| ADEM | acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis |
| ADC | apparent diffusion coefficient |
| APS | antiphospholipid syndrome |
| CIS | clinical information system |
| DNET | dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor |
| DTI | diffusion tensor imaging |
| DWI | diffusion-weighted imaging |
| WMSA | white matter signal abnormality |
| FA | fractional anisotropy |
| FLAIR | fluid-attenuated inversion recovery |
| FSE | fast spin echo |
| IRB | institutional review board |
| IVH | intraventricular hemorrhage |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PRES | posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
| SE | spin echo |
| RIS | radiological information system |
| T | Tesla |
| TIRM | turbo-inversion recovery-magnitude dark fluid |
| TSE | turbo spin echo |
| T1W | T1-weighted |
| T2W | T2-weighted |