Chap 20, Abbreviations, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Question 1

Angio

Answer 1

angiography

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

anteroposterior

Question 3

Ba

Answer 3

barium

Question 4

BE

Answer 4

barium enema

Question 5

C-spine

Answer 5

cervical spine

Question 6

CT

Answer 6

computed tomography

Question 7

CXR

Answer 7

chest x-ray (film)

Question 8

Decub

Answer 8

decubitus – lying down

Question 9

DICOM

Answer 9

digital image communication in medicine – standard protocol for transmission between imaging devices (e.g., CT scans and PACS workstations)

Question 10

DI

Answer 10

diagnostic imaging

Question 11

ECHO

Answer 11

echocardiography

Question 12

EUS

Answer 12

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 13

IVP

Answer 13

intravenous pyelogram (of renal pelvis)

Question 14

KUB

Answer 14

kidneys-ureters-bladder (series) – x-ray imaging of these organs without contrast medium.

Question 15

LAT

Answer 15

lateral (L or R, left or right)

Question 16

MR, MRI

Answer 16

magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging

Question 17

MRA

Answer 17

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 18

MRV

Answer 18

magnetic resonance venography

Question 19

MUGA

Answer 19

multiple-gated acquisition (scan) – radioactive test to show heart function

Question 20

PA

Answer 20

posteroanterior

Question 21

PACS

Answer 21

picture archival and communications system – replacement of traditional films with digital equivalents that can be accessed from several places and retrieved more rapidly

Question 22

PET

Answer 22

positron emission tomography

Question 23

PET/CT

Answer 23

positron emission tomography/computed tomography – both studies are performed using a single machine

Question 24

RAIU

Answer 24

radioactive iodine uptake (test) – evaluates the function of the thyroid gland

Question 25

SBFT

Answer 25

small bowel follow-through

Question 26

SPECT

Answer 26

single photon emission computed tomography -- radioactive substances and a computer are used to create 3D images

Question 27

Tc-99m

Answer 27

radioactive technetium -- used in heart, brain, thyroid, liver, bone, and lung scans

Question 28

TL-201

Answer 28

thallium-201 -- radioisotope used in scanning heart muscle

Question 29

T-spine

Answer 29

thoracic spine

Question 30

UGI

Answer 30

upper gastrointestinal (series)

Question 31

US, U/S

Answer 31

ultrasound; ultrasonography

Question 32

V/Q scan

Answer 32

ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs (Q stands for rate of blood flow or blood volume)

Question 33

VCUG

Answer 33

voiding cystourethrogram

Question 34

RIA

Answer 34

radioimmunoassay

Question 35

Dx

Answer 35

diagnosis