X-Ray, CT, Nuclear Medicine Abbreviations - P 21 - 32 (of 32) •PA-PI•PICA-PW • PICA Proximal Internal Carotid Artery • PII Pulse Inversion Imaging • PIQT Periodic Image Quality Test • PPM Parts Per Million • PPU Peripheral Pulse Unit • PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency • PRNV Planar RadioNuclide Ventriculography • PSI Pulse Subtraction Imaging • PTCA Percutaneous Transcoronary Angioplasty • PV Pulmonic Valve • PVC Premature Ventricular Contraction • PW Pulsed Wave Doppler 21 - 32 (of 32) •PA-PI•PICA-PW The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. - Douglas Adams |