Comprehensive, visually appealing, and easy to understand, Osborn's Brain, second edition, by the highly esteemed Dr. Anne G. Osborn, provides a solid framework for understanding the complex subject of brain imaging when studied cover to cover. Almost completely rewritten and featuring 75% new illustrations, it combines essential anatomy with gross pathology and imaging, clearly demonstrating why and how diseases appear the way they do. The most immediate emergent diagnostic topics are followed by nonemergent pathologies, integrating the most relevant information from Dr. Osborn's entire career of accumulated knowledge, experience, and interest in neuropathology, neurosurgery, and clinical neurosciences.
Covers the "must-know" aspects of brain imaging together with spectacular pathology examples, relevant anatomy, and up-to-date techniques in neuroradiology-perfect for radiologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists at all levels
Begins with emergent topics such as trauma, nontraumatic hemorrhage, stroke, and vascular lesions, followed by infections, demyelinating and inflammatory diseases, neoplasms, toxic-metabolic-degenerative disorders, and congenital brain malformations
Features more than 4,000 stunning, high-resolution radiologic images and medical illustrations, all of which are annotated to describe the most clinically significant features
Includes Dr. Osborn's trademark summary boxes scattered throughout for quick review of essential facts, as well as the most recent and up-to-date references available
Helps readers think clearly about diagnoses, types of diagnoses, and the various pathologies that can affect the brain
Includes new WHO classifications of brain tumors, new entities including IgG4-related disease and CLIPPERS, new and emerging infectious diseases, and updated insights into brain trauma and brain degeneration
Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Biography:
Dr. Anne G. Osborn is an internationally recognized lecturer and acclaimed professor of neuroradiology noted around the world for helping establish the field of neuroradiology, and contributing valuable knowledge about the head, neck, spine, and the central and peripheral nervous system. She is regarded as one of the world's most prominent neuroradiologists. Prior to writing Osborn's Brain, her award-winning publishing efforts cited her as one of the "20 Most Influential” people in radiology as well as one of four innovative educators inspiring a generation of radiologists to excel in research, clinical skill, and leadership. Osborn is currently a University of Utah Distinguished Professor and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. She is author of the prior 2 editions of her signature bestselling title, Osborn's Brain which as well as the author of Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, now in its 4th edition. Karen L. Salzman, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. She is the Neuroradiology Section Chief and Associate Fellowship Director, and holds the Leslie W. Davis Endowed Chair in Neuroradiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah.
