Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic system

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising:

• a probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a living body and receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the living body;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a first subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, and
• at a predetermined interval, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a second subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, wherein the number of oscillators used in the second subset is greater than the number of oscillators used in the first subset,
• wherein the number of the oscillators transmitting the ultrasonic waves is the same as the number of oscillators used in the second subset in each of the static image mode and the moving image mode.

An ultrasonic diagnostic system, comprising:

• an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus;
• and
• a terminal apparatus, wherein
• the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes
• a probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a living body and receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the living body;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• in a moving image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a first subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, and
• in a static image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a second subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, wherein the number of oscillators used in the second subset is greater than the number of oscillators used in the first subset,
• wherein the number of the oscillators transmitting the ultrasonic waves is the same as the number of oscillators used in the second subset in each of the static image mode and the moving image mode.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising:

• a probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a living body and receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the living body;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• in a moving image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a first subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has to be output, and
• in a static image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a second subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, wherein the number of oscillators used in the second subset is greater than the number of oscillators used in the first subset,
• wherein the first subset of oscillators is at a center of the second subset of oscillators with respect to a direction in which the second subset of oscillators selected from among the total number of oscillators is arranged, and
• the number of the oscillators transmitting the ultrasonic waves is the same as the number of oscillators used in the second subset in each of the static image mode and the moving image mode.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising:

• a probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a living body and receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the living body;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• in a moving image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a first subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has to be output, and
• in a static image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a second subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has, to be output, wherein the number of oscillators used in the second subset is greater than the number of oscillators used in the first subset,
• wherein the moving image mode denotes a state starting at receiving an instruction to start the probe's scanning of the living body and ending at receiving an instruction to stop the scanning,
• the static image mode denotes a state where, after the instruction to stop the scanning is received, the ultrasonic image data based on the ultrasonic waves received by the second subset of oscillators is displayed on a display, and
• the number of the oscillators transmitting the ultrasonic waves is the same as the number of oscillators used in the second subset in each of the static image mode and the moving image mode.