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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2005
Tetsuya Kawagishi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Mine, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Koichiro Kurita, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Masamichi Oyanagi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Kawagishi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Mine, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Koichiro Kurita, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Masamichi Oyanagi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and method wherein both imaging of a contrast effect and imaging of a tissue appearance before and after inflow of a contrast medium can be realized on condition that low-power transmission and a high frame rate are maintained. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a transmission/reception unit for transmitting subject ultrasonic waves with a band substantially centered at a fundamental frequency and generating a received signal based on an ultrasonic echo from the subject, a harmonic unit for extracting a signal of a harmonic component of the fundamental frequency included in the received signal and extracting a signal of the fundamental component with the band substantially centered the fundamental frequency included in the received signal, and a display unit for generating a display image based on the extracted harmonic and fundamental components.