1. Huang HK: Elements of Digital Radiology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1987. This excellent comprehensive and moderately technical book covers the basics of digital radiology; and image acquisition, compression, processing, and display.
2. Hunter TB (ed): The Computer in Radiology. Rockville, MD, Aspen Systems Corporation, 1986. Although some of the material is outdated, this book is still an excellent introduction to digital imaging and the basics of digital image processing.
3. Baxes GA: Digital Image Processing. Denver, CO, Cascade, 1988. A good nontechnical introduction to the basics of digital imaging and image processing.
4. Newell JD, Kelsey CA: Digital Imaging in Radiology: New York, NY, Churchill Livingstone, 1990. This book discusses clinical applications and technical aspects of digital imaging with a chapter on image compression and reconstruction.
5. Kuni CC: Introduction to Computers & Digital Processing in Medical Imaging. Chicago, IL, Year Book Medical, 1988. A general and decidedly nontechnical introductory book on medical imaging.