Ultrasonic diagnosing/treating device and method therefor
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device including:
- first ultrasonic wave irradiation means that transmits, to an organism, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image and receives a received wave signal corresponding to an echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal;
means that processes the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information;
second ultrasonic wave irradiation means that irradiates, the organism with a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying medicine-containing microcapsules administered to the organism; and
control means that controls the second ultrasonic wave irradiation means on the basis of the diagnostic information obtained by the first ultrasonic wave irradiation means.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device includes a first ultrasonic wave irradiator that transmits a first ultrasonic wave signal to an organism for obtaining an image and receives a received wave signal corresponding to an echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal, a processor that processes the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information, a second ultrasonic wave irradiator that irradiates the organism with a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying medicine-containing microcapsules administered to the organism, and a controller that controls the second ultrasonic wave irradiator on the basis of the diagnostic information obtained by the first ultrasonic wave irradiator.
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42 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device including:
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first ultrasonic wave irradiation means that transmits, to an organism, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image and receives a received wave signal corresponding to an echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal;
means that processes the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information;
second ultrasonic wave irradiation means that irradiates, the organism with a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying medicine-containing microcapsules administered to the organism; and
control means that controls the second ultrasonic wave irradiation means on the basis of the diagnostic information obtained by the first ultrasonic wave irradiation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device including:
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a probe that transmits ultrasonic waves to an organism to which medicine-containing microcapsules have been administered and that receives the echo thereof;
means that sets, in a transmission wave signal generation unit, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image of the organism;
means that receives the echo corresponding to the first ultrasonic wave signal as a signal and conducts processing for image-displaying the echo signal;
means that acquires the processed echo signal as diagnostic information;
means that sets, in the transmission wave signal generation unit, a second ultrasonic wave signal that can destroy the microcapsules;
means that causes the probe to transmit the second ultrasonic wave signal to the organism; and
means that switches between the first ultrasonic wave signal and the second ultrasonic wave signal on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information.
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20. An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device including:
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first ultrasonic wave irradiation means that transmits, to an organism to which at least two different types of medicine-containing microcapsules have been administered, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image and receives a received wave signal corresponding to an echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal;
means that processes the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information;
second ultrasonic wave irradiation means that irradiates the organism with a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying the microcapsules administered to the organism; and
control means that controls the second ultrasonic wave irradiation means on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An ultrasonic diagnostic/treatment device including:
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a probe that transmits ultrasonic waves to an organism to which at least two types of medicine-containing microcapsules have been administered and that receives the echo thereof;
means that sets, in a transmission wave signal generation unit, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image of the organism;
means that receives the echo corresponding to the first ultrasonic wave signal as a signal and conducts processing for image-displaying the echo signal;
means that acquires the processed echo signal as diagnostic information;
means that sets, in the transmission wave signal generation unit, a second ultrasonic wave signal that can destroy the microcapsules;
means that causes the probe to transmit the second ultrasonic wave signal to the organism on the basis of the acquired diagnostic information; and
means that switches between the first ultrasonic wave signal and the second ultrasonic wave signal on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information.
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24. An ultrasonic diagnostic and treatment method including the steps of:
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transmitting, to an organism, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image and receiving a received wave signal corresponding to the echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal;
processing the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information; and
controlling a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying medicine-containing microcapsules administered to the organism on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An ultrasonic diagnostic and treatment method including the steps of:
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setting, in a transmission wave signal generation unit, a first ultrasonic wave signal to be transmitted to an organism to which medicine-containing microcapsules have been administered, and by receiving the echo thereof obtaining an image of the organism;
receiving the echo corresponding to the first ultrasonic wave signal as a signal and conducting processing for image-displaying the echo signal;
acquiring the processed echo signal as diagnostic information;
setting, in the transmission wave signal generation unit, a second ultrasonic wave signal that can destroy the microcapsules;
transmitting the second ultrasonic wave signal to the organism; and
switching between the first ultrasonic wave signal and the second ultrasonic wave signal on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information.
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39. An ultrasonic diagnostic and treatment method including the steps of:
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transmitting, to an organism, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image and receiving a received wave signal corresponding to the echo signal of the first ultrasonic wave signal;
processing the received wave signal to obtain diagnostic information;
transmitting, to the organism, a second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying at least two types of medicine-containing microcapsules that have been administered to the organism;
switching, on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information, from the first ultrasonic wave signal to the second ultrasonic wave signal for destroying at least two types of medicine-containing microcapsules that have been administered to the organism, and transmitting the second ultrasonic wave signal to the organism. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. An ultrasonic diagnostic and treatment method including the steps of:
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transmitting ultrasonic waves to an organism to which at least two types of medicine-containing microcapsules have been administered, receiving an echo thereof, and setting, in a transmission wave signal generation unit, a first ultrasonic wave signal for obtaining an image of the organism;
receiving the echo corresponding to the first ultrasonic wave signal as a signal and conducting processing for image-displaying the echo signal;
acquiring the processed echo signal as diagnostic information;
setting, in the transmission wave signal generation unit, a second ultrasonic wave signal that can destroy for each microcapsule;
transmitting the second ultrasonic wave signal to the organism; and
switching between the first ultrasonic wave signal and the second ultrasonic wave signal on the basis of the obtained diagnostic information.
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