Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, ultrasonic image processing apparatus, ultrasonic image processing method, and ultrasonic image processing program
US9687212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/467
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus executes B-mode scanning and color Doppler mode scanning on a scanning region associated with an interior of the womb of a pregnant woman via an ultrasonic probe. A first generating unit generates first color Doppler mode data and generates first B-mode data. A specifying unit specifies a specific region including at least one of an amniotic fluid region and a fetus region based on one of a signal intensity distribution and a luminance distribution of the first B-mode data. A second generating unit generates second color Doppler mode data by deleting a specific data from the first color Doppler mode data. The specific color Doppler mode data corresponds to the specific region. A display unit displays a color Doppler mode image and a first B-mode image while superimposing the color Doppler mode image and the first B-mode image.
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