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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2023
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiya Miyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe including a housing in which a first transducer array is disposed at one end and a second transducer array is disposed at the other end, a sensor that is provided in the housing and outputs information for acquiring motion information of the ultrasound probe or angle information of the ultrasound probe, and a processor that acquires used array information indicating which of the first transducer array and the second transducer array is used. The processor is configured to acquire the motion information or the angle information based on the output of the sensor and determine a motion or a position of the ultrasound probe with respect to a subject based on the acquired motion information or angle information and the used array information.