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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1999
Nobuo Yamazaki, Otawara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus which includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged two-dimensionally. In the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, the ultrasonic beams are transmitted by the ultrasonic transducers for three-dimensionally scanning a target of the object, and then, ultrasonic echo signals are obtained from the ultrasonic transducers. On the basis of the ultrasonic echo signals, three-dimensional data with respect to at least one of structure information and blood flow information in the object are generated in real time. Then, on the basis of the three-dimensional data, image information including at least one of a two-dimensional tomographic image and a three-dimensional projection image of an arbitrary cross section within the object is generated in real time. On the basis of the image information, navigation information for navigating a puncture needle toward the target of the object is displayed.