Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image acquiring method
- Patent Title (中): 超声波诊断仪和超声波图像采集方法
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Application No.: US11335668Application Date: 2006-01-20
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Publication No.: US07985182B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Kenichi Ichioka , Muneki Kataguchi , Fumiyasu Sakaguchi
- Applicant: Kenichi Ichioka , Muneki Kataguchi , Fumiyasu Sakaguchi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Otawara-shi
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Otawara-shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2005-018172 20050126; JP2005-366203 20051220
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract:
A measurement data processing device measures a size of a diagnostic region from a tomographic image as two-dimensional information. An ROI width determining device determines a size of a region of interest based on the size (lateral width and longitudinal width) of the diagnostic region. An oscillation angle determining device determines a range of an angle for oscillating ultrasonic transducers based on the size. An oscillation rate determining device determines a rate for oscillating the ultrasonic transducers based on information indicating the oscillation angle and image quality. In order to acquire a three-dimensional image of the diagnostic region, the probe oscillation control device controls the oscillation of the ultrasonic transducers based on the information. A three-dimensional image processing device extracts a three-dimensional image of in the determined region of interest from the acquired three-dimensional image. A display device displays the extracted three-dimensional image. Then, the three-dimensional image based on the shape of the diagnostic region is acquired.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060184031A1 Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image acquiring method Public/Granted day:2006-08-17
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