| ADC | Apparent Diffusion Coefficient |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| DWI | Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| EPI | echo-planar imaging |
| HSD | Honestly significant difference |
| mIBG | Metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy |
| MR | Magnetic Resonance |
| ndf | Number of degrees of freedom |
| NPV | negative predictive value |
| PPV | positive predictive value |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SSFSE | Single shot fast spin echo |
| STIR | Short-tau inversion-recovery |
| VOI | Volume of interest |