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Breast ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and breast ultrasonic diagnostic method

US8579817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · JP
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Yoko Okamura · Nasushiobara, JP
Naohisa Kamiyama · Ootawara, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 2, 2008
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S15/8993
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, that generates image data of a C-mode image of an examination-target portion based on volume data generated through an ultrasonic scan of an object and for displaying the C-mode image, has a curved C-mode surface generating unit and a curved C-mode image generating unit. The curved C-mode surface generating unit generates, based on the volume data, a curved C-mode surface formed by a curved surface that curves without including a non-visualized portion. The curved C-mode image generating unit generates image data of a curved C-mode image based on data of the curved C-mode surface generated by the curved C-mode surface generating unit.

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