| ADC | apparent diffusion coefficient |
| AUROC | area under the receiver operating characteristic curve |
| CA | cardiac arrest |
| CAHP | cardiac arrest hospital prognosis |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CK-MB | creatinine kinase myocardial band |
| CN | caudate nucleus |
| CPC | cerebral performance category |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CNUH | Chungnam National University Hospital |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DWI | diffusion-weighted imaging |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| FMRIB | functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain |
| GWR | grey/white matter ratio |
| HIS | high-signal intensity |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NGAL | neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin |
| NSE OHCA |
neuron-specific enolase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| P | putamen |
| PIC | posterior limb of the internal capsule |
| PV | percentage voxels |
| ROC | receiver operating curve |
| ROSC | return of spontaneous circulation |
| T | thalamus |
| TTM | targeted temperature management |
| TWA | time-weighted average |
| WLST | withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment |