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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Akihiro Kakee, Otawara, JP;
Masahiko Yano, Otawara, JP;
Noriyuki Moriyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Nachiko Uchiyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Minoru Machida, Chuo-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Kakee, Otawara, JP;
Masahiko Yano, Otawara, JP;
Noriyuki Moriyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Nachiko Uchiyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Minoru Machida, Chuo-ku, JP;
Assignees:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for indicating locus of an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves toward a part of a subject wherein a position or movement of the ultrasonic probe is detected, and a locus of the ultrasonic probe on an image of the part of the subject is indicated according to the detected position or movement.