Ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and computer program product

An ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus, comprising:

• a display configured to display an ultrasound image generated based on an echo signal of ultrasound waves transmitted to a site to be diagnosed;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to measure a measurement target on the ultrasound image of the site to be diagnosed displayed on the display, wherein the processing circuitry performs
• a definition function to define a distance on a time axis between a caliper used to measure the measurement target and a guide used to arrange the caliper at a position of the measurement target,
• a display control function to control display of the caliper and the guide arranged to be separated by the defined distance such that the caliper and the guide are integrally movable on the ultrasound image, and
• a measurement function to measure the measurement target using the caliper.

A medical image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a display configured to display a medical image generated based on internal information of a subject acquired at a site to be diagnosed;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to measure a measurement target on the medical image of the site to be diagnosed displayed on the display, wherein the processing circuitry performs
• a definition function to define a distance between a caliper used to measure the measurement target and a guide used to arrange the caliper at a position of the measurement target,
• a display control function to control display of the caliper and the guide arranged to be separated by the defined distance such that the caliper and the guide are integrally movable on the medical image, and
• a measurement function to measure the measurement target using the caliper.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes that, when executed, cause a computer to:

• display a medical image generated based on internal information of a subject acquired at a site to be diagnosed;
• move a caliper used to measure a measurement target and a guide used to arrange the caliper at a position of the measurement target integrally on the medical image, wherein a distance between the caliper and the guide is defined, to arrange the guide at a position of an index, and display the caliper at a position separated from the guide by the defined distance;
• and
• measure the measurement target using the caliper.