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Edited by Morrie E. Kricun. 677 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1993. $139. ISBN 0-7216-5518-1.

This book reflects Kricun's lifetime interest in bone tumors. It is divided into three unequal sections; all the chapters in the first section were written by Kricun himself and reflect his experience in bone-tumor radiology. There is an excellent treatise, "Parameters of Diagnosis," followed by chapters on tumors involving the long bones, hands, feet, ribs, spine, and pelvis. They are beautifully illustrated with plain radiographs and drawings and comprehensively referenced. In my opinion, the book would be worth purchasing just for this section.

The second section, on advanced imaging techniques, discusses magnetic resonance imaging along with spectroscopy, computed tomography, radionuclide . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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