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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Kawabata, Hachioji, JP;

Yoshihiro Takeda, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasound diagnostic device including a transmitter, a first image processor, a second image processor, and an image synthesizer. The transmitter alternates between first transmission events that include transmission of first detection waves and second transmission events that include transmission of second detection waves. The first image processor generates frames of first images based on reception signals corresponding to a plurality of the first transmission events. The second image processor generates frames of second images based on reception signals corresponding to the second transmission events. The image synthesizer superimposes the second images on the first images to generate synthesized images. Frame rate of the second images is higher than that of the first images. The transmitter performs a third transmission event prior to the second transmission events that includes transmission of a plurality of the first detection waves to acquire reception signals corresponding to one frame of the first images.


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