ForewordAbbreviations + Acronyms
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O
| O | oxygen | ||
| OMP | oral magnetic particles |
P
| P | phosphorus | ||
| PA | pulse angle; → φ | ||
| PAT | parallel acquisition technique | ||
| PBP | percentage of baseline at peak | ||
| PC | phase contrast | ||
| PCA | phase-contrast angiography | ||
| PC-MRA | phase-contrast MR angiography | ||
| PD | proton density; → ρ | ||
| PEAR | phase-encoded artifact reduction | ||
| PET | positron emission tomography | ||
| PFI | partial flip imaging | ||
| PILS | parallel imaging with localized sensitivities | ||
| PION | poly-crystalline iron oxide nano-compound | ||
| pixel | picture element | ||
| PPA | partially parallel acquisition | ||
| ppm | parts per million | ||
| PRESS | point resolved spectroscopy | ||
| PRESTO | principle of echo shifting with train of observation | ||
| PS | [1] partial saturation; [2] presaturation | ||
| PSIF | reverse fast imaging with steady precession | ||
| PW-MR | pulsed wave magnetic resonance |
Q
| Q | quality factor | ||
| QUEST | quick echo-split imaging technique | ||
| QUIPPS | quantitative imaging of perfusion using a single subtraction |
R
| r | relaxivity (r1, r2) | ||
| R | relaxation rate (R1, R2) | ||
| RAGE | rapidly acquired gradient echoes | ||
| RAM-FAST | rapidly acquired magnetization-prepared Fourier-acquired steady state | ||
| RARE | rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement | ||
| RFS-FAST | RF-spoiled Fourier-acquired steady state | ||
| RF | radiofrequency | ||
| RF-spoiled | RF-spoiled Fourier-acquired | ||
| R-GRE | refocused gradient echo | ||
| RISE | rapid imaging spin echo | ||
| ROAST | resonant offset averaging in the steady state | ||
| RODEO | rotating delivery of excitation off resonance | ||
| ROI | region of interest | ||
| ROPE | respiratory-ordered phase encoding | ||
| RS | rapid scan | ||
| RSE | rapid spin echo |
S
| SAR | saturation recovery single shot acquisition | ||
| SAPPHIRE | saturation pulse prepared heart rate independent inversion recovery | ||
| SASHA | specific absorption rate | ||
| SE | spin echo | ||
| SE-CSI | spin-echo chemical shift imaging | ||
| SENSE | sensitivity encoding | ||
| S-GRE | spoiled gradient echo | ||
| SI | signal intensity | ||
| ShMOLLI | shortened modified LL IR technique | ||
| SHORT | short repetition technique | ||
| SMASH | (1) short minimum-angle shot; (2) simultaneous acquisiton of spatial harmonics | ||
| SNR (S/N) | signal-to-noise ratio | ||
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography | ||
| SPGR | spoiled gradient-recalled | ||
| SPIO | superparamagnetic iron oxide (nanoparticles) | ||
| SR | saturation recovery (better: PS - partial saturation) | ||
| SS | steady state | ||
| SSFP | steady-state free precession | ||
| STAGE | small tip angle gradient echo | ||
| STAGE:T1W | small tip angle gradient echo: T1-weighted | ||
| STAR | signal targeting with alternating radiofrequency | ||
| STEAM | stimulated echo acquisition mode | ||
| STEP | stimulated echo progressive imaging | ||
| STERF | steady-state technique with refocused free induction decay | ||
| STEV | stimulated echo volumetry | ||
| STIR | short TI inversion recovery | ||
| SVS | single voxel spectroscopy |
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