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Glossary
DICA Distal Internal Carotid Artery
Dist Distal
dP:dT Delta Pressure: Delta Time
E“E” Wave Peak Velocity
E PG “E” Wave Peak Pressure Gradient
E:A E:A Ratio
E/e’ E velocity = Mitral Valve E velocity divided by the annular e’ velocity
ECA External Carotid Artery
ECICA Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery
ECVA Extracranial Vertebral Artery
EDD by AUA Estimated Date of Delivery by Average Ultrasound Age
The estimated date of delivery calculated from the measurements
performed during the exam.
EDD by LMP Estimated Date of Delivery by Last Menstrual Period
The due date calculated from the user-entered LMP.
EDV End Diastolic Velocity
EF Ejection Fraction
EF:SLOPE E-F Slope
EFW Estimated Fetal Weight
Calculated from the measurements performed during the exam. The
measurements used to determine EFW are defined by the currently
selected EFW calculation author.
Endo Endocardial
Endo Th Endometrial thickness
Epi Epicardial
EPSS “E” Point Septal Separation
Abbreviations in User Interface (Continued)
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