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Common Abbreviations ch 20
radiology and diagnostic imaging
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Undergraduate 1
12/16/2015
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AP
 Definition
anteroposterior
Term
Ba
 Definition
barium
Term
BE
 Definition
barium enema
Term
CAT
 Definition
computed axial tomography
Term
C-spine
 Definition
cervical spine(film)
Term
CT
 Definition
computed tomography
Term
CXR
 Definition
chest x-ray
Term
DSA
 Definition
digital subtraction angiography
Term
DSR
 Definition
dynamic spatial reconstructor
Term
ECHO
 Definition
echocardiogram
Term
ERCP
 Definition
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Term
Fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
IVC
 Definition
intravenous cholangiography
Term
IVP
 Definition
intravenous pyelogram
Term
IVU
 Definition
intravenous urography
Term
KUB
 Definition
kidneys, ureters, bladder
Term
LGI
 Definition
lower gastrointestinal (series)
Term
MRA
 Definition
magnetic resonance angiography
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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NMR
 Definition
nuclear magnetic resonance (imaging)
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NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
PA
 Definition
posterioanterior
Term
PET
 Definition
positron emission tomography
Term
PTC, PTHC
 Definition
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Term
rad
 Definition
radiation absorbed dose
Term
RAI
 Definition
radioactive iodine
Term
RIA
 Definition
radioimmunoassay
Term
SBS
 Definition
small bowel series
Term
SPECT
 Definition
single-photon emission computed tomography
Term
UGI
 Definition
upper gastrointestinal (series)
Term
u/s
 Definition
ultrasound
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