Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, scan support method, and medical image processing apparatus

A scan support method for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the method comprising:

• detecting a position in a first three-dimensional coordinate system of one of an ultrasonic image and an ultrasonic probe;
• associating a structure related to a subject included in the ultrasonic image with a structure included in the vivisection view using a position and orientation in the first three-dimensional coordinate system of the structure related to the subject included in the ultrasonic image and a position and orientation in a second three-dimensional coordinate system of the structure included in a vivisection view.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

• image calculation circuitry configured to acquire ultrasonic image data, first position information about a position of an ultrasonic probe when the ultrasonic image data is acquired, which is added to the ultrasonic image data, and second position information about a position of a biological reference portion, and generate map display image data in which information about the ultrasonic image data is arranged at a position based on the first position information in a three-dimensional space of a biological coordinate system defined based on the second position information.

A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

• image calculation circuitry configured to acquire ultrasonic image data, first position information about a position of an ultrasonic probe when the ultrasonic image data is acquired, which is added to the ultrasonic image data, and second position information about a position of a biological reference portion, and generate map display image data in which information about the ultrasonic image data is arranged at a position based on the first position information in a three-dimensional space of a biological coordinate system defined based on the second position information.