Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging: Carcinoma of the Bladder

Another readable slim hardback to complement the series. This 181 page volume edited by David MacVicar showcases the talent the Royal Marsden Hospital has to offer. There are 10 chapters covering pathology, clinical features, staging, imaging of metastases, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, clinical follow-up and imaging of treated cancer. There are contributions from radiation and medical oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists, with the editor contributing two chapters. The text is very well written and edited, and is a joy to read. It is well structured and organized, and there are numerous specific sections dedicated to answering questions of importance to all reporting radiologists. The chapter on diagnosis illustrates this point, with concise sections on the relative merits of all imaging methods in diagnosis including an up-to-date comment on virtual cystoscopy. In addition there is a worthwhile section on imaging characteristics of different histological subtypes. This and all the other imaging chapters (of which there are three) are expertly illustrated with relevant, high-quality radiological images.