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Chapter 20 Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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Angio

A

angiography

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AP

A

anteroposterior

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Ba

A

barium

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BE

A

barium enema

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5
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C-spine

A

cervical spine

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6
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CT

A

computed tomography

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CXR

A

chest x-ray

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Decub

A

decubitus - lying down

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DICOM

A

digital image communication in medicine

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DI

A

diagnostic imaging

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DSA

A

digital subtraction angiography

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12
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EBUS

A

endobronchial ultrasound

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13
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EBUS-TBNA

A

endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration

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ECHO

A

echocardiography

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EUS

A

endoscopic ultrasonography

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16
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18F-FDG

A

fluorodeoxyglucose
- used in PET scanning

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fMRI

A

functional MRI

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Gd

A

gadolinium (contrast)

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I-123

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isotope of radioactive iodine- used in thyroid scan

20
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I-131

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

21
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

22
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KUB

A

kidneys, ureters, bladder

23
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LAT

A

lateral

24
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LS films

A

lumbosacral filsm

25
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L-spine

A

lumbar

26
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MDCT

A

multdetector CT scanner

27
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MR
MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

28
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MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

29
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MRV

A

magnetic resonance venography

30
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MUGA

A

multiple gated acquisition scan- radioactive of heart function

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PA

A

posteroanterior

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PACS

A

picture archival and communications system

33
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PET

A

positron emission tomography

34
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PET-CT

A

positron emission tomography- computed tomography

35
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PET-MRI

A

positron emission tomography- magnetic resonance

36
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RAIU

A

radioactive iodine uptake- tests thyroid galnd

37
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RFA

A

radiofrequency ablation

38
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SBFT

A

small bowel follow through

39
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SPECT

A

single photon emission computed tomography

40
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Tc-99m

A

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

41
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TI-201

A

thallium-201- radioisotope used in scanning heart muscle

42
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T-spine

A

thoracic spine

43
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UGI

A

upper gastrointestineal

44
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US
U/S

A

ultrasound

45
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V/Q scan

A

ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs

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