Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same
US8696575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8993
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus removes a speckle pattern using information on a direction (depth direction) that is substantially orthogonal to a plurality of ultrasonic images included in three-dimensional image data. For example, three-dimensional CFAR processing, two-dimensional CFAR processing, and a depth-direction arithmetic process are performed to discriminate a continuous structure that is three-dimensionally arranged from a local microstructure, thereby generating a microstructure extracted image.
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