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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1996
Etsuro Machida, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having both functions of a color flow imaging function of displaying with color a blood flow distribution within the subject on a tomographic image of the subject and a pulse Doppler function of evaluating and displaying with great accuracy a blood flow velocity of a point to be observed which is designated within a tomographic plane. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus implements the pulse Doppler function through few operations as compared with the conventional one. A direction of the blood flow is evaluated on the basis of a blood flow distribution of the peripheral pixels of the point of interest to be observed, determined through the color flow imaging function.