Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of displaying an ultrasound image
US8577105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/4254
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a location sensor that detects a location of the ultrasound probe, and a location calculation device configured to calculate a location of echo data in a first three-dimensional coordinate system having a certain point as an origin based on the probe location. A deformation calculation device performs a deformation calculation to deform a shape of the body tissue in either an ultrasound image or a medical image captured by a medical imaging apparatus other than the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus to a shape of the body tissue of the other image. A display image control device performs a coordinate conversion between the coordinate system of the ultrasound image and a coordinate system of the medical image and displays a deformed image based on the deformation calculation and the other image about a same cross-section on a display device.
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