Panasonic Corporation

Konica Minolta, Inc.

Satoru Uchikawa

Makoto Kondo

Hisashi Akiyama

Takashi Kimoto

Kiyoshi Fujii

Keiji Shintani

Masao Kimura

Seiichi Fukai

Katsumi Satake

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 technology for structuring a three-dimensional image in a more accurate position spatially even when an ultrasonic transducer unit does not perform oscillation scanning at completely constant angular velocity is disclosed. According to the technology, an oscillation angle detection meansdetects an oscillation angle of an ultrasonic transducer unit, and a three-dimensional image processing meansforms a three-dimensional image based on the oscillation angle detected by the oscillation angle detection means and image data outputted from an ultrasonic receiving means

Ultrasonographic equipment

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Tokyo, Japan

Satoru Uchikawa