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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yukiya Miyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus having: a display that displays a B-mode image in which at least a blood vessel region is imaged; and a processor configured to set a Doppler gate within the blood vessel region on the B-mode image; acquire a blood vessel gradient; and detect an anterior vascular wall and a posterior vascular wall by performing image analysis on the B-mode image, on an outer side of the Doppler gate in a direction perpendicular to the blood vessel gradient.