Abbreviations
ForewordAbbreviations are used throughout the framework.
Below is a list of abbreviations used throughout the framework with the full word versions explained.
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation AI |
Explanation
Artificial Intelligence |
| Abbreviation AUC | Explanation Area Under Curve |
| Abbreviation BP | Explanation Blood Pressure |
| Abbreviation CE | Explanation Conformite Europeenne (European Conformity) |
| Abbreviation DICOM | Explanation Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
| Abbreviation ECG | Explanation Electrocardiagram |
| Abbreviation EEG | Explanation Electroencephalogram |
| Abbreviation EHR | Explanation Electronic Health Record |
| Abbreviation FHIR | Explanation Fast Health Interoperability Resources |
| Abbreviation GDPR | Explanation General Data Protection Regulations |
| Abbreviation HEE | Explanation Health Education England |
| Abbreviation HR | Explanation Heart Rate |
| Abbreviation IMDRF | Explanation International Medical Device Regulations Forum |
| Abbreviation IT | Explanation Information Technology |
| Abbreviation JSON | Explanation JavaScript Object Notation |
| Abbreviation ML | Explanation Machine Learning |
| Abbreviation NGT | Explanation Nominal Group Technique |
| Abbreviation NHS | Explanation National Health Service |
| Abbreviation NICE | Explanation National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| Abbreviation NLP | Explanation Natural Language Processing |
| Abbreviation ONS | Explanation Office of National Statistics |
| Abbreviation ROC | Explanation Receiver Operating Characteristic |
| Abbreviation SaMD | Explanation Software as a Medical Device |
| Abbreviation UKCA | Explanation United Kingdom Conformity Assessed |
| Abbreviation UKNI | Explanation United Kingdom Northern Ireland marking |
| Abbreviation UoM | Explanation University of Manchester |
| Abbreviation XML | Explanation Extensible Markup Language |
| Abbreviation XR | Explanation Extended Reality |
Page last reviewed: 14 February 2023
Next review due: 20 February 2024