These are the most recommended and best radiology books for medical students, residents and attendings by surveying many of the US residency program directors and faculty. This list is intended to be a first aid and to guide the medical students, radiology residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.
The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their radiology rotations, for shelf exams and for those going for interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the radiology residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the radiology board exam.
For all other specialties please check the link tabs at the top of this page.
Pocket Books
Aids to Radiological Differential Diagnosis
Manual of Radiology: Acute Problems and Essential Procedures
CT & MRI Pathology: A Pocket Atlas
Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaing, Vol. 1: Head and Neck
Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vol. 2: Thorax, Heart, Abdomen, and Pelvis
Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Volume 3: Spine, Extremities, Joints
Books for Medical Students for Radiology rotations
Squire's Fundamentals of Radiology
Essential Radiology: Clinical Presentation Pathophysiology Imaging
Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology
Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics
Radiology Recall
Books for Radiology Residents and Attendings
Dahnert, Radiology Review Manual
Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology
Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology
Atlas of Normal Roentgen Variants That May Simulate Disease
Chest Radiology: The Essentials
Primer of Diagnostic Imaging
Rumack, Diagnostic Ultrasound
Breast Imaging Companion
Callen, Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mayo Clinic Gastrointestinal Imaging Review
Pediatric Imaging: The Fundamentals
Pediatric Neuroimaging (Barkovich)
Neuroradiology: The Requisites
Osborn's Brain: Imaging, Pathology, and Anatomy
Som, Head and Neck Imaging
Semelka, Abdominal-Pelvic MRI
Resnick, Bone and Joint Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Thoracic Imaging: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Radiology
Review of Radiologic Physics
The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging
MRI in Practice
Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Books for Radiology Board Exam Review
Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging
Crack the Core Exam
Crack the CORE Exam - Case Companion
Radiologic Physics
Top 3 Differentials in Radiology: A Case Review
