title: [Abbreviations of special terms for presentation/paper titles in magnetic resonance study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A large number of abbreviations have been created for various special terms, and used in magnetic resonance (MR) study. However, the use of these abbreviations in the paper title has been restricted by the majority of societies and journals. In this study, we investigated the use of various abbreviations for special terms in MR study in order to clarify which abbreviation could be used in the paper title without spelling.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used two journals, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (MRM) and Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI) published by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), which has been considered to be the most advanced society for MR study in the world, as the reference standard for use of the abbreviations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Except for some basic abbreviations and specific abbreviations that were used on a long-term basis, the majority of abbreviations were used in the paper title with its full spelling in order to ensure generality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is preferable that abbreviations not be used in the title of the or title of the paper.
authors: Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan.
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Komi
authors: Junji
authors: J
authors: Shiraishi
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D058028:Research Report