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Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

  • US 20070083116A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2006
  • Published: 04/12/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including an ultrasonic probe having ultrasonic transducers for emitting ultrasonic waves toward a body part in a living body and receiving echo waves from said body part, said ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus generating an ultrasonic image from sound ray data which is digitized equivalent to said echo waves and displaying said ultrasonic image, said ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

  • a vibration signal acquisition section for acquiring vibration signal based on cyclic vibrations emanating from said living body; and

    an elasticity image generating section for obtaining said sound ray data of plural frames corresponding to plural points in one cycle of said vibration signal when receiving timing signals synchronized with said plural points and for generating an elasticity image based on said plural frames of said sound ray data, said elasticity image indicating stiffness of said body part.

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