‘Radiology of the Orbit and Visual Pathways’

Abstract

Jonathan J. Dutton ‘Radiology of the Orbit and Visual Pathways’ Saunders Elsevier 408 pages Price £129 ISBN: 978-1-4377-1151-6 Jonathan J. Dutton is a well-known Oculoplastic and Orbital surgeon. He has now written a book about the radiology of the orbit and the visual pathways. I have always admired clinicians who approach their subspeciality from a different angle, even a site that is usually dominated by another speciality. The following are the strengths of this book: Mr. Dutton is a clinican, he describes the typical clinical picture in most of the orbital diseases and then demonstrates the typical CT scan and MRI for those disease categories. The text is concise, but easy to understand. The pictures are as expected. In addition to that, the first 50 pages of the book describe the basic principles of the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, the anatomy of the orbit and the intracranial visual pathways, nice chapters that are very well illustrated. At the same time, this book is available on the internet at expertconsult.com. It contains an activation code, and you can study it in your computer. The problem with books is that they are in one shelf, usually in one room, but many doctors have quite a few working stations, and it therefore handy to have such a book on the internet. While this book has been lying on my table waiting to be reviewed, I have found it useful and been using it in my clinical practice and teaching. That is the best recommendation I can give a book, it is practical, nice book indeed. I would like to extend my gratitude to the author.