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So here are my recommendations then.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0323017029/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0323017029&linkCode=as2&tag=daynightrever-20

The above is an ultrasound requisites series book. The radiology requisites series is pretty popular and well regarded. I found it quite useful.

If you are planning to be a procedural oriented radiologist, or go into IR later. I recommend

this....https://www.amazon.com/dp/143771417X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=daynightrever-20&linkId=521eba90123660ea6bb3af27fa3febfd

I always have felt that ultrasound is only as good as the user. So technique is important. For this just general practice is good. However a very good understand of the views and anatomy in ultrasound is important. Ultrasound anatomy is less defined compared to CXRs, or CT/MR. Mainly because it is often a real time analysis, that is subjected to large amounts of human error based on your own(or a tech's) technique. As such, understanding the anatomy well is important so you know what you are doing.

Always follow the basic principles.in ultrasound WHERE are you, WHERE do you want to go, HOW do you get there, CAN you get there without having the patient moving positions , SHOULD you move the patient if you need different views. WHy do you need different views. ARE you confident in the diagnostic efficacy without continuing u/s analysis.

These two books aren't necessarily "radiology" level, as a physiican. They are more geared towards techs and midlevels. But are good for a good introductory text/review. https://www.amazon.com/Ultrasound-Teaching-Manual-Performing-Interpreting/dp/3131110430/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1480490856&sr=8-8&keywords=ultrasound

This atlas is decent, I always found it to be a great reference back when I was a resident.

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Atlas-Ultrasound-Anatomy-Berthold/dp/3131390522/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1480490961&sr=8-21&keywords=ultrasound+book

Lastly, I'd recommend buying some sort of u/s physics textbook(algebra based) just to give you a working understanding of the technology. And as you move through your training and beyond the baiscs, you can move onto specialzied ultrasound texts. The main ones are usually obstetrics, EM/Trauma, and abdominal(sometimes the latter two are combined, soemtimes 1 and three are combined in one text. You can search around).

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I'm in first year doing DI in Scotland, we've been on placement since November. Don't be nervous, speak up and ask questions. You'll quickly learn which members of staff will let you do as much as you're comfortable with, while others will pretty much just carry on with their job until you ask/offer to do something. If you get to choose which room you're working in, try and get in a room with someone who's been helpful before, you'll learn more.

Every radiographer does things slightly differently, and different departments will have different 'standard views' from the ones you learned in uni. Learn what they want and do it their way, not the way you were taught in uni. DON'T argue that 'well this is the way we were taught to do it'!

Be as helpful as possible. Clean up / wipe down surfaces, process cassettes (if you're using them), offer to go get patients changed, etc. Don't stand around looking bored, if you don't know something, ask about it, genuine curiosity will be rewarded.

Remember your TLD and anatomical markers - I found this book really useful for carrying around (fits perfectly in NHS tunic pockets). Sometimes the radiographers will even ask to borrow it, so brownie points for you.

Good luck on your placement!

Well I'm a member of the BSIR (UK doctor), but if you're in the US you should join MIRS. These organisations are usually free to join for juniors and trainees, and if you entered their essay competitions or audit prizes you'd have an excellent foot-in-the-door.

Also, this book is a great place to start.

To be honest I've not come across any truly "must have" emergency CT books. The "Emergency Radiology: The Requisites" book is something I've personally used - it's ok but I don't think many of my colleagues use it, and I've used it far less than I thought I would. Not as many pictures as I would have liked - it's a text book rather than a practical book, and it doesn't show enough different examples to be truly useful.

In terms of other books - what uses do you mean? As in do you want books to study for exams, practical books to get better at CT etc, essential reference books or books to have to hand during on-call/during reporting acute radiology?

MRI in Practice by Catherine Westbrook is, by far, the easiest read to understand MRI. It is also the best priced book for MRI studies.

http://www.amazon.com/MRI-Practice-Catherine-Westbrook/dp/1444337432/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413580430&sr=8-1&keywords=MRI+practice

http://www.iacionline.net/ is a great quiz site, but you do have to pay for an account. A few of us got together and split $ for an account.

You may want to brush up on your sectional anatomy and pathology along with the textbook.

And you may want to check the requirements for the exam - it seems like ARRT may add on more stuff:

> Beginning January 1, 2016, candidates must also document completion of 16 hours of structured education. Learn more about ARRT’s education requirements.


https://www.arrt.org/Certification/Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging


I took my registry in August 2013, and I recall that there was a lot of pelvis anatomy (female/male), calculcating phase/matrix/ETL. The test won't tell you if a particular parameter is T1/T2 weighted, so you'll have to look at the numbers that they give you (figure it out first), then answer the actual questions. Learn the cranial nerves and make sure you know the TE/TR values for white matter, gray matter, blood, CSF, etc.


(Come back and look at this post when you get closer to taking the MR registry.)

I'm not the best at math/physics, so I believe that patient safety, equipment, anatomy and pathology saved me!

If you want to get a good look at the tech aspect, you can check out this handbook:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0323083897/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the version I have, but the older ones are basically the same. Lots of techs have one of these books with them on site -- in their locker or on person. They include almost all of the positions/x-rays and it can fit in your pocket.

Another good book is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451115652/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rather than a reference book like the other, this one is a good read. It explains how x-rays work and how we can improve our images. Go ahead and skip anything about film, though.

Excellent thank you for the advice and tips on test material!!

Yeah I keep abreast of the ARRT requirements and know that come 2016 they are requiring some education.. Not a problem though it gives me plenty of time and I may in fact take a class on Saturdays that will qualify anyway just in case.

Thanks again definitely hanging on to this advice :)

EDIT: I have this book unused for sectional anatomy.. bought it for the xray program which we never needed it for, lol. Look good to you?: http://www.amazon.com/Sectional-Anatomy-Imaging-Professionals-3e/dp/0323082602/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KTJ3V0R3B4HP4PYXABW

I passed the registry with a 96/100. Let's put some things into perspective for you:

• You're overreacting. With two semesters left, you have yet to learn everything you're going to learn. By the time you learn it, you're going to forget what you learned in the first semester. That's why programs like mine dedicated the entire last semester to review and practice exams. See if your school administers the HESI exam for radiography; it's almost a mirror of the registry, and will tell you your standing. But you won't take that until the very end.
  
  
  
• The only study material I used was the Lange Q&A and Radiography PREP book with the included CD. If you can functionally answer all the questions on the practice CD to some degree of 90%, then you're going to ace the registry easily.
  
  
  
• The board exams you're going to be given are probably only including what you've learned so far, so review your old tests and focus on those.
  
  
  We took a Correctec practice exam and the beginning of our final semester, and we were told that a 50% or above meant that the student was on track to passing. That's assumed because, with an entire semester of review, your score is going to improve dramatically. You only need a 75 to pass. If you're two semesters out and almost at a 75 on the quizzes, I think you'll be fine.
  
  Relax! You're fine.

I'm not sure something exactly like what you're asking for exists, but I've heard a lot of great things about Bontrager as a superior positioning aid compared to Merrill's. See if you can find a copy at your site or school to page through to see if it's sufficient for what you want.

Do yourself a favour, study medical terminology.
This is a good book:
https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Terminology-Short-Course-7e/dp/1455758302
There are free courses online.
The ability to interpret a request form and provide the appropriate imaging is highly underrated.
And Google everything you don't understand. I still do this, and it's always helpful.

I agree with others' opinion that the CT registry encompasses a variety of topics, including physics, equipment, history, procedures, patient care etc. Granted, the registry changes and evolves it's questions every year, it seems that addressing anatomy is also a vital issue to cover in preparation for the registry. I used Sectional anatomy for imaging professionals as a reference for anatomy given it was available in my department. Surely, any variation of this type of material will get the job done as well.

There are also a couple of websites dedicated to CT topics and continuing education/training opportunities. CTisus is a great forum for relevant information, and a great place to post questions on just about anything CT related. Lastly, CTguru is similar to CTisus but in a smaller capacity. There are plenty of answered questions regarding the registry amongst the existing threads, and if I remember correctly you may even access sample/study questions on the different topics covered. Back when I took the registry, CTisus hosted over 200 questions on every single registry topic, which I actually still have in print laying around somewhere. I am not completely sure they still have all of them online, but the various forum threads on the subject still host a number of them.

Edit: Fixed Link

Just took the VI a few months and I used exam edge. I would say it is just “meh”. Some good questions but you will not pass solely on doing their tests.

I agree with the poster. Go over the outline that the ARRT gives you. I know it looks daunting and there is a lot but you can’t fail if you follow that.

A good source to study is this book! It tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about IR..

Vascular and Interventional Radiology: The Requisites (Requisites in Radiology) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323045847/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_podACbVWG43ME

Good luck!

A great review book I used was Mosbys Rad Review. I highly recommend it and use it throughout your program. I wish I would have gotten it a lot sooner than this previous April (I graduated a couple days ago) and it really helped me with the registry. It would have helped out a lot with the Physics portion of the program too.

Merrill and Bontrager tend to be recommended by Americans, most of us Brits go for Clark's Positioning in Radiography.

Not read the 13th edition of the big boy book myself (basically everywhere has 12th edition, and I am not paying for a new one lol), but the only thing I disagree with in the first edition (since updated to 2nd edition) of the [little baby handbook for students and such] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Clarks-Handbook-Radiographers-Companion-Essential/1498726992/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R5H91P80E0SZ5ZKVP0QH) was the ankle section, they describe a correct mortice view, but then the demonstrated image has their centring... somewhat high... :v

The main other book I consider a "must have" is Accident and Emergency Radiology, but as an ortho resident, you are likely past that (it is basic image interpretation, suitable for a junior doc or the average band 5/6 radiographer), though you might consider giving it a flick through anyway, it's not a long read, and is a very good quality book.

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Edit: Interesting thing about Clark's - go back a few versions from the 12th edition and they were inexplicably using nude patients in a solid half of the demonstration images, flicking between covered and uncovered for seemingly no reason. God knows why. In any of the modern ones, they are all wearing swimsuits, at least!

Yes Merrill's is what my university utilizes and stands by. I may suggest an updated copy or just know of any revisions as some angulations/centering may have varied. Another good test prep book is Mosby's review guide (Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Radiography: The Complete Study Guide and Career Planner https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323354238/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_4S0XCb536TP1F)
Also ARRT has content specifications that suggest areas to know.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0323065902/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1417294411&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

This book got me through the registry with flying colors. I hear good things about the MIC, but it was too pricy for me when there are options like this one that are so good and so affordable. Pro tip, though - the online content it comes with is really convenient, but the tests in the back are the ones I found to be most pertinent.

 I recommend getting one of the Lange study guides. I took the exam last Nov and used a seventh edition study guide and still passed. I believe the newest edition is tenth - https://www.amazon.com/LANGE-Radiography-Examination-Allied-Health/dp/0071833102 - there were questions from the book word for word on the test! I wouldn't stress to hard about it! 

This is the correct answer. http://amzn.com/0323065902

RootimusPrime: This is all you need. If you're lacking in the cross sectional anatomy then it couldn't hurt to pick up a book on that. If the only thing that you study is the book that I linked, you will easily pass.

EDIT - I took the registry in 2011 so my experience may be more recent than most. "May" being the key word.