Method and apparatus for ultrasonic wave treatment in which medical progress may be evaluated

A method of ultrasonic wave medical treatment, comprising the step of:

• dividing an entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process into a plurality of sections;
• setting a total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for the entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process and a sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections;
• irradiating ultrasonic waves on a treatment target as many times as the total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations, such that the ultrasonic waves are irradiated as many times as the sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections and then the ultrasonic wave irradiation is paused before the ultrasonic wave irradiation for a subsequent one of the plurality of sections is executed;
• and
• notifying that the ultrasonic wave irradiation for each of the plurality of sections is completed by generating a notification sound when the ultrasonic waves are irradiated as many times as the sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations successively.

An ultrasonic wave medical treatment apparatus, comprising:

• setting means for setting a total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for an entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process which is divided into a plurality of sections, and a sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections;
• ultrasonic wave irradiation means for irradiating ultrasonic waves on a treatment target as many times as the total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations;
• control means for controlling the ultrasonic wave irradiation means such that the ultrasonic waves are irradiated as many times as the sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections and then the ultrasonic wave irradiations are paused before the ultrasonic wave irradiation for a subsequent one of the plurality of sections is executed;
• imaging means for obtaining tomographic images of the treatment target;
• and
• image memory means for recording the tomographic images obtained by the imaging means in the course of the entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process.

A method of ultrasonic wave medical treatment, comprising the steps of:

• dividing an entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process into a plurality sections;
• setting a total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for the entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process and a sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections;
• irradiating ultrasonic waves on a treatment target as many times as the total number of ultrasonic wave irradiations, such that the ultrasonic waves are irradiated as many times as the sectional number of ultrasonic wave irradiations for each of the plurality of sections and then the ultrasonic wave irradiations are paused before the ultrasonic wave irradiation for a subsequent one of the plurality of sections is executed;
• obtaining tomographic images of the treatment target;
• and
• recording the tomographic images obtained in a course of the entire ultrasonic wave medical treatment process.