US 6,605,040 B2Granted

Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC

InventorsTsutomu Yawata, Naoto Sato

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Abstract

For the purpose of providing an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for improving ease of operation by effectively utilizing two display devices, at least two display modes are defined. In the first display mode, arithmetic control/signal processing means 11 controls video signal processing means 18 to display an ultrasonic diagnostic image based on ultrasonic reflection signals stored in an image memory 16 on a CRT device 30 as a monitor display device, and controls video signal processing means 17 to display operation-indicating items for the operation relating to ultrasonic diagnosis on an LCD device 40, and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by position detecting means in a touch panel 42. In the second display mode, the arithmetic control/signal processing means 11 controls the video signal processing means 18 to display operation-indicating items for the operation relating to ultrasonic diagnosis on the CRT device 30, and controls the video signal processing means 17 to display an ultrasonic diagnostic image based on ultrasonic reflection signals stored in the image memory 16 on the LCD device 40, and conducts processing in response to a position detection signal detected by the position detecting means in the touch panel 42, for example, conducts zoom processing.

Claims25

Dependent claims

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

an arithmetic control/signal processing device for conducting arithmetic control and signal processing for ultrasonic diagnosis, and controlling display processing corresponding to at least first and second display modes;
a storage device for storing ultrasonic reflection signals detected by an ultrasonic probe;
a first display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a second display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a position detecting device for detecting a selected position in a display portion of said second display device;
a first display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said first display device;
and
a second display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said second display device, wherein:
in the first display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (a1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and (a2) drives said second display processing device to display on said second display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by said position detecting device;
and
in the second display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (b1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and (b2) controls said second display processing device to display on said second display device said ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and conducts processing in response to a position detection signal detected by said position detecting device.

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An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

an ultrasonic arithmetic control/signal processing device for conducting arithmetic control and signal processing for ultrasonic diagnosis, and controlling display processing corresponding to at least first and second display modes;
a storage device for storing ultrasonic reflection signals detected by an ultrasonic probe;
a first display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a second display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a position detecting device for detecting a selected position in a display portion of said second display device;
a first display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said first display device;
and
a second display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said second display device, wherein:
in the first display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (aa1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and (aa2) drives said second display processing device to display on said second display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by said position detecting device;
and
in the second display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (bb1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and inputs an operation command corresponding to an operation via pointing device, and (bb2) drives said second display processing device to display on said second display device said ultrasonic image information and its output status information stored in said storage device, and conducts processing in response to a position detection signal detected by said position detecting device.

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An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

an ultrasonic arithmetic control/signal processing device for conducting arithmetic control and signal processing for ultrasonic diagnosis, and controlling display processing corresponding to at least first and second display modes;
a storage device for storing ultrasonic reflection signals detected by an ultrasonic probe;
a first display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a second display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images;
a position detecting device for detecting a selected position in a display portion of said second display device;
a first display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said first display device;
and
a second display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said second display device, wherein:
in the first display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (aa1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and (aa2) drives said second display processing device to display on said second display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by said position detecting device;
and
in the second display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (aa1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device said ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and (aa3) drives said second display processing device to display on part of said second display device said ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and to display on another part of said second display device information identical or similar to said ultrasonic image information and its output status information displayed on said first display device, and conducts processing in response to a position selection on said displayed image detected by said position detecting device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/300,340Filed 20 Nov 2002
Priority: JP 2001-36450129 Nov 2001
Published: US 2003/0105400 A15 Jun 2003
Granted: 12 Aug 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A61B 8/00
Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
A61B 8/463
Displaying means of special interest: characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
A61B 8/464
Displaying means of special interest: involving a plurality of displays
A61B 8/465
Displaying means of special interest: adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus