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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Hirotaka Baba, Chiba, JP;
Yutaka Sato, Chiba, JP;
Ryuichi Shinomura, Saitama, JP;
Jun Kubota, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Hirotaka Baba, Chiba, JP;
Yutaka Sato, Chiba, JP;
Ryuichi Shinomura, Saitama, JP;
Jun Kubota, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonographic apparatus in which the S/N ratio of a compound image is improved operates by combining a plurality of reception beam signals from probes arranged at different positions relative to a sample, converting the combined ultrasonic beam into a luminance signal, and displaying the luminance signal.