×

Medical image diagnostic apparatus

  • US 6,283,918 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1998
  • Issued: 09/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A medical image diagnostic apparatus comprising:

  • acquisition means for acquiring first three-dimensional image data in a first-imaging mode and further acquiring second three-dimensional image data in a second imaging mode in such a manner that the positional coordinates of said second three-dimensional image data correspond to those of said first three-dimensional image data;

    tomographic image generation means for generating an ultrasonic tomographic image from said first three-dimensional image data acquired by said acquisition means;

    three-dimensional image generation means for generating a three-dimensional image from said second three-dimensional image data acquired by said acquisition means;

    position changing means for changing a position of the ultrasonic tomographic image generated by said tomographic image generation means;

    synthesizing means for synthesizing the ultrasonic tomographic image generated by said tomographic image generation means with the three-dimensional image generated by said three-dimensional image generation means in such a manner that the position of the ultrasonic tomographic image is caused to match with the three-dimensional image; and

    display means for displaying the synthesized image from said synthesizing means.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×