Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- an ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave to or from an object;
an ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting unit for detecting a position of the ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave;
an ultrasonic image creating unit for creating an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic signals; and
a control for obtaining information relating to a part of the object corresponding to position information obtained by the ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting unit from an anatomical data holding unit having human body anatomical data and displaying the information and the ultrasonic image on the same screen.
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Abstract
In order to display a part being observed in ultrasonic scanning within a body cavity clearly and a desired section easily, ultrasonic wave is scanned and is obtained in the body cavity. Then, an ultrasonic image creating unit creates an ultrasonic image therefrom. A schematic diagram data creating unit extracts schematic diagram data read from a schematic diagram data storing unit based on the attitude/position signal indicating the attitude of an object and the position for scanning ultrasonic wave in the body cavity, which are obtained from a position/orientation detecting unit. An image synthesizing unit synthesizes the ultrasonic image created by the ultrasonic image creating unit and the schematic diagram data created by the schematic diagram data creating unit. Then, a display displays the ultrasonic image and the schematic diagram corresponding to the position for scanning ultrasonic wave on the same screen.
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16 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
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an ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave to or from an object;
an ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting unit for detecting a position of the ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave;
an ultrasonic image creating unit for creating an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic signals; and
a control for obtaining information relating to a part of the object corresponding to position information obtained by the ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting unit from an anatomical data holding unit having human body anatomical data and displaying the information and the ultrasonic image on the same screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
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ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave to or from an object;
ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting means for detecting the position of the ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave;
ultrasonic image creating means for creating an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic signals; and
control means for obtaining information relating to a part of the object in accordance with the position information obtained by the ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting means from an anatomical data holding unit having human body anatomical data and displaying the information and the ultrasonic image on the same screen.
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12. A method for displaying an ultrasonic diagnosis image, the method comprising:
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an ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving step for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave to or from an object by using an ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit;
an ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting step for detecting the position of the ultrasonic-wave transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave;
an ultrasonic image creating step for creating an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic signals; and
a control step for obtaining information relating to a part of the object in accordance with the position information obtained by the ultrasonic-wave scanning position detecting step from an anatomical data holding unit having human body anatomical data and displaying the information and the ultrasonic image on the same screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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