| AC | Alder classification |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CEUS | contrast-enhanced ultrasonography |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CDFI | color doppler flow imaging |
| DOR | diagnostic odds ratio |
| FP | false positive |
| FN | false negative |
| I 2 | inconsistency index square |
| LR | likely ratio |
| OR | odds ratio |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MVDP | microvascular distribution pattern |
| PDI | power Doppler imaging |
| PV | penetrating vessel |
| SE | standard error |
| SROC | summary receiver operating characteristic curve |
| SMI | superb microvascular imaging |
| VI | vascular index |
| TP | true positive |
| TN | true negative |