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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Fumio Mochizuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichiro Kurita, Nasushiobara, JP;
Takeshi Fukasawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Satoshi Matsunaga, Nasushiobara, JP;
Koji Kuroiwa, Fuchu, JP;
Shogo Fukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a transmission/reception circuit and processing circuitry. The transmission/reception circuit performs a first scan and a second scan, which are different in acoustic field in an elevation direction, by controlling at least one of transducers arranged along an azimuth direction and the elevation direction. The processing circuitry generates a first needle-enhanced image by using data acquired in the first scan, and generates a second needle-enhanced image by using data acquired in the second scan.