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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Takao Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinao Tannaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinobu Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinao Tannaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinobu Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section, which drives a probe that transmits an ultrasonic wave toward a subject; a receiving section, which receives an ultrasonic echo, produced by getting the ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject, through the probe, thereby generating a received signal; a property value calculating section for calculating property values of the subject based on the received signal over a period of time; a stability estimating section for sequentially estimating the degrees of stability of the property values that have been calculated over the period of time; and a presenting section for presenting the degrees of stability thereon.