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ECG
|
Electrocardiogram
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EKG
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Electrocardiogram (US spelling)
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EPI
|
Echo planar imaging
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ETL
|
Echo train length
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FA
|
Fractional anisotropy
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FAT SAT
|
Fat saturation
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FC
|
Flow compensation
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FFE
|
Fast field echo
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FID
|
Free induction decay
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FIESTA
|
Free induction echo stimulated acquisition
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FISP
|
Free induction steady precession
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FLAIR
|
Fluid attenuated inversion recovery
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FLASH
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Fast low angled shot
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fMRI
|
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
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FOV
|
Field of view
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FSE
|
Fast spin echo
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Gd
|
Gadolinium
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GFE
|
Gradient field echo
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GMN
|
Gradient moment nulling
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GMR
|
Gradient moment rephasing
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GRASS
|
Gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state
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GRE
|
Gradient echo
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GRE‐EPI
|
Gradient echo – echo planar imaging
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HASTE
|
Half acquisition single‐shot turbo spin echo
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HIE
|
Hypoxic ischemic event
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I
|
Inferior
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IAM
|
Internal auditory meatus
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ICP
|
Intracranial pressure
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IM
|
Intramuscular
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IR
|
Inversion recovery
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IR‐FSE
|
Inversion recovery – fast spin echo
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IR prep
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Inversion recovery magnetization preparation
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IV
|
Intravenous
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IVC
|
Inferior vena cava
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L
|
Left
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MDA
|
Medical Devices Agency
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MIP
|
Maximum intensity projection
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MOTSA
|
Multiple overlapping thin slab acquisition
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MP RAGE
|
Magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo
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MR
|
Magnetic resonance
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MRA
|
Magnetic resonance angiography
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MRCP
|
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
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MRE
|
Magnetic resonance enterography
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MRI
|
Magnetic resonance imaging
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MRS
|
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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MS
|
Multiple sclerosis
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MSK
|
Musculoskeletal
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MT
|
Magnetization transfer
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MVS
|
Multi‐voxel spectroscopy
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NEX
|
Number of excitations
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NSA
|
Number of signal averages
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NSF
|
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
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P
|
Posterior
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PC
|
Phase contrast
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PC‐MRA
|
Phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography
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PD
|
Proton density
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Pe
|
Peripheral
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PEAR
|
Phase encoding artefact reduction
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PET
|
Proton emission tomography
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ppm
|
Parts per million
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PRESS
|
Point resolved spectroscopy
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PSIF
|
Reverse FISP
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R
|
Right
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RC
|
Respiratory compensation
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REST
|
Regional saturation technique
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RF
|
Radio frequency
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ROI
|
Region of interest
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RR
|
R to R interval
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S
|
Superior
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SAR
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