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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Kuramitsu Nishihara, Otawara, JP;

Shigemitsu Nakaya, Otawara, JP;

Akihiro Kakee, Nasushiobara, JP;

Kenichi Ichioka, Nasushiobara, JP;

Chihiro Shibata, Nasushiobara, JP;

Masao Takimoto, Otawara, JP;

Atsushi Sumi, Otawara, JP;

Muneki Kataguchi, Nasushiobara, JP;

Takuya Sasaki, Nasu-gun, JP;

Yoshihito Abe, Nasushiobara, JP;

Yasushi Kamewada, Utsunomiya, JP;

Inventors:

Kuramitsu Nishihara, Otawara, JP;

Shigemitsu Nakaya, Otawara, JP;

Akihiro Kakee, Nasushiobara, JP;

Kenichi Ichioka, Nasushiobara, JP;

Chihiro Shibata, Nasushiobara, JP;

Masao Takimoto, Otawara, JP;

Atsushi Sumi, Otawara, JP;

Muneki Kataguchi, Nasushiobara, JP;

Takuya Sasaki, Nasu-gun, JP;

Yoshihito Abe, Nasushiobara, JP;

Yasushi Kamewada, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/0866 (2013.01); A61B 5/02411 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a unit which sets a display region for displaying a 3D image, a unit which transmits and receives ultrasound waves, a unit which generates volume data, a unit, on the basis of the volume data, which sets an analysis region, a unit, on the basis of the data on the analysis region contained in the volume data, which analyzes a fluctuations in signal intensity over time, a unit, on the basis of the analysis result, which calculates a cardiac cycle, a unit, on the basis of the cardiac cycle and the volume data, which generates data set constructed by data with substantially equal cardiac cycle, and generates data sets corresponding to a plurality of cardiac cycles, and a unit which displays the 3D images based on the data sets as a moving image.


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