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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2023
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsurou Ebata, Tokyo, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a control method of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, a tissue layer detection unit analyzes each of a plurality of two-dimensional ultrasound images to detect a tissue layer in a range from a body surface of an examination location to a predetermined depth. A normal vector calculation unit calculates a normal vector perpendicular to a tissue plane in a three-dimensional space on the basis of the tissue layer. A three-dimensional image generation unit generates a three-dimensional ultrasound image corrected such that the tissue plane is horizontal on the basis of the plurality of two-dimensional ultrasound images and the normal vector. A display control unit displays the three-dimensional ultrasound image on a monitor. As a result, even in a case where the ultrasound probe is in contact with the body surface in an inclined manner, the three-dimensional ultrasound image in which the inclination of the ultrasound probe is corrected.