Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI

Exception

MRI and MR are exceptions to the rule that all abbreviations should have their expanded form in parentheses in descriptions.

Magnetic resonance imaging

Descriptions:

• FSN: Magnetic resonance imaging of X (procedure)

• PT: MRI of X

• SYN: Magnetic resonance imaging of X

  • For example,

    • 6007000 | Magnetic resonance imaging of chest (procedure)|

      • FSN: Magnetic resonance imaging of chest (procedure)

      • PT: MRI of chest

      • SYN: Magnetic resonance imaging of chest

Magnetic resonance angiography

Descriptions:

• FSN: Magnetic resonance angiography of X (procedure)

• PT: Magnetic resonance angiography of X

• SYN: Magnetic resonance angiogram of X

• SYN: MR angiography of X

  • For example,

    • 432103005 | Magnetic resonance angiography of carotid artery (procedure)|

      • FSN: Magnetic resonance angiography of carotid artery (procedure)

      • PT: Magnetic resonance angiography of carotid artery

      • SYN: Magnetic resonance angiogram of carotid artery

      • SYN: MR angiography of carotid artery

Magnetic resonance venography

Descriptions:

• FSN: Magnetic resonance venography of X (procedure)

• PT: Magnetic resonance venography of X

• SYN: Magnetic resonance venogram of X

• SYN: MR venography of X

  • For example,

    • 21101000087100 | Magnetic resonance venography of limb (procedure)|

      • FSN: Magnetic resonance venography of limb (procedure)

      • PT: Magnetic resonance venography of extremity

      • SYN: Magnetic resonance venography of limb

Magnetic resonance arthrography

Descriptions:

• FSN: Magnetic resonance arthrography of X (procedure)

• PT: Magnetic resonance arthrography of X

• SYN: Magnetic resonance arthrogram of X

• SYN: MR arthrography of X

  • For example,

    • 19741000087109 | Magnetic resonance arthrography of right knee (procedure)|

      • FSN: Magnetic resonance arthrography of right knee (procedure)

      • PT: Magnetic resonance arthrography of right knee

      • SYN: MR arthrography of right knee

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Descriptions:

• FSN: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of X (procedure)

• PT: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of X

• SYN: MR spectroscopy of X

  • For example,

    • 1137352004 | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of liver (procedure)|

      • FSN: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of liver (procedure)

      • PT: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of liver

      • SYN: MR spectroscopy of liver

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