Master in Nuclear Sciences Applied in Health
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
2D – Two Dimensional
3D – Three Dimensional
AF – IPAT’s Acceleration Factor
B0 – Main magnetic field
BW – Bandwidth
CE – Contrast Enhanced
CNR – Contrast-to-Noise Ratio
CSF – Cerebrum-Spinal Fluid
DESS – Dual Echo Steady State
DIR – Dual Inversion Recovery
DWI – Diffusion Weight Imaging
EPI – Echo Planar Imaging
ES – Echo Spacing
Enc. Dir. – Phase Encoding Direction
FAng – Flip Angle
FAT SAT – Fat Saturation
FID – Free Induction Decayment
FISP – Fast Imaging with Steady State
FLAIR – Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery
FLASH – Fast Low Angle Shot
FOV – Field-of-view
FSE – Fast Spin Echo/Turbo Spin Echo
GRAPPA – Generalized Auto-calibrating Partial
Parallel Acquisition
GRASE – Gradient and Spin Echo sequence
GE – Gradient Echo
HASTE – Half Fourier Single Train Echo
IQ – Image Quality
IR – Inversion Recovery
M0 – Magnetization Vector
ML0 – Longitudinal Magnetization Vector
MT0 – Transverse Magnetization Vector
MARS – Metal Artefact Reduction Sequence
MAVRIC – Multi-Acquisition Variable Resonance
Image Combination
MEDIC – Multi Echo Data Image Combination
MRCP – Magnetic Resonance
Cholangiopancreatography
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ms – Milliseconds
MSK – Musculoskeletal
NEX – Number of excitations/Averages
NOC – Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NFE – Frequency Encoding Lines/Direction
NPE – Phase Encoding Lines/Direction
PD – Proton Density
PD_FS – Proton Density sequence with Fat
Saturation
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December 2016
QA – Quality Assessment
Pixel – Picture Element
PSIF – Time-reversed FISP
RARE – Rapid Acquisition with Relaxation
Enhancement
RF – Radiofrequency
RMI – Ressonância Magnética Imagiológica
rSNR – Relative Signal-to-Noise Ratio
s – Seconds
SAR – Specific Absorption Rate
SE – Spin Echo
SENSE – Sensitivity Encoding
SEMAC – Slice Encoding Metal Artefact Correction
SNR – Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SIJs – Sacroiliac Joints
SOP – Standard Operational Procedure
SPACE – Sampling Perfection with Application-
optimized Contrast using different Flip Angle
Evolutions
SPAIR – Spectral selective Adiabatic Inversion
Recovery
SPIR – Spectral selective Inversion Recovery
STIR – Short Tau Inversion Recovery
T – Tesla
T1_FS – T1 sequence with Fat Saturation
T2_FS – T2 sequence with Fat Saturation
TA – Time of Acquisition
TF – Turbo Factor
TI – Time of Inversion (τ)
TIM – Total Image Matrix
TIR – Turbo Inversion Recovery
TMJ – Temporomandibular Joints
TSE – Turbo Spin Echo
VAT – Variable Angulation Tilt
VIBE – Volume Interpolated Breath Hold
Examination
Voxel – Volume Element
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