Information About Radiology
Category Safety Protocol Term Ferromagnetic Object Screening Definition of Ferromagnetic Object Screening Checking Patients And Staff For Metallic Objects That Could Become Projectiles In The Magnet Notes About Ferromagnetic Object Screening Includes Jewelry, Implants, And Devices
Category Artifact Term Ghosting Artifact Definition of Ghosting Artifact Repeating Faint Images Along Phase Encoding Direction Often From Periodic Motion Notes About Ghosting Artifact Common With Cardiac Or Respiratory Motion
Category DTI Metric Term Fractional Anisotropy (FA) Definition of Fractional Anisotropy (FA) Scalar Value Representing Directionality Of Diffusion In Tissue Notes About Fractional Anisotropy (FA) High FA In Organized White Matter Tracts
Category Professional Guidance Term EANM Guidelines Definition of EANM Guidelines European Association Of Nuclear Medicine Recommendations For Protocols, Dosimetry, And Safety Notes About EANM Guidelines Used Internationally
Category Quantitative Application Term Bone Mineral Density CT Definition of Bone Mineral Density CT Using CT To Estimate Volumetric Bone Density For Osteoporosis Assessment Notes About Bone Mineral Density CT Different From DEXA But Useful For Opportunistic Screening
Category Records Management Term Data Retention Policy Definition of Data Retention Policy Policy Defining How Long Imaging Data And Reports Are Retained And When They Are Disposed Notes About Data Retention Policy Complies With Regulations
Category Patient Management Term Breastfeeding Guidance Definition of Breastfeeding Guidance Instructions On Temporary Interruption Or Milk Expression After Radiopharmaceutical Administration Notes About Breastfeeding Guidance Depends On Radiopharmaceutical And Dose
Category AI Subfield Term Machine Learning (ML) Definition of Machine Learning (ML) Algorithms That Enable Systems To Learn Patterns From Data Without Explicit Programming Notes About Machine Learning (ML) Includes Supervised, Unsupervised, And Reinforcement Learning
Category Administrative Term Referral Form Definition of Referral Form Form For Clinicians To Request Imaging Studies With Clinical Indication And Urgency Notes About Referral Form Ensures Appropriate Use
Category Oncology Application Term Neuroendocrine Tumor Imaging Definition of Neuroendocrine Tumor Imaging Using SSTR Targeted PET Or SPECT To Detect Primary And Metastatic Disease Notes About Neuroendocrine Tumor Imaging Important For PRRT Candidate Selection