Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and program
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorMasami Noda
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Abstract
Image data acquired by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave are stored in a storage. A controller is configured to control, based on an available capacity of the storage and a performance capability of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus incorporating the controller, an optimization process to optimize the image data stored in the storage. The optimization process is, for example, a process to relocate the image data stored in the storage, or a process to delete data of an image from the storage. The controller may be configured to prompt a user to initiate the optimization process or automatically perform the optimization process.
Claims15
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a storage configured to store image data which are acquired by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave;
- and
- a controller configured to control operations of components in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and control an optimization process for optimizing the image data stored in the storage, based on (a) an available capacity of the storage and (b) a performance capability in association with the operations of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus to perform any one or more of read the image data from the storage or write the image data to the storage, or activate or terminate the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus,
- wherein the optimization process is performed to improve the performance capability of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that has deteriorated in response to the image data being stored in the storage, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- operate a display unit to display a screen representing information of a patient who is a subject of an ultrasonic examination before and after the ultrasonic examination;
- and
- display on the screen an image which allows a user to provide an instruction for checking a performance capacity of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus incorporating the controller in response to the controller determining, through a notification from the user, that the ultrasonic examination is finished, without displaying the image before the ultrasonic examination.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a storage configured to store image data which are acquired by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave;
- and
- a controller configured to control operations of components in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and control an optimization process for optimizing the image data stored in the storage, based on (a) an available capacity of the storage and (b) a performance capability in association with the operations of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus to perform any one or more of read the image data from the storage or write the image data to the storage, or activate or terminate the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus,
- wherein the optimization process is performed to improve the performance capability of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that has deteriorated in response to the image data being stored in the storage, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to prompt a user to initiate the optimization process, based on a relationship between a length of time needed to complete the optimization process and a duration from an end of ultrasonic examination of a patient to a start of ultrasonic examination of a next patient.
A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program, wherein when executed by a computer installed in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the program causes the computer to function as a controller which is configured to control operations of components in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and store, in a storage, image data acquired by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave, and control an optimization process to optimize the image data in the storage and corresponding to transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves, based on an available capacity of the storage and a performance capability of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, wherein
- the controller is further configured to prompt a user to initiate the optimization process, based on a relationship between a length of time needed to complete the optimization process and a duration from an end of ultrasonic examination of a patient to a start of ultrasonic examination of a next patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.