| ADC | Apparent diffusion coefficient |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| CAS | Clinical activity score |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DCE-MRI | Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI |
| DON | Dysthyroid optic neuropathy |
| DTI | Diffusion tensor imaging |
| DWI | Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| EOM | Extraocular muscle |
| GD | Graves’ disease |
| HT | Hashimoto thyroiditis |
| IDEAL | Iterative Decomposition to water and fat with Echo Asymmetry and Least-squares estimation |
| IQ | Intelligent quantification |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor |
| IVGC | Intravenous glucocorticoid |
| LG | Lacrimal glands |
| LGH | Herniation of LG |
| LPS | Levator palpebrae superioris muscle |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MTI | Magnetization transfer image |
| OFT | Orbital fat tissue |
| SI | Signal intensity |
| SIR | Signal intensity ratio |
| STIR | Short-tau inversion recovery |
| T1WI | T1-weighted imaging |
| T2WI | T2-weighted imaging |
| T2RT | T2 relaxation time |
| TAO | Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy |
| THSR-Ab | Thyrotropic hormone receptor autoantibody |
| TSH | Thyrotropic hormone |
| WF | Water Fraction |