title: Axial: an abused word?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article will discuss how the word axial has developed into a synonym for transverse, and why this is incorrect usage when describing an anatomic plane.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiologists should be aware of what these terms mean and use them appropriately. Journal editors are in a unique position to encourage this.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences (University of Otago), Christchurch Hospital, Riccarton Avenue, P. O. Box 4710, Christchurch, New Zealand 8020. mike.hurrell@cdhb.govt.nz
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hurrell
mesh_terms: D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011871:Radiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed