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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Takayuki Nagata, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Kadowaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Takayuki Nagata, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Kadowaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The ultrasound examination apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is an ultrasound examination apparatus for observing an inside of a body of a living subject and includes: a transmitting probe that transmits ultrasonic waves to an inside of an examination target which is a part of the living subject; a receiving probe that detects microscopic displacement on a surface of the examination target without contact with the examination target, to detect reflected ultrasonic waves which are the to ultrasonic waves reflected from the inside of the examination target; and a signal processing unit that generates an image of the inside of the examination target, based on the reflected ultrasonic waves during a scanning operation in which the transmitting probe is kept fixed with respect to the examination target and the receiving probe is moved with respect to the examination target.