Radiology Abbreviations Flashcards

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AP

A

Anteriorposterior

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Angio

A

Angiography

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Ba

A

Barium

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4
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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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7
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EBUS

A

EndoBronchial UltraSound

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CXR

A

Chest X-Ray

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8
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Decub

A

decubitus- laying down

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9
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DICOM

A

Digital Imagine Communication In Medicine
*standard protocal for storage and transmission of images between imaging devices

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10
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DSA

A

Digital Subtraction Angiography

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DI

A

Diagnostic Imaging

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12
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EBUS-TBNA

A

EndoBronchial UltraSound - Guided TransBronchial Needle Aspiration

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ECHO

A

Echocardiography

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14
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ETT-MIBI scan

A

Exercise Tolerance Test - with Tc-99m sestimibi

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EUS

A

Endoscopic UltraSonography

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16
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18F-FDG

A

Fluorodeoxyglucose- Radiopharmaceutical used in PET scanning 18F-FDG

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17
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fMRI

A

Functional MRI

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18
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Gd

A

Gadolinium -MRI contrast agent

19
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I-123

A

Isotope of radioactive iodine - used in thyroid scan

20
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I-131

A

Isotope of radioactive iodine -used in dignosis (thyroid scan) and treatment thyroid cancer

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IVP

A

IntraVenous Pyelogram

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KUB

A

Kidneys-Uteters-Bladder
x-ray imaging without contrast

23
Q

LS films

A

Lumbosacral (spine) films

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LAT
Lateral
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L-spine
Lumbar Spine
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MDCT
MultiDetector CT Scanner
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MRV
Magnetic Resonance Venography
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MRA
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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MUGA
Multiple-Gated-Aquisition (scan) - Radio active heart function
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PA
Posteroanterior
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PACS
Picture archival and communication
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PET
31
PET-CT
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PET-MRI
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RAIU
34
RFA
35
SBFT
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SPECT
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Tc-99m
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T1-210
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T-spine
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UGI
41
US, U/S
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V/Q scan