Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and medical image processing apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 超声波诊断装置及医用图像处理装置
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Application No.: US13671944Application Date: 2012-11-08
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Publication No.: US09398899B2Publication Date: 2016-07-26
- Inventor: Atsushi Sumi , Chihiro Shibata
- Applicant: Atsushi Sumi , Chihiro Shibata
- Applicant Address: JP Otawara-shi
- Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Otawara-shi
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
- Priority: JP2011-126733 20110606
- Main IPC: A61B8/14
- IPC: A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B8/00 ; G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a transmission/reception unit generates a reception signal. A signal extraction unit extracts a harmonic signal and fundamental wave signal from the reception signal. A calculation unit calculates a feature amount based on values corresponding to the amplitudes of the harmonic signal and fundamental wave signal. An area determination unit determines an area in a scanned area based on the feature amount and a predetermined threshold. A change unit changes the value corresponding to the amplitude of the harmonic signal in the determined area. An image generation unit generates a corrected harmonic image based on the harmonic signal in the scanned area including the determined area having the changed value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130066210A1 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-03-14
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