MR Imaging of the Body

Abbreviations and Acronyms

dB0 Magnetic field homogeneity Angular momentum quantum (actually Planck's constant) a Pulse angle (synonym: FA) ?F Phase difference ?? Frequency offset (from the Larmor frequency) ? Gyromagnetic ratio ?0 Larmor frequency in the B0 field t Time interval tp Pulse duration ACL Anterior cruciate ligament ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient ADPCKD Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease AFB Alpha-fetoprotein AHA American Heart Association AJCC American joint Committee on Cancer ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia ALL Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALPSA Anterior labrum periosteal sleeve avulsion AML Acute myeloid leukemia Ao Aorta; descending aorta APUD Amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation ARVCM Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy ASD Atrial septal defect ATP Adenosine triphosphate AV Arteriovenous B0 Static magnetic field (of an MR scanner) B1 Magnetic component of the radiofrequency field for spin excitation BAT Bolus arrival time bFFE Balanced fast field echo BMD Bone mineral density Body SURF Body system of unlimited rolling field of view (scanning with a constantly moving table) BOLD Blood oxygen level-dependent BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia BT Bolus transit time C Cervical vertebra CAD Computer-assisted detection CAM Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation CDAI Crohn disease activity index CE Contrast-enhanced CE-FAST Contrast-enhanced FAST (T2-weighted gradient-echo sequence; synonyms: CE-GRASS, T2-FFE, PSIF) CE-GRASS Contrast-enhanced GRASS (T2-weighted gradient-echo sequence; synonyms: CE-FAST, T2-FFE, PSIF) CE MR angiography Contrast-enhanced MR angiography CHD Coronary heart disease CHESS Chemical shift selective suppression (frequency-selective fat or water suppression) CL Caudate lobe CNS Central nervous system CPMC sequence Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill sequence CRP C-reactive protein CSF Cerebrospinal fluid CSI Chemical shift imaging CSPAMM Complementary spatial modulation of magnetization (technique for magnetic tissue tagging) CT Computed tomography CTEPH Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension CUP Cancer of unknown primary DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy DESS Double-echo steady state (double-echo combination of FISP and PSIF; synonym: FADE) DISI Dorsal intercalated segment instability DORV Double-outlet right ventricle DPDP Dipyridoxal diphosphate DRE Digital rectal examination DSA Digital subtraction angiography DWI Diffusion-weighted imaging DXA Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry E Energy ECST European Carotid Surgery Trial ED End-diastohc EDV End-diastolic ventricular volume EDWT End-diastolic wall thickness EF Ejection fraction EHE Epithelial hemangioendothelioma EPI Echo planar imaging EPT Endoscopic papillotomy ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ES End-systolic ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESV End-systolic ventricular volume ESWL Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy ESWT End-diastolic myocardial wall thickness ETL Echo train length FA Flip angle (pulse angle) FADE Fast acquisition double-echo (double-echo combination of FISP and PSIF; synonym: DESS) FAST Fourier acquisition in the steady state (gradient echo sequence without a spoiler; synonyms: FFE sequence, FISP, GRASS) FDA Food and Drug Administration FDG PET Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography FFE Fast field echo (gradient echo sequence without a spoiler; synonyms: FAST, FISP, GRASS) FGRET Fast gradient-recalled echo train FID Free induction decay FIESTA Fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (synonyms: bFFE sequence, TrueFISP) FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FISP Fast imaging with steady precession (gradient echo sequence without a spoiler; synonyms: FAST, FFE, GRASS) FLAIR Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (technique for CSF suppression) FLASH Fast low-angle shot (gradient echo sequence with a spoiler; synonyms: T1-FFE, spoiled GRASS) FLC Fibrolamellar carcinoma fMRI Functional magnetic resonance imaging FNH Focal nodular hyperplasia FOV Field of view FS Fat saturation FSE Fast spin echo (fast spin echo sequence; synonyms: RARE, TSE) FSH Follicle stimulating hormone FT Fourier transformation G Gradient field Gx, Gy, Gz Components of the gradient field G (slope of B0 along the axes of the laboratory system) GCSF Granulocyte colony stimulating factor Gd Gadolinium Gd-DTPA Gadolinium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (contrast agent that shortens T1 relaxation time) GE Gradient echo, gradient recalled echo...