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Now fully revised and up-to-date, Expert DDx: Brain and Spine, second edition, quickly guides you to the most likely differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information. It presents more than 250 of the top differential diagnoses across a broad spectrum of central nervous system diseases, encompassing specific anatomic locations, generic imaging findings, modality-specific findings, and clinically based indications. Every reader will have expert guidance for defining and reporting useful, actionable differential diagnoses that lead to definitive findings in every area of the brain and spine. Presents at least eight clear, sharp, succinctly annotated images for each diagnosis; a list of diagnostic possibilities sorted as common, less common, and rare but important; and brief, bulleted text offering helpful diagnostic clues Separates adult and pediatric DDx lists for even faster reference Includes expanded differential considerations, new cases, and new images throughout Covers hot topics such as different variants of medulloblastoma, convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and hyperdense basal ganglia Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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As a reference for neuroradiology, it is hard to find faults with what the authors have created. The material is presented in a way that readers can easily navigate the book without getting overwhelmed. The level of detail and the quality of the images are excellent. This is the ideal reference for on-call radiologists encountering a challenging case. Reviewed by Prem Thanaratnam, MD (Baystate Medical Center)

As a reference for neuroradiology, it is hard to find faults with what the authors have created. The material is presented in a way that readers can easily navigate the book without getting overwhelmed. The level of detail and the quality of the images are excellent. This is the ideal reference for on-call radiologists encountering a challenging case. Reviewed by Prem Thanaratnam, MD (Baystate Medical Center)

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Miral D. Jhaveri, MD is a lead author from the previous edition of Diagnostic Imaging: Brain. Jhaveri is Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. He currently serves as the Division Head of Neuroradiology and the Division Head of Medical Informatics as well as the Executive Vice-Chair of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine. Jeffrey S. Ross, MD, is the returning co-lead for this edition. He is Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and practices neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic. Ross was an AJNR Senior Editor from 2006-2015, is a member of the editorial board for 3 other journals, and a manuscript reviewer for 10 journals. He became Editor-in-Chief of the AJNR in July 2015. He received the Gold Medal Award from the ASSR in 2013. Kevin A. Moore, MD, is the returning co-lead for this edition. He is Adjunct Professor of Neuroradiology and Pediatric Radiology at Primary Children's Medical Center at the University of Utah, and is Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, and Neuroradiology.

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