Konica Minolta, Inc.

Sony Corporation

Panasonic Corporation

Masao Kimura

Yasuhiro Nakamura

Takashi Kimoto

Masayoshi Hino

Seiichi Fukai

Satoru Uchikawa

Tatsusi Chihara

Isamu Takagi

Katsumi Satake

Erina Komatsu

Hajime Hirasawa

An ultrasound probe () of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus () includes an acceleration sensor () provided for outputting acceleration information for use in obtaining an angle of the ultrasound probe at the time of diagnosing a subject. The acceleration information is converted into angle information of the ultrasound probe by an angle conversion section (). The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus () includes a monitor () for displaying a diagnosing image of the subject obtained with the ultrasound probe (), and a body mark () corresponding to the diagnostic mode selected at the time of diagnosing and a probe icon () placed at an angle corresponding to the angle information with respect to the body mark () are displayed on the monitor (). This makes it possible to provide an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus which can display an angle of the ultrasound probe at the time of diagnosing the subject.

Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound diagnostic system

A technique which in a portable or laptop ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, optimizes the position of a hinge mechanism for connecting a display section having a touch panel and a main body and the strength of the main body and also reduce the influence of noise between mutual sections, such as an ultrasonic image processing circuit board, a power source, a CPU board and the like, which are arranged inside the main body is disclosed. According to this technique, on a bottom surface of a bottom casein the main body, a supporting sectionfor supporting a display sectionis formed to stand upright and extend in a width direction, at a position that is dislocated to a front end F side from a rear end R of a main body. Also, a region A in which the ultrasonic image processing circuit board is arranged and regions B, C in which a power source unit and the CPU board are arranged, respectively, are partitioned by means of the supporting section

Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus

A technology for illuminating almost an entire console with a simple structure, even when a display is located at the right or left of the center of the console is disclosed. According to this technology, when a displayis located at the center of a console, a detection signal of a sensor Sis turned ON, a light Lin the center of the display is lit, and the light illuminates the entire console. In addition, when the display is located at the right of the console, the detection signal of the sensor Sis turned ON, the light Lon the left-side of the display is lit, and the light can illuminate the entire console. In addition, when the display is located at the left of the console, the detection signal of the sensor Sis turned ON, the light Lon the right-side of the display is lit, and the light can illuminate the entire console.

Task light

A solid state imaging device with a high sensitivity is obtained by introducing an incident light to be incident on a light receiving portion widely. In the solid state imaging device, a layer (,) having a concave lens structure is provided in a portion from a sensor opening to an upper most surface layer and a well-shaped dug structure (,) is provided at a bottom portion of the concave lens structure.

Solid state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masao Kimura