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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2003
Satoshi Tamano, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Osaka, Chiba, JP;
Mitsuhiro Oshiki, Chiba, JP;
Takeshi Matsumura, Chiba, JP;
Tsuyoshi Shiina, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoshi Tamano, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Osaka, Chiba, JP;
Mitsuhiro Oshiki, Chiba, JP;
Takeshi Matsumura, Chiba, JP;
Tsuyoshi Shiina, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonographic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probefor transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from a patient, meansfor generating an ultrasonic transmission signal and transmitting it to the ultrasonic probe, meansfor receiving a reflection echo signal received by the ultrasonic probe; meansfor re-constructing a form image according to the reception signal processed by the reception processing means; meansfor re-constructing an elasticity image according to the reception signal processed by the reception processing means; meansfor displaying the form image and the elasticity image; meansfor switching between the form image mode and elasticity image mode; and meansfor performing control so as to selectively acquire the form image and the elasticity image in the measurement period of the elasticity image mode switched by the mode switching means. Thus, it is possible to perform measurement associated with acquisition of both the form image and the elasticity image of the biological tissue and improve the image quality of the form image such as a B mode image and the image quality of the elasticity image such as elasticity ratio and elasticity distortion.