DMSO 1101 Exam 1
A-Mode - 1-D representation of a reflected sound wave in diagnostic scan. AKA "amplitude
modulation"
AAA - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Ab - Abortion
AFI - Amniotic Fluid Index
AFP - Alpha-Fetoprotein
ALARA - "As low as reasonably achievable"
Alk Phos - Alkaline Phosphatase
Amnio - Amniocentesis
Analog Scan Converter - Device in which data are represented by continuously variable,
measurable, physical quantities (VMPQ) such as: length, width, voltage, or pressure.
Anterior - (Ventral) Toward front of the body
Aristotle - -Theory of sound propagation.
Sound--> Ear by movement of air
ATN - Acute Tubular Necrosis
, B-Mode - 2-D presentation of echo producing interfaces AKA "brightness modulation"
Bistable - Electrical device/circuit that has 2 stable states at any given time, so it is possible to
switch b/w them
Boethius - Sound waves~ like pebble in body of water
BPD - Biparietal Diameter
BPH - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
BPP - Biophysical Profile
Bx - Biopsy
Caudal - Toward feet
CBD - Common Bile Duct
CHD - Coronary heart disease; Common hepatic duct; congenital heart disease
CHF - Chronic heart failure
Clustering - Gathering of things of the same sort
Coronal - (Frontal) Divides body into anterior/posterior (ventral/dorsal)
A-Mode - 1-D representation of a reflected sound wave in diagnostic scan. AKA "amplitude
modulation"
AAA - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Ab - Abortion
AFI - Amniotic Fluid Index
AFP - Alpha-Fetoprotein
ALARA - "As low as reasonably achievable"
Alk Phos - Alkaline Phosphatase
Amnio - Amniocentesis
Analog Scan Converter - Device in which data are represented by continuously variable,
measurable, physical quantities (VMPQ) such as: length, width, voltage, or pressure.
Anterior - (Ventral) Toward front of the body
Aristotle - -Theory of sound propagation.
Sound--> Ear by movement of air
ATN - Acute Tubular Necrosis
, B-Mode - 2-D presentation of echo producing interfaces AKA "brightness modulation"
Bistable - Electrical device/circuit that has 2 stable states at any given time, so it is possible to
switch b/w them
Boethius - Sound waves~ like pebble in body of water
BPD - Biparietal Diameter
BPH - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
BPP - Biophysical Profile
Bx - Biopsy
Caudal - Toward feet
CBD - Common Bile Duct
CHD - Coronary heart disease; Common hepatic duct; congenital heart disease
CHF - Chronic heart failure
Clustering - Gathering of things of the same sort
Coronal - (Frontal) Divides body into anterior/posterior (ventral/dorsal)
