| ADC | apparent diffusion coefficient |
| bSSFP | balanced steady-state free precession |
| BW | bandwidth |
| CNR | contrast-to-noise ratio |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DWI | diffusion-weighted imaging |
| Epi | echo-planar imaging |
| FLAIR | fluid attenuated inversion recovery |
| ICC | intraclass correlation coefficient |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIHSS | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale |
| PACS | Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| QALY | quality-adjusted life years |
| SNR | signal-to-noise ratio |
| SP | slice spacing |
| ST | slice thickness |
| SWI | susceptibility-weighted imaging |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |