AAN | American Academy of Neurology |
ACCME | Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
ACR | American College of Radiology |
AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Practice Guidelines |
AIUM | American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine |
AOCR | American Osteopathic College of Radiology |
ARDMS | American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
ARRS | American Roentgen Ray Society |
ARRT | American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
ASE | American Society of Echocardiography |
ASN | American Society of Neuroimaging |
ASRT | American Society of Radiologic Technologists |
ASOU | American Society of Ophthalmologic Ultrasound |
CAAHEP | Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs |
CCI | Cardiovascular Credentialing International |
CDRH | Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
CHEA | Council for Higher Education Accreditation |
ICAVL | Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations |
JRCDMS | Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
RSNA | Radiological Society of North America |
SDMS | Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
SMFM | Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
SOPE | Society of Pediatric Echocardiography |
SPR | Society for Pediatric Radiology |
SRU | Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound |
SVS | Society for Vascular Surgery |
SVU | Society for Vascular Ultrasound |
WFUMB | World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology |
2DS | 2-dimensional sonography |
2DUS | 2-dimensional ultrasound |
3DS | 3-dimensional sonography |
3DUS | 3-dimensional ultrasound |
4DS | 4-dimensional sonography |
4DUS | 4-dimensional ultrasound |
AGC | automatic gain control |
ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable |
A-mode | amplitude mode |
B-mode | brightness mode |
CD | color Doppler |
CDE | color Doppler energy |
CDI | color Doppler imaging |
CDS | color Doppler sonography |
CDUS | color Doppler ultrasound |
CE-PIHI | contrast-enhanced pulse inversion harmonic imaging |
CES | contrast-enhanced sonography |
CEUS | contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
CFDS | color flow Doppler sonography |
CFDU | color flow Doppler ultrasound |
CRT | cathode ray tube |
CW | continuous wave |
CWD | continuous wave Doppler |
DS | Doppler sonography, duplex sonography |
DTI | Doppler tissue imaging |
DUS | Doppler ultrasound, duplex ultrasound |
EVS | endovaginal sonography |
EVUS | endovaginal ultrasound |
FAST | focused assessment with sonography for trauma |
FFT | fast Fourier transform |
FI | flow index |
FVR | flow volume rate |
FWHM | full width, half-maximum |
HIFU | high-intensity focused ultrasound |
HMD | head-mounted display |
HRS | high-resolution sonography |
HRUS | high-resolution ultrasound |
HSG | hysterosalpingography |
IOS | intraoperative sonography |
IOUS | intraoperative ultrasound |
ISAPA | spatial-average pulse-average intensity |
ISATA | spatial-average temporal-average intensity |
ISPPA | spatial-peak pulse-average intensity |
ISPTA | spatial-peak temporal-average intensity |
ISPTP | spatial-peak temporal-peak intensity |
IVS | intravascular sonography |
IVUS | intravascular ultrasound |
LCD | liquid crystal display |
LIPUS | low-intensity pulsed ultrasound |
MI | mechanical index |
M-mode | motion mode |
OD | optical density |
p– | peak negative acoustic pressure |
Pa | pascal |
PACS | picture archiving and communications system |
pc | peak compressional pressure |
PD | power Doppler |
PDS | power Doppler sonography |
PDUS | power Doppler ultrasound |
PI | pulsatility index |
pr | peak rarefactional acoustic pressure |
PRF | pulse repetition frequency |
PZT | lead zirconate titanate |
RADIUS | Routine Antenatal Diagnostic Imaging With Ultrasound |
RF | radio frequency |
RFA | radio frequency ablation |
RI | resistive index |
RMS | root mean square |
ROI | region of interest |
SAR | specific absorption rate |
S/N | ratio signal-to-noise ratio |
SHG | sonohysterography |
TCCD | transcranial color Doppler |
TCCS | transcranial color sonography |
TCD | transcranial Doppler |
TCDS | transcranial Doppler sonography |
TCG | time-compensated gain |
TGC | time-gain compensation |
THI | tissue harmonic imaging |
TI | thermal index |
TRS | transrectal sonography |
TRUS | transrectal ultrasound |
TVCDS | transvaginal color Doppler sonography |
TVS | transvaginal sonography |
TVUS | transvaginal ultrasound |
UCT | ultrasound computed tomography |
VFI | vascularization flow index |
VI | vascularization index |