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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Naoki Yoneyama, Yaita, JP;
Takatoshi Okumura, Yaita, JP;
Naoyuki Nakazawa, Otawara, JP;
Masatoshi Nishino, Otawara, JP;
Norihisa Kikuchi, Otawara, JP;
Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Otawara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image processing circuit and a processing circuit. The image processing circuit generates an ultrasound image. The processing circuit receives a medical image acquired by another medical image diagnosis apparatus, and aligns the ultrasound image and the medical image. The processing circuit has a function of recognizing identification information held by the medical image when the ultrasound image and the medical image are displayed side by side on a display. The processing circuit also has a function of retrieving diagnostic protocol information corresponding to the identification information and displaying it on the display, and a function of performing examinations and processes based on the diagnostic protocol information displayed.