Crack the CORE Exam - Case Companion

Excellent rapid review you can finish quickly within 2-3 days right before the test. It covers a lot of topics including anatomy, nuclear medicine regulatory/safety issues, and MRI physics. I really liked the "this vs that" section because it only covers classic differentials that would likely be asked on the test, not esoteric head scratchers that you first heard of after studying for months. The book is rather thick like the other Crack the Core books and could have been made half the size because the pages use large fonts. Would have been even better in kindle format.

Helpful addition to the Crack the Core line of board review material. High yield cases with helpful diagrams and bullet point style information. This image rich resource is complimentary to the Crack the Core books. I especially like the "This vs That" section which drives home the differentiating features of similar pathologies. Excellent resource which goes along well with Prometheus Lionhart's Titan Radiology online video board review course.

Let me preface this review by saying I used the two Crack the Core volumes as my primary (really my only) source for studying for the core exam and it was plenty comprehensive enough. If you read those books completely and understand them well enough, you will pass the exam with flying colors. The case companion is not quite as useful as the other volumes (and the image quality is kind of touch and go) but the writing style is consistent with the other books, so if you do well his his/her jaded ironic approach to learning the material (I do) then it's worth it to pick this up, particularly given its price compared to other resources. I will warn you there are some TYPOS THAT END UP PRESENTING MATERIAL BACKWARDS/WRONG. They are few and far between but are there. I kept hoping the elusive Prometheus would create a message board or something to bring these to his/her attention. I hope many of them were fixed for the third edition. Overall I highly recommend the three volume set for Core exam prep.

Great book for a quick review! Lots of high yield cases, comparisons, and anatomy. There were a couple errors- things getting mixed up, but they are relatively easy to identify, especially if you are already in study mode. It is something you can easily go through in a day or two right before the exam.

Some errors, but still highly recommended Prometheus is #1.

Good book. Excellent cases.BAD PICTURE QUALITY. It doesn’t need to be excellent, but it does need to be correctly contrasted so we can actually see the pathology/cases. Critical fault in a radiology casebook.I give it a “C”.

Prompt delivery. Very useful book for exam.

Amazing book, very concise, hits the confusing points so eloquently. He/she exactly knows what is confusing to people. Many errors! that's what makes me give this book 4 stars. Needs revision. Learn your stuff from more stable books then read this book as a solidifying source so you are able to catch the mistakes and not learn the wrong things. Other crack the core books are reasonably free of errors(I hope!).