Title:
ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/108592
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ultrasonic diagnostic device for measuring the characteristics of a carotid vascular wall, the ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising: a transceiving processor for transceiving ultrasound to and from a carotid artery; a minor axis cross-sectional image generator for generating a plurality of minor-axis cross-sectional images showing the minor-axis cross section perpendicular to the major-axis direction of the carotid artery on the basis of carotid artery cross section signals received in a plurality of positions; a minor-axis cross-sectional image selector for selecting specific minor-axis cross-sectional images that include minor-axis cross sections of the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery among the plurality of minor-axis cross-sectional images; and a relative angle calculator for calculating, with respect to the carotid artery, the relative angle of a probe in the plane parallel to the minor-axis cross section of the carotid artery on the basis of the coordinate position of the minor-axis cross section of the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery in the specific minor-axis cross-section images.
Inventors:
KONDOH YOUICHI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/000047
Publication Date:
July 25, 2013
Filing Date:
January 10, 2013
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Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B8/00
Foreign References:
| JP2011104194A | 2011-06-02 | |||
| JP2006115937A | 2006-05-11 | |||
| JP2004305377A | 2004-11-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAKAJIMA, Shiro et al. (JP)
Shiro Nakajima (JP)
Shiro Nakajima (JP)
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