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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2009
Hidenori Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Katsushi Iikubo, Nagoya, JP;
Chikao Harada, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Nagoya, JP;
Hidenori Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Katsushi Iikubo, Nagoya, JP;
Chikao Harada, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Nagoya, JP;
Unex Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic blood vessel inspecting apparatus provided with a longitudinal cross sectional blood vessel image generating portion configured to generate a longitudinal cross sectional image of a blood vessel located below a skin of a live body, on the basis of reflected wave signals of an ultrasonic wave by using an ultrasonic probe placed on the skin of said live body, includes: an index value calculating portion configured to calculate an index value indicative of a degree of clarity of an image which represents an intima-media complex of said blood vessel and which exists within said longitudinal cross sectional image of the blood vessel.