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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Noguchi, Ashigara-kami-gun, JP;
Yukiya Miyachi, Ashigara-kami-gun, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/486 (2013.01); A61B 8/5276 (2013.01); A61B 8/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that measures the modulus of elasticity of a vascular wall, wherein only M-mode images for heartbeats necessary for the measurement are displayed. The problem is solved by, when freeze is implemented during a B/M-mode display, displaying an M-mode image after discarding a heartbeat at the time of freeze and possibly also a heartbeat immediately before freeze.