Glosary Imaging Radiation



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  • axillary lymph node dissection
  • axis fracture
  • azygos continuation of interrupted IVC
  • azygos pseudolobe
  • acute pancreatitis
  • acute spinal cord compression
  • acute testicular pain
  • arthrogryposis
  • acromegaly
  • acro-osteolysis (recommend using hyphen when vowel and/or consonant is the same)
  • acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis
  • acute kidney transplant rejection
  • acute lower GI hemorrhage
  • acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
  • aspirin
  • asplenia / polysplenia syndromes
  • astrocytoma
  • atelectasis
  • atherosclerosis
  • atlantoaxial subluxation
  • atlas fracture
  • atrial
  • atrial fibrillation
  • atrial septal defect (ASD ¿ medical transcriptionisits - do not make atrioseptal)
  • autologous bone marrow transplant
  • avascular necrosis (AVN)
  • avascular necrosis (AVN) staging
  • axial
  • acute upper GI hemorrhage
  • adenoid cystic cancer
  • adenoma sebaceum
  • adenomatous colon polyps
  • adenomyomatosis of gallbladder
  • admixture lesion
  • adrenal adenoma
  • adrenal angiography
  • adrenal calcification
  • adrenal cyst
  • adrenal hemorrhage
  • adrenal imaging
  • adrenal mass
  • adrenal myelolipoma
  • adrenalectomy
  • adrenoleukodystrophy
  • adynamic ileus simulating bowel obstruction
  • agenesis of corpus callosum
  • airless lung
  • alcohol
  • Alexander disease
  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • alpha fetoprotein (aFP)
  • aluminum breakthrough
  • amiodarone
  • amyloidosis
  • amyloidosis: bone manifestations
  • amyloidosis: gastrointestinal manifestations
  • Andersson lesion (yes two ¿s¿ letters - seen in ankylosing spondylitis)
  • anesthesia
  • aneurysmal bone cyst
  • angiodysplasia
  • angiofibroma
  • angiogram
  • angiography (the imaging of veins and arteries.)
  • angiomyolipoma
  • aniridia
  • ankle anatomy
  • ankylosing spondylitis
  • anosmia
  • anterior (towards the front of the body in an anatomical coordinates)
  • anterior vertebral scalloping
  • anticarcinogenic
  • aortic aneurysm
  • aortic aneurysm
  • aortic coarctation
  • aortic dissection: classification
  • aortic dissection: etiology
  • aortic laceration
  • aortic pseudocoarctation
  • aortic regurgitation
  • aortic regurgitation: etiology
  • aortic stenosis
  • Apert syndrome
  • apical cap
  • apical interstitial lung disease
  • appendicitis
  • aqueductal stenosis
  • arachnodactyly
  • arachnoiditis
  • arc of Buehler
  • arc of Riolan
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation
  • arrhythmia
  • arterial steal syndrome
  • arteriogram
  • artery
  • artery of Adamkiewicz
  • artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari
  • arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid
  • arthritis, osteoarthritis
  • arthritis, rheumatoid
  • arthropathy, neurogenic
  • artifact (appears in an image, not present in the imaged object.)
  • asbestos lung disease
  • asbestosis
  • ascariasis
  • ascites in neonates
  • Asherman disease
  • Ask-Upmark kidney
  • abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • abdominal aortic coarctation
  • abdominoperitoneal resection
  • abetalipoproteinemia
  • abnormal (deviating from the usual structure, position, condition, or behavior.)
  • abnormal heart chamber dimensions
  • abnormal placental size
  • absent distal clavicle
  • absent nasal septum
  • acalculous cholecystitis
  • acanthosis nigricans
  • accessory spleen
  • achalasia
  • achondroplasia
  • acoustic neuroma
  • acquired hyperostosis syndrome
  • acrocephalosyndactylia