Rhoton's Atlas of Head, Neck, and Brain

Rhoton's Atlas of Head, Neck, and Brain; 2D and 3D Images. Maria Peris-Celda, Francisco Martinez-Soriano, Albert L. Rhoton, Jr. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 2018 (623 pages). ISBN 978-1-60406-900-6. EUR ca 250.00 (e-book: eISBN 978-1-60406-901-3)

This atlas is the result of 5 years dedicated work under Dr. Rhoton's tutelage, based on more than 40 years of surgical anatomy research and exquisite dissection techniques. Prof. Albert Rhoton, Emeritus Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA, could not see the completed project before his death (in 2016). First (and major responsible) author Dr. Maria Peris-Calda was Dr. Rhoton's fellow. Prof. F. Martinez-Soriano is Emeritus Professor and Chairman, Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, University of Valencia, Spain. Ten international contributors supported these three main authors.

The atlas is organized into four major sections: Osteology of the Head and Neck; Face and Neck; Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx; and Neuroanatomy and Cranial Base. The latter includes chapters on Cerebrum, Cerebellum and Brainstem, Brain, Meninges, and Sutures, Cerebrovascular and Intraventricular Dissection, Cranial Base and Craniocervical Junction, Sagittal and Endoscopic Dissection of the Cranial Base, Cranial Nerves, Brain Sections (in all 3 planes), and Fiber Dissection of the Brain.

This is an impressive volume (size 279 × 305 mm; weight 3,440 kg): 624 color figures in large printed format, all structures labeled in English and Latin descriptors, in best printing quality. The visualization of the images in 3D is available online at MedicalCenter.Thieme.com.

I enjoyed thumbing through this excellent atlas, particularly through the neuroanatomy part. This book will not be on the first row in the bookshelf of clinical pediatric neurologists, but it will serve as a reference to a wide readership, including medical students, residents, and colleagues specializing in surgical (and nonsurgical) fields of head, neck, and brain.