Chapter 20 Abbreviations

Question 1

Angio

Answer 1

angiography

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

anteroposterior

Question 3

Ba

Answer 3

barium

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

barium enema

Question 5

C-spine

Answer 5

cervical spine

Question 6

CT

Answer 6

computed tomography

Question 7

CXR

Answer 7

chest x-ray

Question 8

Decub

Answer 8

decubitus - lying down

Question 9

DICOM

Answer 9

digital image communication in medicine

Question 10

DI

Answer 10

diagnostic imaging

Question 11

DSA

Answer 11

digital subtraction angiography

Question 12

EBUS

Answer 12

endobronchial ultrasound

Question 13

EBUS-TBNA

Answer 13

endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration

Question 14

ECHO

Answer 14

echocardiography

Question 15

EUS

Answer 15

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 16

18F-FDG

Answer 16

fluorodeoxyglucose
- used in PET scanning

Question 17

fMRI

Answer 17

functional MRI

Question 18

Gd

Answer 18

gadolinium (contrast)

Question 19

I-123

Answer 19

isotope of radioactive iodine- used in thyroid scan

Question 20

I-131

Answer 20

isotope of radioactive iodine- used in diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer

Question 21

IVP

Answer 21

intravenous pyelogram

Question 22

KUB

Answer 22

kidneys, ureters, bladder

Question 23

LAT

Answer 23

lateral

Question 24

LS films

Answer 24

lumbosacral filsm

Question 25

L-spine

Answer 25

lumbar

Question 26

MDCT

Answer 26

multdetector CT scanner

Question 27

MR
MRI

Answer 27

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 28

MRA

Answer 28

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 29

MRV

Answer 29

magnetic resonance venography

Question 30

MUGA

Answer 30

multiple gated acquisition scan- radioactive of heart function

Question 31

PA

Answer 31

posteroanterior

Question 32

PACS

Answer 32

picture archival and communications system

Question 33

PET

Answer 33

positron emission tomography

Question 34

PET-CT

Answer 34

positron emission tomography- computed tomography

Question 35

PET-MRI

Answer 35

positron emission tomography- magnetic resonance

Question 36

RAIU

Answer 36

radioactive iodine uptake- tests thyroid galnd

Question 37

RFA

Answer 37

radiofrequency ablation

Question 38

SBFT

Answer 38

small bowel follow through

Question 39

SPECT

Answer 39

single photon emission computed tomography

Question 40

Tc-99m

Answer 40

radioactive technetium- common medical isotope used in heart, brain, thyroid, liver, bone, and lung scans

Question 41

TI-201

Answer 41

thallium-201- radioisotope used in scanning heart muscle

Question 42

T-spine

Answer 42

thoracic spine

Question 43

UGI

Answer 43

upper gastrointestineal

Question 44

US
U/S

Answer 44

ultrasound

Question 45

V/Q scan

Answer 45

ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs