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Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures - 3-Volume Set

  • 15th Edition - February 10, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jeannean Hall Rollins, Bruce W. Long, Tammy Curtis
  • Language: English

**Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner, 2024****Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation… Read more

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**Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner, 2024**
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Radiologic Technology**

Perfect your positioning skills with the leading radiography text and clinical reference! Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning & Procedures, 15th Edition helps you learn to position patients properly, set exposures, and produce the clear radiographs needed to make accurate diagnoses. Guidelines to both common and uncommon projections prepare you for every kind of patient encounter. Anatomy and positioning information is organized by bone group or organ system, and coverage of special imaging modalities includes CT, MRI, sonography, radiation therapy, and more. Written by noted educators Jeannean Hall Rollins, Bruce Long, and Tammy Curtis, Merrill's Atlas is not just the gold standard in imaging — it also prepares you for the ARRT exam!

Key features

  • Comprehensive, full-color coverage of anatomy and positioning makes Merrill's Atlas the most in-depth text and reference available for radiography students and practitioners
  • Guidelines to each projection include a photograph of a properly positioned patient and information on patient position, part position, central ray angulation, collimation, KVp values, and evaluation criteria
  • Diagnostic-quality radiograph for each projection demonstrates the result the radiographer is trying to achieve
  • Coverage of common and unique positioning procedures includes chapters on trauma, surgical radiography, geriatrics/pediatrics, and bone densitometry, to help prepare you for the full scope of situations you will encounter
  • Numerous CT and MRI images enhance comprehension of cross-sectional anatomy and help in preparing for the Registry examination
  • Frequently requested projections are identified with a special icon to help you focus on what you need to know as an entry-level radiographer
  • Image receptor and collimation sizes plus other key information are provided for each relevant projection
  • Bulleted lists provide clear instructions on how to correctly position the patient and body part when performing procedures
  • Summary tables provide quick access to projection overviews, guides to anatomy, pathology tables for bone groups and body systems, and exposure technique charts

Readership

Radiography students (approximately 15,000 US students per year)

Table of contents

1. Preliminary Steps in Radiography

2. General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology

3. Thoracic Viscera: Chest and Upper Airway

4. Abdomen

5. Upper Limb

6. Shoulder Girdle

7. Lower Limb

8. Pelvis and Hip

9. Vertebral Column

10. Bony Thorax

11. Skull, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses

12. Trauma Radiography

13. Contrast Arthrography

14. Myelography and other Central Nervous System Imaging

15. Digestive System: Salivary Glands, Alimentary Canal and Biliary System

16. Urinary System and Venipuncture

17. Reproductive System

18. Mammography

19. Bone Densitometry

20. Mobile Radiography

21. Surgical Radiography

22. Pediatrics Imaging

23. Geriatric Radiography

24. Sectional Anatomy for Radiographers

25. Computed Tomography

26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

27. Vascular, Cardiac, and Interventional Radiography

28. Diagnostic Medical Sonography

29. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

30. Radiation Oncology

Product details

  • Edition: 15
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 12, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Jeannean Hall Rollins

Jeannean has been teaching in Medical Imaging at Arkansas State University since 1991. In that time, she has served as interim program director, Faculty Senate senator, Faculty Association Secretary, Vice-President of the Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists, and numerous committees for the college and university. Additionally, she has been a recipient of the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Distinguished Author Award. She has numerus national peer-reviewed journal publications and continuously provides presentations at various local, state, and national forums. Jeannean is co-author of Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, an internationally renowned textbook in medical imaging procedures. Her other scholarly activities focus on providing electronic instructional tools for medical imaging educators
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Department, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

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Bruce W. Long

Affiliations and expertise
Director and Associate Professor (Retired), Radiologic Imaging and Sciences Programs, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Tammy Curtis

Dr. Curtis has published several articles in journals, contributed to books, edited and reviewed educational books and products, and developed new products. She is the current author of international radiologic sciences education textbooks. Dr. Curtis has served in offices from secretary to president in her state affiliate and is still active in serving members and students. She holds several memberships with professional organizations and volunteers at national conferences for student competitions and hosting CE lectures for technologists and educators. Before entering academia, she worked as a radiologic technologist for various healthcare organizations. She continues to visit local clinical sites with current undergraduate students to stay current in the practice field. Dr. Curtis research interest is emergency preparedness and disaster response and serves on several college committees. She is the current university liaison for La Region 7 Hospital Preparedness Healthcare Coalition.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Program Director, Radiologic Sciences and School of Allied Health, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA