Title:
ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/086207
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, to which a probe having a transducer can be connected, is provided with a controller (100) that: performs a transmission process that sends ultrasonic waves into a subject by driving a probe (1), and a reception process that generates a received signal based on reflected ultrasonic waves received by said probe from the subject; and when a prescribed condition based on the received signal is satisfied, performs an automatic freeze process, wherein at least one of the signal transmission process or reception process is stopped. The controller (100) inhibits the automatic freeze process for a prescribed period after receiving a prescribed operation event.
Inventors:
KAWABATA AKIHIRO
ITOH YOSHIHIKO
SUZUKI TAKAO
ITOH YOSHIHIKO
SUZUKI TAKAO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/007208
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
December 22, 2011
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Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP (JP)
KAWABATA AKIHIRO
ITOH YOSHIHIKO
SUZUKI TAKAO
KAWABATA AKIHIRO
ITOH YOSHIHIKO
SUZUKI TAKAO
International Classes:
A61B8/06; A61B8/00
Foreign References:
| JPH0928712A | 1997-02-04 | |||
| JP2006122295A | 2006-05-18 | |||
| JP2005348807A | 2005-12-22 | |||
| JP2005319296A | 2005-11-17 | |||
| JP2007252635A | 2007-10-04 | |||
| JP2010022565A | 2010-02-04 |
Other References:
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, February 2008 (2008-02-01), pages 93 - 111
See also references of EP 2656792A4
See also references of EP 2656792A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKUDA, SEIJI (JP)
Seiji Okuda (JP)
Seiji Okuda (JP)
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