Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and data processing method

Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment includes an acquisition circuit, a transfer circuit, hardware beamforming circuitry, a switching circuit, and processing circuitry. The acquisition circuit acquires echo data for ultrasonic diagnosis. The transfer circuit transfers the acquired echo data. The hardware beamforming circuitry performs beamforming on the acquired echo data and outputs beam data resulting from the beamforming. The switching circuit transmits either the echo data from the transfer circuit or the beam data from the hardware beamforming circuitry by switching its transmission target between the echo data and the beam data. The processing circuitry receives the echo data or the beam data from the switching circuit and performs beamforming on the echo data.

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