Apparatus which displays medical trend graph and related information
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1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
- an ultrasound probe having a plurality of piezoelectric transducers configured to insonify a subject and receive an echo signal resulting from an insonification;
an image processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to prepare image data based on the echo signal;
a measurement processor coupled to the image processor and configured to conduct a measurement on the image data with respect to a predetermined feature of the subject;
a graph processor coupled to the measurement processor and configured to prepare a trend graph based on the measurement when the insonification and an image preparation are conducted for a plurality of time points;
a display coupled to the graph processor and configured to display the trend graph; and
an input unit including a user-operative device that is configured to designate a time point of the plurality of time points on the displayed trend graph by positioning a cursor on a time point, wherein a system controller is configured to cause the display to display a first content as related information when the cursor is positioned at the time point without a click-on operation by the user-operative device, wherein the first content includes a date of a measurement corresponding to the designated time point and at least one of a lower limit value, an average value, and an upper limit value, and to cause the display to no longer display the first content, but to display a second content different from the first content as the related information when the cursor is positioned at the time point with a single click-on operation by the user-operative device, wherein the second content includes a plurality of measurement values, other than measurement values displayed on the trend graph, that correspond to the designated time point.
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Abstract
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including an ultrasound probe, an image processor, a measurement processor, a graph processor, and a display. The ultrasound probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric transducers and is configured to insonify and receive an echo signal resulting from the insonification. The image processor is coupled to the ultrasound probe and is configured to prepare image data based on the echo signal. The measurement processor is coupled to the image processor and is configured to conduct a measurement on the image data with respect to a predetermined parameter. The graph processor is coupled to the measurement processor and is configured to prepare a trend graph based on the measurement when the insonification and the image preparation are conducted more than one time. The display is coupled to the graph processor and is configured to display the trend graph with related information in a time phase on the trend graph.
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1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising:
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an ultrasound probe having a plurality of piezoelectric transducers configured to insonify a subject and receive an echo signal resulting from an insonification; an image processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to prepare image data based on the echo signal; a measurement processor coupled to the image processor and configured to conduct a measurement on the image data with respect to a predetermined feature of the subject; a graph processor coupled to the measurement processor and configured to prepare a trend graph based on the measurement when the insonification and an image preparation are conducted for a plurality of time points; a display coupled to the graph processor and configured to display the trend graph; and an input unit including a user-operative device that is configured to designate a time point of the plurality of time points on the displayed trend graph by positioning a cursor on a time point, wherein a system controller is configured to cause the display to display a first content as related information when the cursor is positioned at the time point without a click-on operation by the user-operative device, wherein the first content includes a date of a measurement corresponding to the designated time point and at least one of a lower limit value, an average value, and an upper limit value, and to cause the display to no longer display the first content, but to display a second content different from the first content as the related information when the cursor is positioned at the time point with a single click-on operation by the user-operative device, wherein the second content includes a plurality of measurement values, other than measurement values displayed on the trend graph, that correspond to the designated time point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Current AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation (Canon Inc.)
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Original AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation (Canon Inc.), Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
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InventorsOoshima, Yasunori
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Primary Examiner(s)Casler; Brian
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Assistant Examiner(s)LAURITZEN, AMANDA L
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Application NumberUS10/943,246Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,531 DaysField of Search600/437, 600/438, 715/700US Class Current600/438CPC Class CodesA61B 8/0866 involving foetal diagnosis;...A61B 8/44 Constructional features of ...G01S 7/52034 Data rate convertersG01S 7/52073 Production of cursor lines,...G16H 40/63 for local operationG16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided...
