IR abbrieviations P-Z

Question 1

PA

Answer 1

physicians assistant; pulmonary artery

Question 2

PACS

Answer 2

picture archiving and communication system

Question 3

PAD

Answer 3

peripheral arterial disease

Question 4

PAE

Answer 4

prostate artery embolization

Question 5

PAP

Answer 5

pulmonary arterial pressure

Question 6

PARTO

Answer 6

plug assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration

Question 7

PAVM

Answer 7

pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Question 8

PBD

Answer 8

percutaneous biliary drainage

Question 9

PCA

Answer 9

posterior cerebral artery

Question 10

PCC

Answer 10

prothrombin complex concentrate

Question 11

PCDT

Answer 11

pharmacomechanical catheter directed thrombolysis

Question 12

PCI

Answer 12

percutaneous coronary intervention

Question 13

PCN

Answer 13

percutaneous nephrostomy

Question 14

PCW

Answer 14

pulmonary capillary wedge

Question 15

PCWP

Answer 15

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

Question 16

PD

Answer 16

peritoneal dialysis

Question 17

PE

Answer 17

pulmonary embolism

Question 18

PERP

Answer 18

patient entrance reference point

Question 19

PFO

Answer 19

patent foramen ovale

Question 20

PGJ

Answer 20

percutaneous gastrojejunostomy

Question 21

PICC

Answer 21

peripherally inserted central catheter

Question 22

PJ

Answer 22

percutaneous jejunostomy

Question 23

PMT

Answer 23

percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy

Question 24

PRBC

Answer 24

packed red blood cell

Question 25

PRG

Answer 25

percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy

Question 26

PSA

Answer 26

pseudoaneurysm

Question 27

PSA

Answer 27

prostate specific antigen

Question 28

PSD

Answer 28

peak skin dose

Question 29

PTA

Answer 29

percutaneous transluminal (balloon) angioplasty

Question 30

PTC

Answer 30

percutaneous transhepatic cholaniography

Question 31

PTD

Answer 31

percutaneous thrombolytic device

Question 32

PTRA

Answer 32

percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty

Question 33

PTS

Answer 33

postthrombotic syndrome

Question 34

PTX

Answer 34

pneumothorax

Question 35

PV

Answer 35

portal vein

Question 36

PVC

Answer 36

premature ventricular contraction

Question 37

PVE

Answer 37

portal vein embolization

Question 38

PVR

Answer 38

pulmonary vascular resistance

Question 39

PVS

Answer 39

portal vein stenosis

Question 40

PVT

Answer 40

portal vein thrombosis

Question 41

QA

Answer 41

quality assurance

Question 42

RA

Answer 42

right atrium

Question 43

RAO

Answer 43

right anterior oblique

Question 44

RAS

Answer 44

renal artery stenosis

Question 45

RBC

Answer 45

red blood cell

Question 46

RCA

Answer 46

root cause analysis

Question 47

RCC

Answer 47

renal cell carcinoma

Question 48

RF

Answer 48

radiofrequency

Question 49

RFA

Answer 49

radiofrequency ablation

Question 50

RHV

Answer 50

right hepatic vein

Question 51

RI

Answer 51

renal insufficiency

Question 52

RIJ

Answer 52

right internal jugular

Question 53

RPO

Answer 53

right posterior oblique

Question 54

RR

Answer 54

respiratory rate

Question 55

RV

Answer 55

right ventricle

Question 56

SAH

Answer 56

subarachnoid hemorrhage

Question 57

SC/SQ

Answer 57

subcutaneous

Question 58

SEMS

Answer 58

self expanding metallic stents

Question 59

SIRS

Answer 59

systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Question 60

SMA

Answer 60

superior mesenteric artery

Question 61

SMV

Answer 61

superior mesenteric vein

Question 62

SNR

Answer 62

signal to noise ratio

Question 63

SNRB

Answer 63

selective nerve root block

Question 64

SSI

Answer 64

surgical site infection

Question 65

SSV

Answer 65

short saphenous vein

Question 66

SVC

Answer 66

superior vena cava

Question 67

SVR

Answer 67

systemic vascular resistance

Question 68

SVT

Answer 68

superficial venous thrombosis

Question 69

TAA

Answer 69

thoracic aortic aneurysm

Question 70

TACE

Answer 70

transarterial chemoembolization

Question 71

TAE

Answer 71

transarterial embolization

Question 72

TD

Answer 72

transthoracic duct

Question 73

TDE

Answer 73

transthoracic duct embolization

Question 74

TEE

Answer 74

transesophageal echo

Question 75

TEVAR

Answer 75

thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Question 76

TIA

Answer 76

transient ischemic attack

Question 77

TIPS

Answer 77

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

Question 78

TLR

Answer 78

target lesion revascularization

Question 79

TNB

Answer 79

transthoracic needle biopsy

Question 80

TURP

Answer 80

transurethral resection of prostate

Question 81

UAE

Answer 81

uterine artery embolization

Question 82

UFE

Answer 82

uterine fibroid embolization

Question 83

UR

Answer 83

urinary retention

Question 84

VAA

Answer 84

visceral arterial aneurysms

Question 85

VB

Answer 85

vertebral body

Question 86

VCD

Answer 86

vascular closure device

Question 87

VM

Answer 87

venous malformations

Question 88

VS

Answer 88

vital signs

Question 89

VT

Answer 89

ventricular tachycardia

Question 90

VTE

Answer 90

venous thromboembolism

Question 91

WBC

Answer 91

white blood cell

Question 92

WHVP

Answer 92

wedged hepatic venous pressure