click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
radiology abbrev
radiology abbreviations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Angio | angiography |
AP | anteroposterior |
Ba | barium |
CAT | computerized axial tomography |
C-spine | cervical spine films |
CT | computed tomography |
CXR | chest x-ray |
Decub | decubitus (lying down) |
DICOM | digital image communication in medicine |
DI | diagnostic imaging |
DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
FDG | fluorodeoxyglucose |
67 Ga | radioactive gallium |
131 I | radioactive iodine |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
LAT | lateral |
LS Films | lumbosacral spine films |
MR or MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MUGA | multiple-gated acquisitions scan |
PA | posterioanterior |
PACS | picture archival and communications system |
PET | positron emission tomography |
SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
99m Tc | radioactive technetium |
201 Tl | radioisotop (thallium) |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal (series) |
US, U/S | ultrasound |
VQ scan | ventilation-perfusion scan of lungs |