| BIG | Brain imaging genetics |
| BIRADS | Breast imaging reporting and data system |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CNP | 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase |
| CNV | Copy number variant |
| dACC | Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex |
| DWI | Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| FLAIR | Fluid attenuated inversion recovery |
| GMV | Grey matter volume |
| GNCS | German National Cohort Study |
| GWAS | Genome wide association study |
| HFE | Human hemochromatosis protein |
| Ifs | Incidental findings |
| MPRAGE | Magnetization prepared rapid gradient echo |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| OSA | Obstructive sleep apnea |
| PACS | Picture archiving and communication system |
| PDFF | Proton density fat fraction |
| PPI | Proton pump inhibitors |
| PRH | Perirenal linear hyperintensities |
| R2* | Transverse relaxation rate (1/T2*) |
| sMRCP | Secretin stimulated magnetic resonance Cholangiopancreatography |
| SHIP | Study of Health in Pomerania |
| SHIP-MR | Magnetic Resonance Imaging in subjects from SHIP |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| T | Tesla |
| VBM | Voxel-based morphometry |
| T2* | T2 relaxation time influenced by magnetic field gradient inhomogeneities |
| wb-MRI | Whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| WMH | White matter hyperintensities |