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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Yusuke Kobayashi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Satoshi Matsunaga, Nasushiobara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound automatic scanning system according to an embodiment includes an ultrasound probe, a mechanical mechanism, and processing circuitry. The ultrasound probe transmits and receives ultrasonic wave. The mechanical mechanism holds and moves the ultrasound probe while an ultrasonic-wave transmission-reception surface of the ultrasound probe is pointed to a subject. The processing circuitry acquires a distance between a body surface of the subject and the ultrasonic-wave transmission-reception surface of the ultrasound probe based on reflected wave data collected while the ultrasound probe is moved by the mechanical mechanism. The processing circuitry generates, based on information of the distance, locus information of movement of the ultrasound probe when ultrasound scanning is executed on the subject. The mechanical mechanism executes ultrasound scanning on the subject by moving the ultrasound probe based on the locus information generated by the processing circuitry.