Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, method, and recording medium

Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment generates a color Doppler image using a plurality of pieces of transmission/reception data obtained by performing ultrasonic transmission/reception multiple times on the same scanning line. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry collects a plurality of pieces of transmission/reception data by multiple ultrasonic transmissions/transmissions on a predetermined scanning line. The processing circuitry determines a number of pieces of transmission/reception data not to be used for color Doppler image generation according to an effect of an echo signal transmitted/received at a time phase prior to the multiple ultrasonic transmissions/receptions on the predetermined scanning line, and generates a color Doppler image using a plurality of pieces of transmission/reception data, excluding a piece or pieces of transmission/reception data corresponding to the determined number of pieces of transmission/reception data counted from a first piece of transmission/reception data, among the collected pieces of transmission/reception data.

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