Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of displaying ultrasonic image
AssigneeHitachi Medical Corporation
InventorShinsuke Inoue
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Abstract
To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of producing a three-dimensional image of an object for an organ region within a range of elasticity values desired by an operator and allowing the operator to recognize the region easily, elasticity value data included in a desired elasticity value range among elasticity value data constituting a volume data are selected and rendered. Whereby, a three-dimensional elasticity image in the set elasticity value range is produced. An area corresponding to the elasticity value range is displayed on at least one of a two-dimensional elasticity image and a section image.
Claims15
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a section image constituting unit which transmits ultrasonic into an object and produces a section image of the object based on a received signal and a two-dimensional elasticity image constituting unit which processes the signal to produce a two-dimensional elasticity image of an elasticity value representing elasticity;
- a rendering unit which produces volume data formed of a plurality of the two-dimensional elasticity images and selects and renders elasticity value data of the volume data included in a desired elasticity value range to produce a three-dimensional elasticity image of the elasticity value data in the elasticity value range;
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- a display unit which displays the three-dimensional elasticity image and at least one of the two-dimensional elasticity image and the section image showing an area corresponding to the elasticity value range.
A method of displaying an ultrasonic image comprising:
- transmitting ultrasonic into an object and producing a section image of the object based on a received signal;
- processing the signal to produce a two-dimensional elasticity image of an elasticity value representing elasticity;
- producing volume data from a plurality of the two-dimensional elasticity images and selecting and rendering elasticity value data of the volume data included in a desired elasticity value range to produce a three-dimensional elasticity image of the elasticity value data in the elasticity value range;
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- displaying the three-dimensional elasticity image and at least one of the two-dimensional elasticity image and the section image showing an area corresponding to the elasticity value range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.