| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| RF | Radiofrequency |
| E | Root-mean-square electric field, Volts/m, or V/m |
| B1+rms | Root-mean-square magnetic field, micro-Tesla, nano-Tesla or μT, nT |
| B0 | Magnetic field strength, Tesla or T |
| γ | Gyromagnetic ratio, rads/s·T |
| P | RF power, Watts or kilowatts, W or kW |
| Tx/Rx | Transmit and receive |
| BC | Body Coil |
| 20-H/N | 20 channel Head and Neck coil |
| m | Patient weight, kg |
| SAR | Specific absorption rate, W/kg |
| SARwb | Whole body SAR, W/kg |
| SARh | Head SAR, W/kg |
| H2O-NaCl | Water and sodium chloride |
| σ | Electrical conductivity, Siemens per meter or S/m |
| θ or FA | Flip angle, rads or degrees |
| λ | Wavelength, cm |
| L | Length, cm |
| C | Concentration, mM or % |
| α | Calculated absorption ratio, dimensionless |
| D | Duty cycle, dimensionless |
| ω | Angular frequency, rads/s |
| CIED | Cardiac implantable electronic devices |
| DBS | Deep brain stimulation |
| tp | Pulse length, milliseconds or ms |
| TR | Repetition time, milliseconds or ms |
| NS | Number of slices, dimensionless |
| SB | Saturation bands, millimeters or mm |
| TxRA | Transmit reference amplitude, Volts or V |
| TxF | Transmit frequency, Hertz or Mega Hertz, Hz or MHz |