This book reviews the roles of radionuclide imaging, ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in evaluation of the musculoskeletal system. One chapter is devoted to anatomy of the synovial joints, three chapters to radionuclide imaging, one to US, one to CT, and six to MR imaging.
The chapter on anatomy of the synovial joints is essentially a mini MR atlas, consisting of 99 pages of MR images of the joints and six pages of text. The image quality is excellent, as it is throughout the book, and all anatomic structures are clearly labeled. The text is brief and to the point. There are no line drawings or illustrations other than the labeled MR images.
The chapters devoted to radionuclide imaging review evaluation and stagmg of neoplasms, bone dis- ease in children, and diagnosis ofjoint pain. Emphasis is placed on clinical applications. The role played by radionuclide imaging in the evaluation of common primary bone malignancies and in the malignancies that frequently metastasize to bone is reviewed, with suggestions on the frequency of follow-up studies. The roles of bone scans, indium-labeled white blood cell scans. and gallium scans in the evaluation of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, along with imaging strategy and technical factors essential for greatest clinical yield, are clearly presented. Applications in trauma, arthritis, stress fractures, osteonecrosis, transient osteoporosis. and reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome are also covered.