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AMA Manual of Style (10th ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
© American Medical Association
Contents

Resources

Chapter:
Nomenclature
Author(s):

Cheryl Iverson,

Stacy Christiansen,

Annette Flanagin,

Phil B. Fontanarosa,

Richard M. Glass,

Brenda Gregoline,

Stephen J. Lurie,

Harriet S. Meyer,

Margaret A. Winker,

Roxanne K. Young

15.17.1 Resources

Available radiologic glossaries include the following1:

  • ▪ Thoracic radiology: “Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Radiology”2

  • ▪ Computed tomography of the lung: “Glossary of Terms for CT of the Lungs”3

  • ▪ Breast imaging: BI-RADS Atlas4

  • ▪ Magnetic resonance: ACR Glossary of MRI Terms,5 Glossary of Magnetic Resonance Terms6

  • ▪ Ultrasonography: Recommended Ultrasound Terminology7

  • ▪ General, for laypersons and nonspecialists: RadiologyInfo8

In addition to the terminology explained in this section, see 11.1, Correct and Preferred Usage of Common Words and Phrases, for terms such as radiography, radiology, radiograph, and film; 14.14, Abbreviations, Radioactive Isotopes, and 15.9, Isotopes; and 18.0, Units of Measure, for units such as H (Hounsfield) and keV (kiloelectron volt).