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By Gabriel P. Krestin and Peter L. Choyke, with contributions by 16 others. 285 pp., illustrated. New York, Thieme, 1996. $49. ISBN 0-86577-606-7.

This book has 14 symptom-oriented chapters (on topics such as right-upper-quadrant pain, diarrhea, and trauma). Each chapter gives a brief discussion of the clinical presentation, followed by a review of relevant radiologic studies grouped according to differential diagnostic considerations. For example, the chapter on right-lower-quadrant pain reviews appendicitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis, inflamed Meckel's diverticulum, cecal diverticulitis, typhlitis, and ileocecal tuberculosis. The text is brief, emphasizing the capabilities of each imaging technique rather than describing typical radiologic findings. That information is provided by illustrations of characteristic examples. In general the illustrations are appropriate, and the quality of the images is quite good. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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