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<p>Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, <i>Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatric Neuroradiology</i>, third edition, <i> </i>is an invaluable resource for radiologists, child neurologists, and pediatricians-anyone who requires an<b> easily accessible reference </b>that covers<b> common and uncommon disorders affecting the brain, head, neck, and spine of children</b>. Dr. Kevin Moore and an expert author team provide carefully updated information and an abundance of high-quality images throughout, making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference source for daily practice.</p><ul> <li>Features <b>more than 2,300 annotated images</b>, including MR, CT, proton spectroscopy, and angiographic findings</li><b> <p> <li>Brings you up to speed</b> with recent name changes and reclassification of both neoplastic and nonneoplastic central nervous system (CNS) entities, revised classification of tumor types/subtypes, changes in metabolic disorders and malformations, and entirely new disorders and groups of disorders such as acute flaccid myelitis</li> <p> <li>Includes <b>new chapters</b> covering important pediatric spine neoplasms, such as CNS intradural tumor dissemination and myxopapillary ependymoma</li> <p> <li>Provides <b>expanded coverage</b> of better-understood genetic white matter diseases such as vanishing white matter disease</li> <p> <li>Discusses <b>key topics</b> such as newly discovered genetic mutations correlating with distinct imaging appearances and prognosis, newly characterized infectious entities, recent descriptions of important Chiari I malformation variants, newly described entities based on genetics in addition to histological features, and advances in the diagnosis of abusive head trauma</li> <p> <li>Uses <b>bulleted, succinct text</b> for fast and easy comprehension of essential information, including terminology, imaging findings, key facts, differential diagnosis, pathology, clinical issues, diagnostic checklist,