Chapter 20 Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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Angio
A
angiography
2
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AP
A
anteroposterior
3
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Ba
A
barium
4
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BE
A
barium enema
5
Q
C-spine
A
cervical spine
6
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
7
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
8
Q
Decub
A
decubitus - lying down
9
Q
DICOM
A
digital image communication in medicine
10
Q
DI
A
diagnostic imaging
11
Q
DSA
A
digital subtraction angiography
12
Q
EBUS
A
endobronchial ultrasound
13
Q
EBUS-TBNA
A
endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration
14
Q
ECHO
A
echocardiography
15
Q
EUS
A
endoscopic ultrasonography
16
Q
18F-FDG
A
fluorodeoxyglucose
- used in PET scanning
17
Q
fMRI
A
functional MRI
18
Q
Gd
A
gadolinium (contrast)
19
Q
I-123
A
isotope of radioactive iodine- used in thyroid scan
20
Q
I-131
A
isotope of radioactive iodine- used in diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer
21
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
22
Q
KUB
A
kidneys, ureters, bladder
23
Q
LAT
A
lateral
24
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LS films
A
lumbosacral filsm
25
L-spine
lumbar
26
MDCT
multdetector CT scanner
27
MR
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
28
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
29
MRV
magnetic resonance venography
30
MUGA
multiple gated acquisition scan- radioactive of heart function
31
PA
posteroanterior
32
PACS
picture archival and communications system
33
PET
positron emission tomography
34
PET-CT
positron emission tomography- computed tomography
35
PET-MRI
positron emission tomography- magnetic resonance
36
RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake- tests thyroid galnd
37
RFA
radiofrequency ablation
38
SBFT
small bowel follow through
39
SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
40
Tc-99m
radioactive technetium- common medical isotope used in heart, brain, thyroid, liver, bone, and lung scans
41
TI-201
thallium-201- radioisotope used in scanning heart muscle
42
T-spine
thoracic spine
43
UGI
upper gastrointestineal
44
US
U/S
ultrasound
45
V/Q scan
ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs
