Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, and ultrasound probe diagnosing method
- Patent Title (中): 超声探头诊断仪,超声诊断仪,超声探头诊断方法
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Application No.: US13184264Application Date: 2011-07-15
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Publication No.: US08758254B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Takashi Kumazawa
- Applicant: Takashi Kumazawa
- 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: JP2004-252973 20040831; JP2004-252974 20040831; JP2004-252975 20040831; JP2004-252976 20040831; JP2004-252977 20040831; JP2004-267216 20040914; JP2004-275982 20040922
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract:
An ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus which diagnoses an ultrasound probe having an array of a plurality of ultrasound transducing elements on the basis of how the ultrasound probe receives reflected ultrasound waves from a test object placed to face the ultrasound probe, includes a part which detects a posture of the ultrasound probe with respect to the test object by comparing reflected ultrasound signals received by at least some of the plurality of ultrasound transducing elements, and a presenting part which presents information based on the detected posture.
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