Title:
ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/150368
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ultrasonic diagnostic device 100 that applies pressure to a subject, transmits/receives ultrasonic waves to/from a target on the subject, and measures the distortion of the target by means of an ultrasonic probe 2 that transmits and receives ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic diagnostic device 100 comprises: a transmission unit 12 that supplies drive signals to the ultrasonic probe 2; a reception unit 13 that processes received signals outputted from the ultrasonic probe 2; an elasticity image generation unit 15 that, on the basis of the processed received signals, calculates, as elasticity information for the subject, distortion information generated by means of pressure; a distortion balance calculation unit 17 that calculates the horizontal-direction distortion of the subject from the distortion information calculated by the elasticity image generation unit 15 and calculates the balance of a horizontal-direction distortion distribution from the horizontal-direction distortion; and a distortion information generation unit 18 that generates balance display information that shows the balance of the horizontal-direction distortion distribution.
Inventors:
TAKAGI KAZUYA (JP)
TAKEDA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
TAKEDA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/007055
Publication Date:
September 08, 2017
Filing Date:
February 24, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA INC (JP)
International Classes:
A61B8/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2009104657A1 | 2009-08-27 | |||
| WO2006040967A1 | 2006-04-20 | |||
| WO2005120358A1 | 2005-12-22 | |||
| WO2005122907A1 | 2005-12-29 |
Foreign References:
| JP2010246909A | 2010-11-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOYO INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (JP)
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