| ADC | Apparent diffusion coefficient |
| ADM | Abductor digiti minimi |
| AED | Antiepileptic drug |
| aMT | Active motor threshold |
| APB | Abductor pollicis brevis |
| ATH | Adaptive threshold hunting |
| BMRC | British Medical Research Council |
| CoG | Center of gravity |
| CST | Corticospinal tract |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DES | Direct electrical stimulation |
| DOF | Degrees of freedom |
| dMRI | Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging |
| EF | Electric field |
| EOR | Extent of resection |
| FA | Fractional anisotropy |
| FACT | Fiber assignment by continuous tracking |
| FAT | Fractional anisotropy threshold |
| FCR | Flexor carpi radialis |
| FDI | First dorsal interosseous |
| FGR | Fluorescein-guided resection |
| FL | Fiber length |
| fMRI | Functional MRI |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| GTR | Gross total resection |
| HGG | High-grade glioma |
| IONM | Intraoperative neuromonitoring |
| IR | Infrared |
| KPS | Karnofsky performance status |
| lE | Lower extremity |
| LGG | Low-grade glioma |
| MD | Mean diffusivity |
| MEG | Magnetoencephalography |
| MEN | Meningioma |
| MEP | Motor-evoked potential |
| MET | Metastasis |
| MNE | Minimum norm estimation |
| MSO | Maximum stimulator output |
| nTMS | Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| PACS | Picture archiving and communication system |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| pp-nTMS | Paired-pulse navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| PTV | Planning target volume |
| rMT | Resting motor threshold |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SI | Stimulation intensity |
| TA | Tibialis anterior |
| uE | Upper extremity |
| UT | Upper threshold |
| WHO | World Health Organization |