p., T1

proton

density, p.
relaxation time, p.
-weighted axial images, p.

pulse

frequency, p.
length, p.
sequence, p.
width, p.
ramping

radiofrequency (RF)
rapid-excitation imaging
relaxation

r., spin-lattice
r., spin-spin
time, r.

retropulsion
sagittal plane

partial s.
technique, s.

shimming
signal

s. averaging
s. intensity
s. noise ratio

slices
spin

density, s.
echo, s.
echo imaging, s.
s. pulse imaging
spin, s.

surface coil

slices, s.c.

T1, T2
T1-weighted
T2-weighted
TE (echo time)
TR (repetition time)
TE (echo time)
tesla (T)
time of flight

SOURCES:

Diagnostic Procedure Handbook, by Joseph A. Golush, M.D.

Radiology Word Book, by Barbara DeLorenzo

MT Monthly, by Pat Bowen, CMT

Nurse's Manual of Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, by Louise M. Malarkey and Mary Ellen McMorrow

Technical Advances in Radiology and Related Terminology Update by Richard Bagby, M.D. and Brenda J. Hurley, CMT, JAAMT 1986

MRI Terminology, JAAMT 1995.

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