Acoustic image generation apparatus and progress display method in generating an image using the apparatus
US10568605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/54
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an acoustic image generation apparatus with a probe having an ultrasonic transducer, providing a scanning length setting part that sets a target scanning length in a scanning process of the probe, a coordinate obtaining part that sequentially obtains a coordinate of the probe in real space, a scanned length calculation part that calculates a scanned length based on the coordinate obtained by the coordinate obtaining part, a progress level display generation part that generates a progress level display that indicates progress of the scanning process based on the target scanning length and the scanned length, and a display part that displays the progress level display.
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