Course Instructor:  Jody Arnold
Library Instructor:  Vicky Leather, 697-2576
Assignment:  Students will research a topic and write a paper discussing it as it relates to sonography.  Students will use professional journals and books for the majority of their research.  Several places to begin this research are given below.

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
        This is a guide to books, journals, journal databases, and Internet sites on Diagnostic Imaging.  It is prepared by Chattanooga State Technical Community College reference librarians.

PubMed
        This is a database of medical journal article citations and abstracts.  The National Library of Medicine compiles this from thousands of medical journals published in 40 languages all over the world.  It does not include the text of the article, so you must find it at a local library or request the article through Interlibrary Loan.   No password is required to use this public database.

• Click  MeSH Browser  to search for Medical Subject Headings in PubMed.
• Type the most important word of your topic.      (Example:   ultrasonography)
• Click  "Go"
• Look at the subjects that are retrieved.
• Select an appropriate subject  ...  or ...
• Go back to the search screen and try another word.
• Click "Add"  if you find a subject that fits your topic.
• Type the next most important word or phrase.    (Example:   Down's syndrome)
• Click  "Go"
• Look at the subjects that are retrieved.
• Select an appropriate subject  ...  or ...
• Go back to the search screen and try another word.
• Click  "Add"  if you find a subject that fits your topic.
• Click "PubMed Search" when you've completed adding medical subject headings to your search.
• Click  "Limits" to limit your search.   (Examples: English language, humans, recent 5 years)
• Click "Go".
• Look at the list of articles and determine which ones are most relevant.
• To get copies of the articles:
• Check the Library Periodicals List to see if the journal you need is in the library so you can come in and make a copy.
• Contact Tisa Houck  (432-697-2584)  if the journal is not on the Library Periodicals List.  She will try to get the article from another library through Interlibrary Loan Services.

  Health Reference Center
        This is a database of health and medical journal articles. It includes citations, abstracts, and complete text of some of the articles.  This is part of the Tennessee Electronic Library, funded by federal and state taxes just for the citizens of Tennessee.  It is a private database prepared by the Infotrac division of The Gale Group and requires a password to access from home.

• Click  "Proceed"
• Type your password if accessing from home
• "Subject Guide" shows that you will be searching for a word that appears in subjects assigned to articles
• Type the most important one or two words in the box  (e.g., "Homeless")
• Click "Search"
• Determine which  subject best matches your needs  (e.g., "Homeless Persons")
• Click on the link "Narrow by subdivision"
• Determine which subdivision best matches your needs (e.g., "Health Aspects")
• Click on "View"
• Check the box to the left of each article that appears relevant (Note:  Some have the article text and some have only abstracts)
• Click "View Marked List" in the left blue menu
• Choose to print the articles or e-mail them  (Note: Click "Full article (if available)" with either printing or e-mailing)
• Click the appropriate "Submit" button

Below are links to some articles in the Health Reference Center to help you get started on your research.

Tissue harmonics
Peyronie's disease
Three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound
Technological advances through diagnostic ultrasound's history
Technology of handheld ultrasound devices/units
Extended field of view / Panoramic imaging  (Articles may only mention this.)
Endoscopic ultrasound
Prostate seed implantation
Sonohysteropgraphy (a.k.a. Hysterosonography)
Contrast-enhanced sonography
Musculoskeletal ultrasound

The UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED TO
BIOMEDICAL JOURNALS will help you put your paper and references in the proper format according to the Student Research Paper Competition Guidelines.  This is located on the Journal of the American Medical Association website at http://jama.ama-assn.org/info/auinst_req.html

Created by:  Vicky Leather
Last updated:  December 14, 2001