Radiology Abbreviations Flashcards
AP
Anteriorposterior
Angio
Angiography
Ba
Barium
BE
Barium Enema
C-spine
Cervical spine
CT
Computed Tomography
EBUS
EndoBronchial UltraSound
CXR
Chest X-Ray
Decub
decubitus- laying down
DICOM
Digital Imagine Communication In Medicine
*standard protocal for storage and transmission of images between imaging devices
DSA
Digital Subtraction Angiography
DI
Diagnostic Imaging
EBUS-TBNA
EndoBronchial UltraSound - Guided TransBronchial Needle Aspiration
ECHO
Echocardiography
ETT-MIBI scan
Exercise Tolerance Test - with Tc-99m sestimibi
EUS
Endoscopic UltraSonography
18F-FDG
Fluorodeoxyglucose- Radiopharmaceutical used in PET scanning 18F-FDG
fMRI
Functional MRI
Gd
Gadolinium -MRI contrast agent
I-123
Isotope of radioactive iodine - used in thyroid scan
I-131
Isotope of radioactive iodine -used in dignosis (thyroid scan) and treatment thyroid cancer
IVP
IntraVenous Pyelogram
KUB
Kidneys-Uteters-Bladder
x-ray imaging without contrast
LS films
Lumbosacral (spine) films