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Title:
ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND TRACKING SYSTEM USED FOR THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013192944
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an improved method and apparatus for tracking a combination of a probe position, a patient position and an operator position during an examination session.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus acquires ultrasonic data by ultrasonically scanning a subject through an ultrasonic probe, and forms and displays an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic data. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a detecting unit for detecting the spatial information of the ultrasonic probe and the spatial information of the subject using an optical unit.


Inventors:
BANJANIN ZORAN
CHRISTOPHER J SANDERS
Application Number:
JP2013055612A
Publication Date:
September 30, 2013
Filing Date:
March 18, 2013
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYS CORP
International Classes:
A61B8/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2011182983A2011-09-22
JP2003527880A2003-09-24
JP2001061861A2001-03-13
JP2010269067A2010-12-02
JP2011024733A2011-02-10
JP2008178500A2008-08-07
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Makoto Nakamura
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Toshio Shirane
Takashi Mine
Kocho Chojiro
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Morisezo Iseki
Takao Ako
Tadashi Inoue
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi
Takenori Masanori