Imaging Guided Procedure Naming

There are numerous procedures where the imaging component is considered a supplemental or secondary technique to help accomplish the primary goal. The pattern is:

Procedure using guidance

• FSN: Y using guidance (procedure)

• PT: guided Y

• SYN: Y using guidance

Computed tomography guided procedure

• FSN: Y using computed tomography guidance (procedure)

• PT: CT guided Y

• SYN: Y using computed tomography guidance

  • For example,

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      • FSN: Injection using computed tomography guidance (procedure)

• FSN: Y using fluoroscopic guidance (procedure)

• PT: Fluoroscopy guided Y

• SYN: Y using fluoroscopic guidance

  • For example,

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• FSN: Y using magnetic resonance imaging guidance (procedure)

• PT: MRI guided Y

• SYN: Y using magnetic resonance imaging guidance

  • For example,

• FSN: Y using ultrasonographic guidance (procedure)

• PT: Ultrasonography guided Y

• SYN: Y using ultrasonographic guidance

• SYN: Y using ultrasound guidance

• FSN: Y using plain X-ray guidance (procedure)

• PT: Plain X-ray guided Y

• SYN: Y using plain X-ray guidance

  • For example,