Diagnostic Imaging of the Chest

Abbreviations

AAH

atypical adenomatous hyperplasia

AEP

acute eosinophilic pneumonia

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIP

acute interstitial pneumonia

AIS

adenocarcinoma in situ

ANA

antinuclear antibody

ANCA

antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

c-ANCA

cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

p-ANCA

perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

AP

anteroposterior

ARDS

adult respiratory distress syndrome

BALT

bronchus-associated lymphatic tissue

BG

bronchocentric granulomatosis

BiVAD

biventricular assist devices

BOOP

bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia

CAD

computer-assisted diagnostic

CEP

chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

COP

cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

CPAM

congenital pulmonary airway malformation

CT

computed tomography

CTA

computed tomography angiography

CTED

chronic thromboembolic disease

CTEPH

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

CTPA

computed tomography pulmonary angiography

CUP

cancer of unknown primary

CWP

coal workers' pneumoconiosis

DAD

diffuse alveolar damage

DECT

dual-energy computed tomography

DIP

desquamative interstitial pneumonia

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

DWI

diffusion-weighted imaging

ECMO

extracorporeal lung assist device

FDG

18F-fludeoxyglucose/fluorodeoxyglucose

FEV1

forced expiratory volume in 1 second

FSE

fast spin-echo

FVC

forced vital capacity

GE

gradient echo

GGO

ground-glass opacities

GvHD

graft-versus-host disease

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HRCT

high-resolution computed tomography

HU

Hounsfield units

IABP

intra-aortic balloon pump

IASLC

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

ICD

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

ICOERD

International Classification of HRCT for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases

ICU

intensive care unit

IGRA

interferon-? release assay

IHS

idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

IIPs

idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

ILO

International Labour Organization

IPAF

interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features

IPF

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

IPS

idiopathic pneumonia syndrome

IV

intravenous

LAM

lymphangioleiomyomatosis/lymphangiomyomatosis

LDH

lactate dehydrogenase level

LIP

lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

LPAs

lepidic predominant adenocarcinomas

LV

left ventricle

LVAD

left ventricular assist devices

MAC

Mycobacterium avium complex

MCTD

mixed connective tissue disease

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

MIA

minimally invasive adenocarcinoma

MinIP

minimum intensity projection

MIP

maximum intensity projection

MOTT

mycobacteria other than tuberculosis

MPO

myeloperoxidase

MPR

multiplanar reformation

MRA

magnetic imaging angiography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

NK

natural killer

NLST

National Lung Screening Trial

NSIP

nonspecific interstitial pneumonia

OP

organizing pneumonia

PA

posteroanterior

PAP

pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

PAVM

pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

PCH

pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis

PCT

pulmonary cytolytic thrombi

PEEP

positive end-expiratory pressure

PET-CT

positron emission tomography-computed tomography

PFT

pulmonary function testing

PLCH

pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis

PMF

progressive massive fibrosis

PPFE

pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

PVOD

pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

RB

respiratory bronchiolitis

RB-ILD

respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease

RECIST

Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors

RV

right ventricle

RVAD

right ventricular assist devices

SAPHO

synovitis, acne, palmoplantar pustolosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis

SARS

severe acute respiratory syndrome

SFT

solitary fibrous tumor

SSc

systemic sclerosis

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SPE

simple pulmonary eosinophilia

STIR

short-tau inversion recovery

SUV

standard uptake value

T1w

T1-weighted

T2w

T2-weighted

UIP

usual interstitial...