Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing apparatus, and ultrasonic image processing method
US9186124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A peripheral region is detected by using original image data acquired by ultrasound scan. Blend processing is executed in the peripheral region such that a rate of a smoothed image increases and a rate of an original image decreases as a distance from a blood flow region increases.
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