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This book expands on the work of Dr. Lent Johnson, a major figure in the history of bone tumor pathology and bone tumor radiology, and updates it to provide a comprehensive history of those fields. Dr. Johnson began work on this book in the early 1990s, at the end of his 52-year career at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, DC. Dr. Michael Mulligan worked with him there during his Army service as a Radiologist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Johnson asked Dr. Mulligan to review his initial draft chapters, but Dr. Johnson died in 1998 and the work was never completed. Dr. Mulligan's intention was to complete it in tribute.
The book is structured with Dr. Johnson's initial chapters describing the early history of the development of the specialties of bone pathology and skeletal radiology with an emphasis on the research and teaching programs established at the AFIP. Dr. Mulligan then provides additional information on subsequent developments from the last 30+ years to provide a complete picture of the current state of the field.
This is an ideal guide for pathologists, radiologists, and all other medical professionals interested in the history of these specialties.
List of contents
1. The Essence of Structure.- 2. General Histology Beginnings.- 3. General Radiology Beginnings.- 4. Gaps and Bridges.- 5. Skeletal Tumor Diagnosis.- 6. Pathologic/Radiologic Correlation.- 7. Libraries, Hospitals, Medical Schools, Cancer Centers, Specialty Boards/Fellowships, and Societies.- 8. Musculoskeletal Rad-Path (present and future).
About the author
Dr. Johnson was a member of the staff of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, DC beginning in 1946. He served as the Chairman and Chief of Bone and Joint Pathology from 1946 to 1980. He remained there as an active member of the staff until he passed away in 1998. He was one of the founding members of the International Skeletal Society.
Dr. Mulligan was a Professor of Radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He recently retired from that position after 29 years there. That experience was preceded by a career in the U. S. Army Medical Department where he attained the rank of full Colonel. He was a member of and remains a member of many medical societies including, the Society of Academic Bone Radiologists, the International Skeletal Society and the American Roentgen Ray Society. He has published over 70 scientific papers and authored or co-authored 2 other books; Classic Radiologic Signs: An Atlas and History as well as the Musculoskeletal Imaging Handbook. He has two sons and lives with his wife in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA.
