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Torsten B. Moeller and Emil Reif (eds): Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy,
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 4th edn. Vol. I:
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Torsten B. Moeller and Emil Reif

(eds): Pocket Atlas of Sectional
Anatomy, Computed Tomography and
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 4th
edn. Vol. I: Head and Neck; Vol. II:
Chest, Heart, Abdomen and Pelvis
Thieme, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN: 978-3-13-
125504-4 (Vol. I), 978-3-13-125604-1 (Vol. II)
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Antonio Manna 1

Luigi Mansi 1,*

Email luigi.mansi@unina.it
1 Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

We review here the 4th edition, revised and expanded, of two of the three
books of a trilogy, also including a third companion volume on “Spine,
Extremities, Joints”, not recently revised.

The editors are Torsten B. Moeller and Emil Reif, who work in the
Department of Radiology at the Marienhaus Klinikum Saarlouis-Dillingen in
Germany. The support deriving from the collaboration with numerous
professionals, such as radiology technologists, medical colleagues and the
manufacturers Siemens and Philips, has been recognized.

This atlas has been and continues to be a great editorial international

success, very popular worldwide. Both volumes are the authorized
translation from the 3rd German Edition, edited in 2011 by the same
publisher. Furthermore, both publications have been translated and edited,
from previous editions of the last German version of 2011, in many
languages, including French, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazilian,
Turkish and Spanish. National editions of the second volume have also been
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published in Hungarian, Russian, Polish and Italian.

The major advancement with respect to the 3rd edition, dating back
originally about 10 years ago, is mainly in the improvement allowed by new
MRI images, largely obtained with 3 T scanners; with respect to CT, the
availability of multidetector CT (MDCT), frequently at 64 slices, allowed the
production of sagittal and coronal images, in addition to axial scans. In this
way, many of the older figures have been replaced, with a significant
editorial improvement. Furthermore, all efforts have been made in following
the most recently established anatomical and clinical conventions in
numbering and describing, for example, vessels and lymph nodes.

Recent technical advances in magnetic resonance imaging and in CT have

allowed more definition that emerges effectively in these volumes. In
particular, the best spatial resolution has naturally led to a greater distinction
of the anatomical detail and to a better analysis, for instance of vascular and
nerve components. In many cases, the didactic content has been further
improved through magnification with additional captions. For example,
implementing suggestions by actively critical readers of the previous edition,
the spaces of the neck and the intracranial vascular region have been
described with greater detail.

Despite the changes, the text preserves the style of previous editions,
remaining as informative as compact and easy to use. The format remains
based on two-page units, with high-quality radiologic images on one side and
brilliant full colour diagrams on the other. When needed, small locational
diagrams are also provided.

In conclusion, we enthusiastically suggest these books to all professionals

working in diagnostic imaging. Their value is very great either for medical
students or for residents in nuclear medicine, radiology and radiotherapy.

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