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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Hiroki Yoshiara, Nasushiobara, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Otawara, JP;
Tetsuya Yoshida, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yoko Okamura, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yuko Kanayama, Nasushiobara, JP;
Hiroki Yoshiara, Nasushiobara, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Otawara, JP;
Tetsuya Yoshida, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yoko Okamura, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yuko Kanayama, Nasushiobara, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound apparatus according to the present embodiments includes a receiving unit and a probe controlling unit. The receiving unit receives settings in relation to the aperture of the ultrasound probe and the region of interest of the subject with a contrast agent injected. The probe controlling unit controls the ultrasound probe based on the settings received by the receiving unit in such a manner as to transmit an ultrasound wave from the vibrator arranged in the aperture to the region of interest.