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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Tsutomu Yawata, Tokyo, JP;
Naoto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
For the purpose of providing an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for improving ease of operation by effectively utilizing two display devices, at least two display modes are defined. In the first display mode, arithmetic control/signal processing means controls video signal processing means to display an ultrasonic diagnostic image based on ultrasonic reflection signals stored in an image memory on a CRT device as a monitor display device, and controls video signal processing means to display operation-indicating items for the operation relating to ultrasonic diagnosis on an LCD device , and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by position detecting means in a touch panel . In the second display mode, the arithmetic control/signal processing means controls the video signal processing means to display operation-indicating items for the operation relating to ultrasonic diagnosis on the CRT device , and controls the video signal processing means to display an ultrasonic diagnostic image based on ultrasonic reflection signals stored in the image memory on the LCD device , and conducts processing in response to a position detection signal detected by the position detecting means in the touch panel , for example, conducts zoom processing.