Medical Acronyms

Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (better known as PET-CT or PET/CT) is a nuclear medicine technique

MultiDetector Computed Tomography

A computed tomography scan (usually abbreviated to CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan)

CT Pulmonary Angiogram

A CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is a medical diagnostic test that employs computed tomography (CT) angiography to

Posterior Communicating

In human anatomy, the left and right posterior communicating arteries are small: 471 arteries at the base of the brain

Middle Cerebral Artery

The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is one of the three major paired cerebral arteries that supply blood to the cerebrum.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Nursing butterfly (LPN) is a term known in the United States for a person who, with a doctor's or nursing license,

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Confrontational disobedience disorder (ODD) is defined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and statistical guide to

Physician Assistant

Assistant physician

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