Cerebral Vascular Diseases

chapter, particularly in the beginning, assumes a degree of mathematical competence on the part of the reader such that all but the most physically inclined microscopists will be put off. Despite the inate sophistication of most of the topics covered, however, the tone of the contributions is uniformly terse and superficial, thus rendering this volume too pedestrian for specialists. Further, all but Chapter 2 (on considerations of photographic image recording by Farnell and Flint) treat highly specialized subjects; the investment of time and/or money required to work in these areas is sufficiently demanding that few microscopists will wish to venture into these techniques without expert assistance. Thus, thisTbook will be primarily of academic interest to most readers. This point emphasizes the most valuable aspect of this volume. As the editor notes in the foreword, the variety of new and sometimes exotic electron microscopy techniques has expanded remarkably in the last decade. For those who desire a light and cursory reference simply to keep abreast of these developments, this volume should serve nicely.