Abdom:
abdominal
Abst: abstract
Acc: accuracy
Activ: activity
Addit:
additional
Adenocarc: adenocarcinoma
Adjuv:
adjuvant
Adrenalect: adrenalectomy
Adv: advanced
AFP: serum
alpha-fetoprotein level
AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome
ALNDs: axillary lymph node dissections
Amen:
amenable
Amput: amputations
Anat: anatomical
Andro:
androgen
Antibod: antibodies
Antiestr: antiestrogen
Art:
article
Aspir: aspirate
Assessmt: assessment
Asymp:
asymptomatic
Autop: autopsy
Av: average
Avdmajsurg: avoid
major surgery
BCNU: carmustine
Behav: behavioural
Biochem:
biochemical
Biop: biopsy
Bne: bone
BPH: benign prostatic
hyperplasia
Br: brain
Brst: breast
BS: bone
scintigraphy
BTH: bilateral temporal hypometabolism
B/w:
between
C: calcitonin
Ca: cancer
Calcit:
calcitonin
Calcs: calculates
Cam: camera
Carcin:
carcinoma
Cathet: catheterization
CDM: conventional diagnostic
methods
CEA: carcino-embryonic antigen
Cerv: cervical
Chem:
chemistry
Chemo: chemotherapy
Chemohormonother:
chemohormonotherapy
Chemoradio: chemoradiotherapy
Chge:
change
CHOL: 11C choline
Cholang: cholangio-pancreaticography
CI:
conventional imaging
Classif: classification
Clin:
clinical
Clinstge: clinical stage
Cm: centimeter
Cnfrm:
confirmation
CNS: central nervous system
CoDe-PET: coincidence
detection PET
Cognit: cognitive
Colonosc:
colonoscopy
Compar: comparison
Concom: concomitant
Concord:
concordance
Conn: connective
Cont: continued
Contrad:
contradictory
Conv: conventional
Corr: correctly
Correl:
correlation
CR: complete response
Craniot: craniotomy
Crse:
course
CT: computed tomography
CUP: cancer of unknown
primary
Cur: curative
CYT-356: capromab pendetide
Cytol:
cytology
Cytopath: cytopathology
DAR: differential absorption
ratio
Decis: decision
Decr: decrease
DedPET: dedicated
PET
Def: definite
Degen: degenerative
Dem:
dementia
Detect: detect
Diff: different
Differen:
differentiated
Dimens: dimensions
Dis: disease
Discrep:
discrepancy
Dissect: dissection
Dissem: disseminated
Dist:
distant
Ds: days
DUR: dose uptake ratio
Dwnstge:
downstage
Dx: diagnosis
Ea: each
EEG:
electroencephalographic
E.g.: for example
Elev: elevation
Endos:
endosonography
Endosc: endoscopic examination
Entero:
enteroclysis
Epil: epilepsy
Epilept: epileptogenic
Equiv:
equivocal
ER+: biopsy-proved estrogen receptor-positive
Esoph:
esophageal
Eval: evaluate
Evid: evidence
Ex: exam
Excis:
excisional
Exp: experience
Explor: exploratory
Ext:
extension
Extrathor: extrathoracic
Fav: favorable
Fd:
found
FDG: 2-Figure F-18Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose
Fm: from
FN:
false negative
Fn: function
FNA: fine-needle
aspiration
FNAB: fine needle aspiration biopsy
FP: false
positive
Ga: gallium
Gastro: gastroesophageal
Gastros:
gastroscopy
GCI: gamma camera coincidence imaging
Gde:
grade
Gluc: glucose
Gp: group
GRD: gross residual
disease
Gynecol: gynecological
H&N: head and neck
HCC:
hepatocellular carcinoma
HD: hodgkin´s disease
Hep:
hepatic
Hepatocell: hepatocellular
Hi: high
Hippocamp:
hippocampal
Hist: history
Histol: histology
Histopath:
histopathology
Horm: hormone
Hypertherm:
hyperthermic
Hypometab: hypometabolic
Hypopharyng:
hypopharyngeal
Ident: identify
Imag: imaging
IMLN: internal
mammary lymph node
Immed: immediate
Imprvemt:
improvement
IMT: 123I-Iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine
Inconclus:
inconclusive
Incorr: incorrectly
Incr: increased
Indeterm:
indeterminate
Indic: indicative
Individ: individual
Info:
information
Init: initiate; initial
Insuffic:
insufficient
Interict: interictal
Intracran:
intracranial
Intract: intractable
Involv: involvement
IORT:
intraoperative radiation therapy
Irrad: irradiated
IS:
immunoscintigraphy
Isol: isolated
Kn: known
Lapar:
laporatory
Laparat: laparotomy
Laryng: laryngeal
Lateraliz:
lateralization
Les: lesion
Lft: left
LN: lymph node
Lo:
low
Loc: local
Locat: location
Locoreg: locoregional
Lowabd:
lower abdomen
LT: long term
Lumpect: lumpectomy
Lymphad:
lymphadenectomy
Majdwn: major downstaging
Majmgmt: major
management
Majupstg: major upstaging
Malig: malignancy
MALT:
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
Mar: marrow
Mastect:
mastectomy
Meas: measurable
Mediast:
mediastinal
Mediastinos: mediastinoscopy
Melan:
melanoma
MET: 11-Cmethionine
Met: metastatic
Metab:
metabolism
Mets: metastases
Mgmt: management
MH: M.
Hodgkin
MIBG: metaiodo-benzylguanidine
MIBI:
99mTc-Methoxyisobutylisonitrile
MI-CPS: medically intractable
complex partial seizures
Mindwn: minor downstaging
Minmgmt:
minor management
Minupstg: minor upstaging
Misc:
miscellaneous
MM: mammography
Mo: month
Mod:
moderately
Modals: modalities
Mon: monitor
Morphol:
morphologic
MR: magnetic resonance
MRD: minimal residual
disease
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
MTC: medullary thyroid
cancer
N: total number of patient studies or lesions
N staging:
nodal staging
NC: no change
ND: new disease
Necros:
necrosis
NED: no evidence of disease
Neg: negative
Neurodeg:
neurodegenerative
NHL: non-Hodgkin´s lymphoma
Nk: neck
No:
number
Nochge: no change
Noneupstg: none upstaged
NPV:
negative predictive value
Nr: near
Nsclc: non-small cell lung
cancer
Nt: not
Observ: observation
Occ: occupying
Oper:
operable
OPET: other PET
Ophthal: opthalmologic
Osteo:
osteomyelitis
Otolaryn: otolaryngologic
Ovar:
ovarian
Overstgd: overstaged
P53: p53 protein expression of
HCC
Pancr: pancreatic
Papill: papillary
Paramalig:
paramalignant
Part: partial
Pathol: pathology
Pblms:
problems
Pca: prostate cancer
PCS: positron coincidence
scintigraphy
PD: progressed disease
Pelv: pelvic
Perfsurg:
perform surgery
Perfus: perfusion
Persist: persistent
PET:
positron emission tomography
Phys: physical
Polychemo:
polychemotherapy
Poor: poorly
Potent: potentially
PPV:
positive predictive value
PR: partial response
Preop:
preoperative
Prim: primary
Prob: probably
Proced:
procedure
Progress: progressing metastases; progression
Prolif:
proliferative
Prost: prostate
PSA: prostate specific
antigen
Pt: patient
Pt gp: patient group
Pts:
patients
Pulm: pulmonary
RA: research article
Rad:
radiation
Rad lymphad: radical lymphadenectomy
Radiog:
radiography; radiographic
Radiol: radiological
Recur:
recurring
Recurr: recurrence
Ref: reference
Refrac:
refractory
Relap: relapsed
Resect: resectable
Resid:
residual
Resis: resistant
Restage: restaging
Retroper:
retroperitoneal
Retrosp: retrospective
Rev: review
RIT:
radioimmunotherapy
RNB: radionuclide bone scintigraphy
Rpts:
reports
Rspnse: response
Scint: scintigraphy
Sclc: small
cell lung cancer
Scn: scan
SEEG: stereo-EEG
Sens:
sensitivity
Ser: serial
Signif: significantly
Simult:
simultaneously
Sites: lesion sites
Sl: slight
Smplg:
sampling
SNB: sentinel node biopsy
Sonog: sonography
Sp:
space
Spdsht: spreadsheet
Spec: specificity
SPECT:
single-photon emission CT
SPET: single photon emission
tomography
SPN: solitary pulmonary nodule
S.t.:
short-term
Std: standard
Stereo biop: stereotactic
biopsy
Stg: stage
Strat: strategy
STS: soft tissue
sarcomas
Subclin: subclinical
Subgps: subgroups
SUR:
standardized uptake ratio
Surf: surface
Surg: surgery
Susp:
suspected
Suspic: suspicious
SUV: standardized uptake
values
Symp: symptom
Sys: system
Sz: seizure
TCB: trucut
biopsy
Temp: temporal
Tg: thyroglobulin
Theor:
theoretical
Ther: therapy
Therap: therapeutic
Thor:
thoracic
Thorac: thoracotomy
Thyrd: thyroid
Thyroglob:
thyroglobulin
Tiss: tissue
T: L ratio:tumor-to-normal liver
ratio
TLE: temporal lobe epilepsy
TN: true negative
Tot:
total
TP: true positive
Trtmt: treatment
TTNA: transthoracic
needle aspiration
Tum: tumor
Ultim: ultimately
Understgd:
understaged
Unil: unilateral
Unk Prim: unknown
primary
Unnecess: unnecessary
Upstge: upstage
Uptke:
uptake
US: ultrasonography
Uter: uterine
UTH: unilateral
temporal hypometabolism
Util: utilization
Vasc:
vascular
Vert: vertebral
Vs: versus
W: with
WB: whole
body
WBS: whole-body scintigraphy
Wd: would
With:
withdrawal
Wks: weeks
Wt: weight
WW: watchful waiting
Y:
year
131-I: 131-Iodine
2x2: two by two table of true/false
positive values and true/false negative values
18F-FDG:
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
201Tl SPET: 201Tl single photon emission
tomography
201Tl SPECT: 201 Tl chloride single-photon emission
CT
#: number
+: positive
-: negative
<: less
than
>: greater than
|
FOOTNOTES |
Received Dec. 27, 2000; accepted Dec. 27, 2000.
For correspondence or reprints contact: Sanjiv S. Gambhir, MD,
PhD, UCLA School of Medicine, 700 Westwood Plaza, B3-399A BRI,
Box 951770, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1770.
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