ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
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Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a storage unit for storing the elastic volume data generated on the basis of the ultrasonic image data obtained by transmitting/receiving ultrasonic waves to/from an object to be examined, an input unit for setting a region of interest in the space which is occupied by the elastic volume data, an extraction unit for extracting from the elastic volume data a voxel group having the voxel values within a set elasticity range which is set based on the elasticity value of the voxels in the region of interest, a 3-dimensional elastic image creation unit for generating a 3-dimensional elastic image basis on the elastic volume data of the voxel group which is extracted by the extraction unit or the elastic volume data excluding the extracted voxel group; and an image display unit for displaying the 3-dimensional elastic image generated by the 3-dimensional elastic image creation unit.
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28 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including:
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a storage unit configured to store the elastic volume data generated on the basis of the ultrasonic image data acquired by transmitting/receiving ultrasonic waves to/from an object to be examined; an input unit configured to set a region of interest in the space which is occupied by the elastic volume data; an extraction unit configured to extract from the elastic volume data a voxel group having the voxel values within a set elasticity range which is set based on the elasticity value of the voxels in the region of interest; a 3-dimensional elastic image creation unit configured to generate a 3-dimensional elastic image by volume rendering the elastic volume data of the voxel group which is extracted by the extraction unit or the elastic volume data excluding the extracted voxel group; and an image display unit configured to display the 3-dimensional elastic image generated by the 3-dimensional elastic image creation unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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