Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
AssigneeCanon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsAkio GODA, Ryosuke IWASAKI
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and processing circuitry. The ultrasonic probe has a plurality of elements and is configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam a plurality of times. The plurality of elements is divided in an elevation direction. The processing circuitry is configured to control a transmission aperture of the ultrasonic probe so as to match an area and a position of elements which form one of ultrasonic beams transmitted the plurality of times with an area and a position of elements which form remaining ultrasonic beams.
Claims11
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe having a plurality of elements and configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam a plurality of times, the plurality of elements being divided in an elevation direction;
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- processing circuitry configured to control a transmission aperture of the ultrasonic probe so as to match an area and a position of elements which form one of ultrasonic beams transmitted the plurality of times with an area and a position of elements which form remaining ultrasonic beams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.