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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Chihiro Shibata, Nasushiobara, JP;
Akihiro Kakee, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kenichi Ichioka, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kuramitsu Nishihara, Otawara, JP;
Chihiro Shibata, Nasushiobara, JP;
Akihiro Kakee, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kenichi Ichioka, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kuramitsu Nishihara, Otawara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit, an echo processing unit configured to generate complex data based on the echo signals, a phase shifting unit configured to shift a phase of each ensemble data constituted by N complex data associated with the same depth on the same ultrasonic raster in accordance with a reference phase, an interpolation processing unit configured to interpolate ensemble data associated with an interpolated raster between adjacent ultrasonic rasters based on the phase-shifted ensemble data, and an image data generation unit configured to generate image data based on the phase-shifted ensemble data and the interpolated ensemble data.