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Hitachi Medical Corporation

Hitachi, Ltd.

Akiko Tonomura

Tsuyoshi Mitake

Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including: a tomogram constructing means; an elasticity information calculating means; an elasticity image constructing means; a display means; an estimation data generating means configured to generate estimation data for estimating the characteristic of a biomedical tissue on the basis of the elasticity image; an estimation data selecting means configured to select at least one parameter used for the estimation of the characteristic of the biomedical tissue and to make the selected parameter displayed on the display means, an analyzing means configured to analyze the elasticity image using at least one parameter selected by the estimation data selecting means and to make the result of analysis displayed on the display means; wherein the display means displays the parameter used for the estimation of the characteristic and the result of analysis.

Ultrasonic diagnostic arrangements selecting parameters for selecting relevant estimation data for classifying an elasticity image

There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can classify an elasticity image by using elasticity data of the elasticity image and image information and objectively estimate a progress state of a disorder. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has an elasticity information calculator for calculating elasticity data of a biomedical tissue by using RF signal frame data from the inside of an object which is received by ultrasonic wave transmitting/receiving means, an elasticity image constructing unit for generating an elasticity image on the basis of a distortion amount and/or an elasticity modulus calculated by an elasticity information calculator, an elasticity image estimating unitfor generating estimation data for estimating the characteristic of a biomedical tissue on the basis of an elasticity image, and an image classifying unitfor classifying an elasticity image by using at least one of estimation data generated by the elasticity image estimating unit. A classification result of the classifying unitis displayed on a display unit through a switching and displaying unit

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Tokyo, Japan

Akiko Tonomura