Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and ultrasound probe maintenance apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorFuminori FUJITA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a storage, a comparison function, and an evaluation function. The storage is provided in an ultrasound probe, and stores., in advance, an initial value of transmitting/receiving sensitivity measured with respect to each channel, of the ultrasound probe. The comparison function compares transmitting/receiving sensitivity newly measured with the initial value. The evaluation function evaluates the degree of the deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value.
Claims12
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- a storage configured to store an initial value of transmitting/receiving sensitivity measured with respect to each channel of an ultrasound probe in advance;
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- processing circuitry configured to
- compare transmitting/receiving sensitivity newly measured with the initial value, and
- evaluate degree of deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value,
- wherein the storage is provided in the ultrasound probe.
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- compare transmitting/receiving sensitivity measure d previously with transmitting/receiving sensitivity newly measured based on measurement conditions stored in advance as conditions for measuring transmitting/receiving sensitivity with respect to each channel of an ultrasound probe, and
- evaluate degree of deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value.
An ultrasound probe maintenance apparatus, comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- read an initial value of transmitting/receiving sensitivity measured with respect to each channel of an ultrasound probe from the ultrasound probe;
- compare transmit ting/receiving sensitivity newly measured, with, the initial value, and
- evaluate degree of deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value.
An ultrasound probe maintenance apparatus, comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- compare transmitting/receiving sensitivity measured previously with transmitting/receiving sensitivity newly measured based on measurement conditions stored in advance as conditions for measuring transmitting/receiving sensitivity with respect to each channel of an ultrasound probe, and
- evaluate degree of deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.