Acronyms
Acronym Definition
FLT  [18]F-3'-deoxy-3'-fluorothymidine 
DOTA  1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid 
FDOPA  3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]fluoro-phenylalanine 
AD  Alzheimer’s disease 
BMIPP  betamethyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid 
BGO  bismuth germinate 
AMT  carbon-11 alpha-methyl tryptophan 
FMZ  carbon-11 flumazenil 
HED  carbon-11 hydroxyephedrine 
mHED  carbon-11 metahydroxyephedrine 
MET  carbon-11 methionine 
CBF  cerebral blood flow 
CBV  cerebral blood volume 
CMRglc  cerebral metabolic rate of glucose 
CMRO2  cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen 
CPM  count per minute 
DTPA  diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid 
DMSA  dimercaptosuccinic acid 
DPM  disintegration per minute 
EHDP  ethane-1-hydroxy-1, 1-diphosphonate 
ECD  ethyl cysteinate dimer 
L-ECD  ethylene dicysteine diethyl ester 
EDTA  ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid 
ENSDF  evaluated nuclear structure data file 
FDG  fluorine-18 2-fluoro-deoxyglucose 
GDS  global deterioration scale 
GH  glucoheptonate 
MRglc  glucose metabolic rate 
HMPAO  hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime 
HPLC  high-performance liquid chromatography 
HAS  human serum albumin 
HDP  hydroxymethan diphosphonate 
IT  isomeric transitions 
IMP  isopropyliodoamphetamine 
LHR  lung heart ratio 
MAG3  mercaptylacetyltriglycine 
MIBG  meta-iodobenzylguanidine 
MIBI  methoxy isobutyl isonitrile 
MDP  methylene diphosphonate 
MHDP  methylene hydroxydiphosphonate 
MCI  mild cognitive impairment 
MMSE  mini-mental state examination 
MUGA  multigated acquisition 
FET  O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine 
OIH  orthoiodohippurate 
OEF  oxygen extraction fraction 
PIB  Pittsburgh compound B (2-[4´-(methylamino)phenyl]-6-hydrobenzothiazole) 
PET  positron emission tomography 
PIOPED  prospective investigation of pulmonary embolism diagnosis 
RNA  radionuclide angiography