Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorYoichi OGASAWARA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, position detector detecting a probe position, ultrasonic image generation circuitry generating an ultrasonic image, storage circuitry storing volume data and a designation position in association with each other, slice image generation circuitry generating a slice image to the designation position based on the data and the designation position, a display displaying at least one of first display displaying the slice image and the ultrasonic image and second display displaying contents different from contents in the first display, control circuitry controlling switching from the first display to the second display in response to movement of the probe position into a range to the designation position.
Claims16
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to an object and receive a reflected wave from the object;
- a position detector configured to detect a probe position of the ultrasonic probe;
- ultrasonic image generation circuitry configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on the received reflected wave;
- storage circuitry configured to store acquired volume data about the object and a designation position designated by an operator in association with each other;
- slice image generation circuitry configured to generate a scanning slice image corresponding to the designation position based on the volume data and the designation position;
- a display configured to display at least one of first display of displaying the scanning slice image and the ultrasonic image and second display of displaying display contents different from display contents in the first display;
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- control circuitry configured to control switching from the first display to the second display in response to movement of the probe position detected by the position detector into a range corresponding to the designation position.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to an object and receive a reflected wave from the object;
- a position detector configured to detect a probe position of the ultrasonic probe;
- ultrasonic image generation circuitry configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on the received reflected wave;
- input circuitry configured to designate a slice of the object;
- storage circuitry configured to store a position corresponding to the designated slice and volume data in association with each other;
- slice image generation circuitry configured to generate a thumbnail image corresponding to the designated slice based on one of the volume data and the ultrasonic image;
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- a display configured to display the thumbnail image,
- wherein the input circuitry designates the thumbnail image,
- the apparatus further comprising;
- guide information generation circuitry configured to generate probe guide information for guiding the ultrasonic probe from the probe position to a position corresponding to the designated slice based on a position corresponding to the designated slice with respect to the thumbnail image displayed on the display and designated by the input circuitry, and the probe position detected by the position detector,
- wherein the display is configured to display the probe guide information.
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to an object and receive a reflected wave from the object;
- a position detector configured to detect a probe position of the ultrasonic probe;
- storage circuitry configured to store acquired volume data about the object and a designation position designated by an operator in association with each other;
- slice image generation circuitry configured to generate a scanning slice image corresponding to the designation position and a plurality of slice images including a slice whose position is different from a position of a slice of the scanning slice image based on the volume data and the designation position;
- a display configured to display at least one of first display of displaying the scanning slice image and second display of displaying the slice images;
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- control circuitry configured to control switching from the first display to the second display in response to movement of the probe position detected by the position detector into a range corresponding to the designation position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.