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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Koji Waki, Chiba, JP;
Koji Waki, Chiba, JP;
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a probethat transmits and receives ultrasound waves to/from a subject, transmitting meansfor supplying a drive signal to the probefor transmitting ultrasound waves, receiving meansfor receiving and processing a signal output from the probe, a displacement calculating unitfor measuring displacement of a tissue according to an output signal from an ultrasound transmitting and receiving unit, a color DSCfor reconstructuring an elasticity image on the basis of the displacement of the tissue, and an image displayfor displaying the elasticity image. Further, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes setting meansB for setting a displacement search direction that sets a search direction of the displacement to match a tissue displacement direction for displacing the tissue. The color DSCconstructures the elasticity image on the basis of the measurement value of the displacement search direction.