Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning

AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm AAO-HNS American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery AAST American Association for the Surgery of Trauma ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ACC N-acetylcysteine ACE acetylcholinesterase ACKD acquired cystic kidney disease ACS anterior cervical space ACTH adenocorticotropic hormone ACVB aortocoronary venous bypass graft AFLP acute fatty liver of pregnancy AFP alpha-fetoprotein AGS adrenogenital syndrome AHA American Heart Association AIP acute interstitial pneumonia AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia AML acute myeloic leukemia APKD acquired polycystic kidney disease APUD amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation (cell line) ARDS adult respiratory distress syndrome ASD atrial septal defect ASH asymmetric septal hypertrophy ASNR American Society of Neuroradiology ASSR American Society of Spine Radiology ATAI acute traumatic aortic injury ATS American Thoracic Society AUA American Urological Association AUSPV anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein AV atrioventricular AVM arteriovenous malformation BAL bronchoalveolar lavage BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue BIP bronchiolitis obliterans interstitial pneumonia BMT bone marrow transplant BO bronchiolitis obliterans BOOP bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia bpm beats per minute BS buccal space CAD coronary artery disease CBV cerebral blood volume CCC cholangiocellular carcinoma CCD charge couplet device CHF chronic heart failure CLL chronic lymphatic leukemia CM contrast medium CIVIL chronic myeloid leukemia CMN contrast medium nephropathy CMP cardiomyopathy CMV cytomegalovirus COP cryptogenic organizing pneumonia [=BOOP] COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPR curved-planar reformation CRP C-reactive protein CS carotid space CSF cerebrospinal fluid CT computed tomography CTA CT angiography CTAP CT during arterial portography CTC CT cholangiography CTDI CT dose index CTEPH chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension CTHA CT hepatic arteriography CTP CT perfusion imaging CTSI CT severity index CUP carcinoma of unknown primary CVS calcium volume score CVS continuous volume scanning (EBCT) CWP coal worker's pneumoconiosis DAD diffuse alveolar damage DCF deep cervical fascia DEQCT dual-energy QCT DES diethylstilbestrol DIP desquamative interstitial pneumonia DLDCF deep layer of the deep cervical fascia DLP dose - length product DORV double outlet right ventricle DPB diffuse panbronchiolitis DRE digital rectal examination DSA digital subtraction angiography D-TGA complete transposition of the great arteries DVT deep venous thrombosis EAA extrinsic allergic alveolitis EAP early arterial phase EBCT electron beam CT [= EBT] EBT electron beam tomography ECA external carotid artery ECG electrocardiogram ECST European Carotid Surgery Trial EHE epithelioid hemangioen-dothelioma ELCAP Early Lung Cancer Action Project EMLA eutectic mixture of local anesthesia ERC endoscopic retrograde cholangiography ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate FBI fat - blood interface FBSS failed back surgery syndrome FDG fluorodeoxyglucose FIGO Fédération Internationale de Gy-nécologie et d'Obstétrique FLC fibrolamellar carcinoma FNAC fine needle aspiration cytology FNH focal nodular hyperplasia FOV field of view FSH follicle-stimulating hormone FWHM full width at half maximum FWTA full width at tenth area Gd-MRA Gadolinium-enhanced MRA GFR glomerular filtration rate GI gastrointestinal GIP giant cell interstitial pneumonia GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumor GRE gradient echo GTD gestational trophoblastic disease HAE hepatic alveolar echinococcosis HAP hepatic arterial phase HBV hepatitis B virus HCA hepatocellular adenoma HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HD Hodgkin's disease [=HL] HDL high density lipoproteins HELLP hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (syndrome) HIV human immunodeficiency virus HL Hodgkin's lymphoma [=HD] HMG-CoA hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A HNP herniated nucleus pulposus Ho:YAG holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet HOCM hypertrophic obstructive cardio-myopathy HRCT high-resolution...