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