Radiologic Sciences & Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Use this guide to quickly find reputable sources and save time on your research! Contact your subject librarian or the reference librarians if you need more help. For an overview of how to research efficiently, see Steps of the Research Process.

Digital Radiography: An Introduction
Seeram, Euclid.
Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning, c2011
Rosenberg Circulating / RC78.7.D35 S44 2011

Pediatric Imaging: A Case Review, 2nd ed
Thierry A.G.M. Huisman, et al.
Philadelphia, PA : Mosby Elsevier, c2011
Rosenberg Circulating / RJ51.R3 W37 2011

The Sorcerer's Apprentice [ebook]: How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care
Hillman, Bruce
New York: Oxford University Press, 2011
Full text ebook

Search CityCat to find books, e-books, disks and more. There are many ways to search, such as Title, Author and Keyword.

Books in the library are organized by call number according to the Library of Congress classification system which groups items by subject, so you can often simply browse the shelves. Here are some relevant subjects and their call numbers:

Reference books are great for short overviews and background information. There are also reference resources in our database section.

Stedman's Radiology Words: Includes Nuclear Medicine & Other Imaging, 5th ed.
Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Rosenberg Reference / RC78.A3 S74 2006

Real Whole-Body MRI [electronic resource]: Requirements, Indications, Perspectives
Mathias Goyen, ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008.
Full text ebook

Diagnostic Ultrasound, 3rd ed.
Editors: Carol M. Rumack, et al. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby, 2005.
RC78.7.U4 D514 2005 Rosenberg Reference

Ferri’s Best Test: A Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging.
Fred F. Ferri. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby, 2004.
RB38.2. F47 2004 Rosenberg Reference

Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positions & Radiologic Procedures. 10th ed.
Philip W. Ballinger and Eugene D. Frank. St. Louis: Mosby, 2003.
RC78.4 .B35 2003 Rosenberg Reference

Use databases for specialized and the most up-to-date information, especially academic (scholarly) sources that are not available for free on the Web. See the Articles & Databases page for a full list of databases available.

CINAHL Plus with Fulltext
An EBSCO database of the well-respected CINAHL -- Comprehensive Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Use Basic or Advanced Search, or use CINAHL subject headings to find information by health condition, system of the body and treatment, and even population.

Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
A collection of databases from Gale that provide access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, as well as personal health information resources. Content from 1980 to the present.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
An EBSCO database for the medical field. Excellent source for peer-reviewed articles. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which has over a thousand generic drug patient education sheets.

Use websites for government information, statistics and current events. It's very important to carefully evaluate websites for accuracy, currency, bias and credibility.

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists - www.arrt.org
It is the site of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. The site provides information on state licensing, ARRT registration requirements, education, examination, ethics, publication, and so forth.

American Association of Radiologic Technologists
www.asrt.org
This is the site of the American Association of Radiologic Technologists. It carries information about the association, upcoming conferences, careers, and publication.

RadiologyInfo - www.radiologyinfo.org
The project created a “complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies through acquisition of transverse CT, MR and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers.”

MedPix - Medical Image Database
rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/medpix_home.html
The site provides the general public information about radiology and particularly on the following radiologic techniques: breast imaging, CT, interventional radiology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, ultrasound, X-rays, etc.