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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4417 (2013.01); A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); G01R 33/4814 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging support apparatus for supporting imaging performed by an ultrasonic probe that acquires an ultrasonic image of a subject includes a specification unit configured to specify a position inside the subject in a three dimensional image, an identification unit configured to identify a position on a body surface of the subject based on the specified position, and a display control unit configured to display a position where the ultrasonic image acquired by the ultrasonic probe is captured and the identified position on a display unit.