Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Radiology

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant and thorough
Review: This is arguably the most didactic textbook on image differential diagnosis in children. On the other side of the Atlantic, Swischuk and John's version is probably more encyclopedic, but definitely not clearer, than this one. In fact, these two books complement each other well. Ebel has summoned a superb group of German radiologists and teachers, and the result is this brilliant and thorough job. Not only its format is very readable but also the information is pragmatically presented in tables and sustained with outstanding photographs. In fact, the images are the strongest side of this book. Being printed and bound in Germany with excellent materials, the pictures are abundantly clear and well chosen. It has several measurements and calculation charts that I also found of invaluable assistance. In sum, it is hard to find any downsides to this excellent book and, given that diagnostic imaging is affixed to clinical pediatric diagnosis these days, its content is really on diagnostic pediatrics and thus will be essential to anyone involved in pediatric care.