Ultrasound apparatus and ultrasound apparatus controlling method and non-transitory computer readable medium
US9763645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8993
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound apparatus according to the present embodiments includes a receiving unit and a probe controlling unit. The receiving unit receives settings in relation to the aperture of the ultrasound probe and the region of interest of the subject with a contrast agent injected. The probe controlling unit controls the ultrasound probe based on the settings received by the receiving unit in such a manner as to transmit an ultrasound wave from the vibrator arranged in the aperture to the region of interest.
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