FINAL EXAMINATION FOR THE FELLOWSHIP IN CLINICAL RADIOLOGY – PART A

Candidate Reference Sheet This reference sheet is for candidate use during the single best answer (SBA) question papers. It provides information about frequently used abbreviations and normal ranges for investigations.

ABBREVIATIONS 5-HIAA 18 FDG 67 Ga 99m Tc 99m Tc HDP 99m Tc HMPAO 111 I 123 I-MIBG 131 I 133 Xe

5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid 18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose gallium-67 technetium-99m technetium-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime indium-111 iodine-123 meta-iodobenzyl guanidine iodine-131 xeon-133

AAA ABER AC ACA ACE ACL ACTH ADC ADEM ADH AF AFP AIDS ALPSA ALT ALVAL AML AP APTT ARDS ASD AV AVM

abdominal aortic aneurysm abduction and external rotation acromioclavicular anterior cerebral artery angiotensin converting enzyme anterior cruciate ligament adrenocorticotrophic hormone apparent diffusion coefficient acute disseminated encephalomyelitis antidiuretic hormone atrial fibrillation alphafetoprotein acquired immune deficiency syndrome anterior labral periosteal sleeve avulsion alanine aminotransferase aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesion acute myeloid leukaemia anteroposterior activated partial thromboplastin time adult respiratory distress syndrome atrial septal defect arteriovenous arteriovenous malformation

βHCG BPH

beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin benign prostatic hyperplasia

CA 125 CABG CADASIL

cancer antigen 125 coronary artery bypass graft cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy -1-

CAM CBD CCD CEA CECT CFA CJD CKD CLD CMV CNS CO2 COP COPD CPAM CPPD CR CRP CSF CSOM CT CTA CTC CTPA

cavernous angiomatous malformation common bile duct charge coupled device carcinoembryonic antigen contrast-enhanced computed tomography common femoral artery Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease chronic kidney disease chronic lung disease cytomegalovirus central nervous system carbon dioxide cryptogenic organising pneumonia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease congenital pulmonary airway malformation calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease computed radiography C-reactive protein cerebrospinal fluid chronic secretory otitis media computed tomography CT angiography CT colonography CT pulmonary angiogram

DAI DaTSCAN DCE DCIS DIOS DIP DISH DIPJ DISI DJ DMSA DNET DP DSA DR DSA DTPA DVT DW DWI

diffuse axonal injury dopamine active transporter scan dynamic contrast-enhanced ductal carcinoma in situ distal intestinal obstruction syndrome desquamative interstitial pneumonia diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis distal interphalangeal joint dorsal intercalated segment instability duodenojejunal dimercaptosuccinic acid dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour dorsoplantar digital subtraction angiography digital radiography digital subtraction angiography diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid deep vein thrombosis diffusion weighted diffusion-weighted imaging

EAA ECG ECMO ED EEG eGFR ENT Eob ER ERCP

extrinsic allergic alveolitis electrocardiogram extracorporeal membrane oxygenation emergency department electroencephalogram estimated glomerular filtration rate ear, nose and throat ethoxybenzyl emergency room endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography -2-

ESR ESWL ETT EUA EUS EVAR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy endotracheal tube examination under anaesthesia endoscopic ultrasound endovascular aneurysm repair

F2 FAST FBC FDG FEES FESS FEV1 FLAIR FMH FNA FNAC FNH FOB FSE FSH

Foundation Year 2 focused abdominal ultrasonography in trauma full blood count fluorodeoxyglucose fibre-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing functional endoscopic sinus surgery forced expired volume in one second fluid attenuated inversion recovery fibromuscular hyperplasia fine needle aspiration fine needle aspiration cytology focal nodular hyperplasia faecal occult blood fast spin echo follicle stimulating hormone

GB GBM GCS G-CSF Gd Gd-EOB-DTPA

gall bladder glioblastoma multiforme Glasgow coma score granulocyte-colony stimulating factor gadolinium gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid gradient echo gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase / gamma-glutamyl transferase gastrointestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumour gastro-oesophageal junction general practitioner granulomatosis with polyangiitis gradient recalled echo glyceryl trinitrate

GE GGT GI GIST GOJ GP GPA GRE GTN H1N1 HAART HAGL HBsAg HCC HDU HELLP HHT HIDA HIFU HIV HLA-B27 HMPAO HOA HPOA

influenza A highly active antiretroviral therapy humeral avulsion glenohumeral ligament hepatitis B surface antigen hepatocellular carcinoma high dependency unit haemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia hepatic iminodiacetic acid high intensity focused ultrasound human immunodeficiency virus human leucocyte antigen B27 hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime hypertrophic osteoarthropathy hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy -3-

HR HRCT HRT HP HU

high-resolution high-resolution computed tomography hormone replacement therapy hypersensitivity pneumonitis (formerly EAA) Hounsfield unit

IA IAM ICA IDA IgG4 IJV IM IMA INR IPF ITU IUCD IV IVC IVF IVU

intra-arterial internal auditory meatus internal carotid artery iminodiacetic acid immunoglobulin G4- related disease internal jugular vein intramuscular inferior mesenteric artery international normalised ratio idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis intensive therapy unit intrauterine contraceptive device intravenous inferior vena cava in vitro fertilisation intravenous urography/urogram

JVP

jugular venous pressure

KUB kV

kidney, ureter and bladder kilovoltage

LAD LAM LAO LCH LDH LFTs LH LIQ LIP LMP LMWH LOQ LV

left anterior descending lymphangioleiomyomatosis left anterior oblique Langerhans cell histiocytosis lactate dehydrogenase liver function tests luteinising hormone lower inner quadrant lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis last menstrual period low molecular weight heparin lower outer quadrant left ventricle

mA MAA MAG3 MALToma MCA MCL MCP MCUG MCV MDCT MDP MDT ME MELAS

tube current macroaggregated albumin mercaptoacetyltriglycine mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma middle cerebral artery medial collateral ligament metacarpophalangeal micturating cystourethrogram mean corpuscular volume multidetector computed tomography methylene diphosphonate multidisciplinary team myalgic encephalomyelitis mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes multiple endocrine neoplasia

MEN

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MI MIBI MIBG Mn-DPDP MR MRA MRCP MRI MRU MRV MS MSU MTP MTPJ

mechanical index methoxyisobutylisonitrile metaiodobenzylguanidine manganese dipyridoxal diphosphate magnetic resonance magnetic resonance angiography magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance urography magnetic resonance venography multiple sclerosis mid-stream urine metatarsophalangeal metatarsophalangeal joint

NASCET NASH NAI NBSS NEC NET NF-1 NG NICE NJ NPV NSF NSIP

North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial non-alcoholic steatohepatitis non-accidental injury National Breast Screening Service necrotising enterocolitis neuroendocrine tumour neurofibromatosis Type 1 nasogastric National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence nasojejunal negative predictive value nephrogenic systemic fibrosis non-specific interstitial pneumonia

OA OARs OGD OM OPG/T

osteo-arthritis Ottawa ankle rules oesophagogastroduodenoscopy occipitomental orthopantomography/orthopantomogram

PA p-ANCA PCA PCNL PCOS PCOM PCL PDA PCP

posteroanterior perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies posterior cerebral artery percutaneous nephrolithotomy polycystic ovary syndrome posterior communicating posterior cruciate ligament patent ductus arteriosus Pneumocystis pneumonia / Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia pulmonary embolism positron emission tomography posterior inferior cerebellar artery paediatric intensive care unit proximal interphalangeal proximal interphalangeal joint post-menopausal bleeding pseudomembranous colitis progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy polymyalgia rheumatica primitive neuroectodermal tumour per rectum

PE PET PICA PICU PIP PIPJ PMB PMC PML PMR PNET PR

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PRES PSA PT PTC PTH PTLD PUJ PV PVA PVNS

posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome prostate specific antigen prothrombin time percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography parathyroid hormone post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder pelviureteric junction per vagina polyvinyl alcohol pigmented villonodular synovitis

RB-ILD RDS RICH RIF RF RPF RR RSD RTC RUQ RV

respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease respiratory distress syndrome rapidly involuting capillary haemangioma right iliac fossa radiofrequency retroperitoneal fibrosis respiratory rate reflex sympathetic dystrophy road traffic collision right upper quadrant right ventricular

SAPHO SCC SE SFA SI SLAP SLE SMA SMV SPECT SPEN SPGR SPIO SPN STIR SUV SVC SWI

synovitis acne pustulosis hyperostosis osteitis squamous cell carcinoma spin echo superficial femoral artery sacroiliac superior labrum anterior to posterior tear systemic lupus erythematosus superior mesenteric artery submentovertex single photon emission computed tomography solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm spoiled gradient recalled echo superparamagnetic iron oxide solitary pulmonary nodule short tau inversion recovery standardised uptake value superior vena cava susceptibility-weighted imaging

T1FS T1W T2W T2WI TACE TAPVD TB Tc-HIDA TE TI TIA TIPS TNM TORCH TR

T1-weighted fat suppressed spin echo T1-weighted T2-weighted T2-weighted image trans-arterial chemoembolisation total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage tuberculosis technetium hepatic iminodiacetic acid echo time thermal index transient ischemic attack transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt tumor, node, metastasis staging TOxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes repetition time -6-

TRUS TSE TSH TURBT TURP TVUS

transrectal ultrasound turbo spin echo thyroid stimulating hormone transurethral resection of bladder tumour transurethral resection of the prostate transvaginal ultrasound

UAC UIQ UIP USPIO USS UOQ UTI UVC VA VATER VATS VHL VMA VQ VSD VUJ

umbilical arterial catheter upper inner quadrant usual interstitial pneumonia ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles ultrasound scan upper outer quadrant urinary tract infection umbilical venous catheter vertebral artery vertebrae, anus, trachea, oesophagus, radial and renal video-assisted thoracic surgery von Hippel-Lindau vanillylmandelic acid ventilation perfusion ventricular septal defect vesicoureteric junction

WCC WHO

white cell count World Health Organisation NORMAL RANGES

alanine aminotransferase (ALT) alkaline phosphatase (alkP) alphafetoprotein (AFP) bilirubin calcium cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) CD4 C-reactive protein (CRP) creatinine eGFR erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) gamma-glutamyl transferase glomerular filtration rate (GFR) glucose (fasting) haemoglobin (Hb)

5 – 35 U/L 45 – 105 U/L < 44 μg/L 1 – 22 μmol/L 2.2 – 2.6 mmol/L < 35 U/mL 500 – 1600 cells/mm3 < 10 mg/L 60 – 100 μmol/L 70 – 140 mL/min 0 – 20 mm/first hour 4 – 35 U/L 70 – 140 mL/min 3.0 – 6.0 mmol/L 130 – 180 g/dL (males) 115 – 165 g/dL (females) 0.5 – 1.2 80 – 96 fL 0.8 – 1.4 mmol/L 150 – 400 × 109/L 3.5 – 4.9 mmol/L 80 – 520 mU/L < 4 μg/L 11-15 seconds < 5.2 mmol/L 137 – 144 mmol/L 0.3 – 5.5 miu/L 2.5 – 7.5 mmol/L 4 – 11 × 109/L

INR MCV phosphate platelet count potassium prolactin prostate specific antigen (PSA) prothrombin time serum cholesterol sodium thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) urea white cell count (WCC)

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