Ultrasonic diagnostic device, storage medium, and method for changing imaging conditions

Abstract

A method of controlling an ultrasonic probe includes: setting imaging conditions of an ultrasonic probe for acquiring ultrasonic images of a subject; transmitting an ultrasonic beam from the ultrasonic probe towards the subject; receiving, by the ultrasonic probe, an echo from the subject in accordance with the imaging conditions to generate an ultrasonic image of the subject based on the echo received by the ultrasonic probe; identifying the imaging site included in the ultrasonic image; and determining whether to change the imaging conditions based on the identified imaging site. Determining whether to change the imaging conditions includes: identifying a first category from the plurality of categories that corresponds to the identified imaging site; identifying a second category from the plurality of categories that correspond to the set imaging conditions; and maintain the imaging conditions based on the first category and the second category matching.