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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2022
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsurou Ebata, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus () includes an ultrasound probe (); an inclination angle sensor () that detects an inclination angle thereof; an image acquisition unit () that acquires an ultrasound image; a bladder extraction unit () that extracts a bladder region from the ultrasound image; a feature quantity calculation unit () that calculates a feature quantity of the bladder region; a first measurement unit () that measures a first maximum diameter and a second maximum diameter of the bladder region from the feature quantity; a manipulation assist unit () that assists a user in a slide manipulation of the ultrasound probe () such that a scanning section indicates the first maximum diameter and the second maximum diameter; a second measurement unit () that measures a third maximum diameter of the bladder region orthogonal to the scanning section on the basis of the ultrasound image and the inclination angle at the assisted position; and a bladder volume calculation unit () that calculates a volume of the bladder.