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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Takenori Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Takagi, Osaka, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takenori Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Takagi, Osaka, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transmits an ultrasonic wave toward a body and obtains biological information based on an echo signal received and includes: an intensity distribution generating section that generates an echo intensity distribution in a depth direction about a vascular wall based on the echo signal; a template generating section that generates a template to detect a boundary based on template data provided in advance to represent a reference pattern of the intensity distribution; a pattern similarity calculating section that changes the depth and intima-media thickness pattern of the template to calculate similarity between the template and the intensity distribution on any change made; and a boundary defining section that defines lumen and adventitia boundaries based on the degree of similarity calculated on any change made. The intima-media thickness is thus determined without depending on the magnitudes of echo intensity variations on the lumen and adventitia sides.