into four categories: increasing blood flow through vessels, decreasing blood flow through vessels, putting things into blood vessels, and taking things out of blood vessels.

The middle 12 chapters deal with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the specific regional vascular systems. Each chapter follows a general pattern of presenting its topic in detail, including anatomy, collateral pathways, and diagnosis and therapy of a variety of vascular disorders. Both arterial and venous circulations are covered: Carotid and Vertebral Arteries; Upper-Extremity Arteries; Upper-Extremity, Neck and Central Thoracic Veins; Pulmonary Circulation; Thoracic Aorta; Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Arteries; Visceral Arteries; Renal Arteries; Inferior Vena Cava and Tributaries; Portal and Hepatic Veins; Lower-Extremity Arteries; and Lower-Extremity Veins.

The final nine chapters deal with nonvascular interventional radiologic procedures: Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy, Percutaneous Abscess and Fluid Drainage, GI Tract Intervention, Biliary Intervention, Gallbladder Intervention, Percutaneous Genitourinary Intervention, Image-Guided Breast Biopsy, Musculoskeletal Intervention, and Tumor Ablation. Each chapter also follows a general pattern of presenting its topics including preprocedure preparation, indications, tools, procedural techniques, and complications. The contributors wrote the last two chapters about musculoskeletal intervention and tumor ablation, which are excellent and quite easy to read.

Overall, the book is well written throughout, superbly organized, and well illustrated with carefully selected cross-sectional images and both cut film and digital subtraction angiograms. The drawings, tables, and "boxes" included with every chapter are excellent throughout the text.

Drs. Kaufman and Lee and their contributors should be commended for their dedication and efforts in advancing the field of interventional radiology with the production of this important textbook: Vascular and Interventional Radiology. It is recommend to radiology residents, vascular and interventional radiology fellows, practicing interventional radiologists, and other physicians with an interest in diagnostic angiography and percutaneous vascular and nonvascular imaging-guided interventions.

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