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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2003
Tomonao Kawashima, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomonao Kawashima, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image constructing circuit () for creating plural ultrasonic tomographic images resulting from a process in which an ultrasonic endoscope moves within a body cavity, a position detecting portion () for detecting position information of the ultrasonic tomographic images, an image processing circuit () for constructing tomographic parallel images resulting from arrangement of plural ultrasonic tomographic images along a scanning path of the ultrasonic endoscope based on the position information, and a display circuit () causing a monitor () to display an ultrasonic tomographic image and tomographic parallel images so as to compare them. In this ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, when an ultrasonic image is displayed on the monitor, a spread and depth of an invasion of an affected part are displayed based on ultrasonic image data within a body cavity.