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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventor:
Fuminori Fujita, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a storage, a comparison function, and an evaluation function. The storage is provided in an ultrasound probe, and stores, in advance, an initial value of transmitting/receiving sensitivity measured with respect to each channel, of the ultrasound probe. The comparison function compares transmitting/receiving sensitivity newly measured with the initial value. The evaluation function evaluates the degree of the deterioration of the ultrasound probe based on a comparison result and a predetermined threshold value.