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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Tomio Nabatame, Otawara, JP;
Yutaka Kobayashi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Koyakumaru, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuyuki Takamatsu, Yaita, JP;
Taku Muramatsu, Otawara, JP;
Asuka Tanigawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a storing unit and processing circuitry. The storing unit is configured to store a plurality of images usable as a reference image to be referred to at the time of scanning, the plurality of images includes images corresponding to a plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to read, when a cross section that needs to be scanned is switched in accordance with a workflow, from the storing unit one or more images registered for each of the plurality of cross sections in advance, the workflow defining a flow of procedures including scanning the plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to display the read image as the reference image on a display.