Radiology Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms

CT
Computed tomography
CTA
Computed tomography angiography

DICOM - Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DXA
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
EBRT
External beam radiation therapy
EFRT
Extended field radiation therapy
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
FDG
Fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
fMRI
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
HT
Hormone therapy
IFRT
Involved field radiation therapy
IMRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
INV
Interventional
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder
LND
Lymph node dissection
MEG
Magnetoencephalography
MIBG
Meta-iodobenzylguanidine
MRA
Magnetic resonance angiography
MRCP
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRV
Magnetic resonance venography
MSI
Magnetic source imaging
NUC
Nuclear Medicine

PACS - Picture Archiving and Communications Software
PBI
Partial breast irradiation
PET
Positron emission tomography
PTC
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
QCT
Quantitative computed tomography
QUS
Quantitative ultrasound
RBC
Red blood cell

RIS

Radiology Information System
RT
Radiation therapy
SLN
Sentinel lymph node
SPECT
Single-photon emission tomography
SRS
Stereotactic radiosurgery
STLI
Subtotal lymphoid irradiation
SXA
Single x-ray absorptiometry
US
Ultrasound
VFA
Vertebral fracture assessment
WBC
White blood cell
WBRT
Whole brain radiotherapy