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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Cong Yao, Otawara, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kenji Hamada, Otawara, JP;
Naoki Yoneyama, Otawara, JP;
Cong Yao, Otawara, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kenji Hamada, Otawara, JP;
Naoki Yoneyama, Otawara, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a data acquisition unit, an image generation unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit and a measurement unit. The data acquisition unit acquires a plurality of ultrasonic data. The image generation unit generates a plurality of ultrasonic images by using the plurality of ultrasonic data. The calculation unit calculates a feature amount for determining a shift between the two-dimensional section and a central axis of a target blood vessel. The determination unit determines an optimal image from the plurality of ultrasonic images based on the feature amount. The measurement unit measures an intima-media thickness of the target blood vessel by using the optimal image.