Sonography: Using Keywords & Basic Search Strategies

The words you type into the search box affect your search results. Not all authors use the same language to describe similar topics, so you will need to try a variety of searches.

• Create a list of possible words that could appear in a book or article related to your topic of interest.
• Come up with synonyms or related terms for those.
• Stick to using 2-4 nouns when searching.

• “radiologic imaging technology”
• “nuclear medicine”
• "United States"

The asterisk * is the most common truncation symbol.

• child* = child, children, childhood, etc.

You do have to be careful with truncation. Sometimes you might get unexpected results.

• tech* = tech, technology, technologies, technical, technically, etc.