I was asked to review the Imaging Atlas of Axial Spondyloarthritis by The Journal and my first thought was that I would (as always) say yes, but for such a work, a long review time would be necessary. Still, because the topic of imaging has been of high interest for years now, and it will surely remain of interest for a long time, I was happy to take this on. So it came, and after downloading the “book,” I was surprised to see that the content was not only easy to follow but also that it was a real fun task to review it.
This book is complete. It contains the entire spectrum of imaging changes in all available imaging techniques for the spine and the sacroiliac joints, not only from patients with spondyloarthritis but also from others who have findings that mimic the disease. The provided images are of high quality and the accompanying drawings very useful for the inexperienced reader because they make it easy to follow the anatomical structures. In addition, and this is something I liked a lot, interesting cases of patients with images and their clinical details are provided, something that adds to the quality of this work.
I am happy to have been able to see this book. Congratulations to John O’Neill and Walter Maksymowych for their excellent work and wishes for a great success, but also for useful input from the readers of the book for a new edition in the future.
