Differential Diagnosis in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abbreviations

ABC

aneurysmal bone cyst

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADEM

acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ALL

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

AML

acute myeloblastic leukemia

ANCA

antineutrophil cytoplasmotic autoantibodies

ANT

anterior

AP

anteroposterior

APUD

amme precursor uptake and decarboxylation

APVR

anomalous pulmonary venous return

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

ATN

acute tubular necrosis

AV

arteriovenous

AVE

arteriovenous fistula

AVM

arteriovenous malformation

AVN

avascular necrosis

Bx

biopsy

+C

after gadolinium contrast enhancement

Ca

calcium

CAD

coronary artery disease

CAM

cystic adenomatoid malformation

CBD

common bile duct

CHD

common hepatic duct

CHE

congestive heart failure

CLL

chronic lymphatic leukemia

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CNS

central nervous system

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPA

cerebellopontine angle

CPPD

calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease

CRMD

chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

CSE

cerebrospinal fluid

CSI

chemical shift imaging

CT

computed tomography

2D

two-dimensional

3D

three-dimensional

DD

differential diagnosis

DDH

developmental dysplasia of the hip

DES

diethylstilbestrol

3DFT

three-dimensional Fourier transform

Die

disseminated intravascular coagulation

DISH

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

DISI

dorsal intercalated segmental instability

EAC

external auditory canal

ECA

external carotid artery

EG

eosinonhilic granuloma

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

E

female

EAST

Fourier-acquired steady state

EISP

fast imaging with steady-state precession

ELAIR

fluid attenuated inversion recovery

ELASH

fast low-angle shot

ENH

follicular nodular hyperplasia

ES

fat-suppressed (saturation)

ESE

fast spin echo

ESPGR

fast spoiled gradient-recalled echo

GB

gallbladder

Gd

gadolinium chelates

GD-contrast

gadolinium chelate contrast

Gd-DTPA

gadolinium diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid

GE

gastroesophageal

GI

gastrointestinal

GRASS

gradient-refocused acquisition in the steady state

GRE

gradient-refocused echo pulse sequence

GTD

gestational trophoblastic disease

GU

genitourinary

Hb

hemoglobin

HD

Hodgkin disease

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HRCT

high-resolution CT

Hx

history

IAC

internal auditory canal

ICA

internal carotid artery

IM

intramuscular

IMA

inferior mesenteric artery

IMV

inferior mesenteric vein

IR

inversion recovery

IS

ileosacral, internal standard

IV

intravenous

IVC

inferior vena cava

IVP

intravenous pyelogram

L

left

LA

left atrium

LCH

Langerhans cell histiocytosis

LDH

lactate dehydrogenase

LE

lupus erythematosus

LL

lower lobes

LLL

left lower lobe

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LUL

left upper lobe

LUO

left upper quadrant

LV

left ventricle

M

male

MAI

Mycobacterium avium intracellulare

MCK

multicystic kidney

MCP

metacarpophalangeal

MEA

multiple endocrine adenomas

MEN

multiple endocrine neoplasia

MFH

malignant fibrous histiocytoma

MIP

maximum intensity projection

ML

middle lobe

MPGR

multiplanar gradient recall

MPS

mucopolysaccharidosis

MR

magnetic resonance

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MRC

magnetic resonance cholangiography

MRCP

magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

MRl

magnetic resonance imaging

MRS

magnetic resonance spectroscopy

MTP

metatarsophalangeal

NHL

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

NUC

nuclear...