| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| CBT | Carotid body tumor |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CTA | Computed tomography angiography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| HNPGL | Head and neck paraganglioma |
| VPGL | Vagal paraganglioma |
| PGL | Paraganglioma |
| MIBG | Metaiodobenzylguanidine |
| VMA | Vanillylmandelic acid |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |