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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Akimitsu Harada, Mitaka, JP;
Ryoichi Sakai, Mitaka, JP;
Kozo Nakamura, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Isao Ohnishi, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Akimitsu Harada, Mitaka, JP;
Ryoichi Sakai, Mitaka, JP;
Kozo Nakamura, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Isao Ohnishi, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Aloka Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of transducer units which are two-dimensionally arranged to transmit/receive an ultrasonic wave to/from hard tissue; a transceiver unit which receives an echo signal for each transducer unit from the plurality of transducer units; a surface point specifying unit which specifies a surface point corresponding to a surface of the hard tissue for each echo signal; and a form data generator unit which generates form data of hard tissue surface on the basis of a plurality of surface points obtained two-dimensionally from the echo signals of the plurality of transducer units.