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Imaging of Parasitic Diseases
Edited by M. C. Haddad, M. E. Abd El Baji, and J. C. Tamraz
199 pp, $109.50
Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-3-5404-9353-2
JAMA. 2008;299(22):2691-2692.
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Sophisticated diagnostic imaging has not been available in the developing countries where parasitic infections are most common. Fortunately that is changing, with parasitic infections increasingly imaged in such countries with computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and even positron emission tomography (PET). Through a beautiful collection of images and concise yet informative text, this book provides a useful guide for radiologists and tropical medicine physicians. It is also of use for many physicians who in daily practice will occasionally encounter these diseases in immigrants from and travelers to the developing world, as well as in immunocompromised individuals.
The 8 chapters are organized anatomically (central nervous system, thorax, gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary tract, pancreas and spleen, genitourinary system, and musculoskeletal system), cover 200 pages, and are contributed by 10 authors from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Columbia, Egypt, and the United States. They include 426 figures (37 in color) and 28 tables and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
William A. Petri Jr, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville
wap3g@virginia.edu
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