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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Tomohiro Sato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Katsuya Hirakui, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Katsuteru Kuramata, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Hideo Onodera, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Tomohiro Sato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Katsuya Hirakui, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Katsuteru Kuramata, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Hideo Onodera, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus executing lighting-on and lighting-off of a lighting device by detecting an identification (ID) data of a probe or an operation on an operation panel. The ultrasound image diagnosis also includes a lighting device configured to identify a usage state or non-usage state of the ultrasound probe by a lighting color. While an ultrasound examination is performed in a dimly-lit room, a visibility of an ultrasound probe connector can be increased.