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Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound image processing method

A diagnostic device and image processing technology, applied in ultrasonic/sonic/infrasound image/data processing, sonic diagnosis, infrasound diagnosis, etc., can solve the problem that the evaluation results depend on the examiner, and achieve the effect of reducing the dependence of the examiner

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-18
KONICA MINOLTA INC
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Therefore, there is a problem that the evaluation result depends on the examiner's skill or subjectivity

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[0076] Hereinafter, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1100 , the ultrasonic image processing method, and the ultrasonic diagnostic system 1000 including the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0077] 1. Overall structure of the ultrasonic diagnostic system 1000

[0078] A schematic configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1100 according to the embodiment will be described. figure 1 It is an external view of the ultrasonic diagnostic system 1000 including the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1100 . The ultrasonic diagnostic system 1000 is composed of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1100 , an ultrasonic probe 1001 , a display 1008 , and an operation unit 1009 . Each device constituting the ultrasonic diagnostic system 1000 will be described below.

[0079] (1) Ultrasonic probe 1001

[0080] The ultrasonic probe 1001 transmits the transmission waves generated by the ultr...

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An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image acquirer, an evaluation target determiner, a disease progression score calculator, a selector, and a display controller. The ultrasound image acquirer acquires ultrasound image signals of a plurality of frames. The evaluation target determiner analyzes the ultrasound image signal of each frame and determines the frame to be an evaluation target frame when the ultrasound image signal includes a target image section depicting a joint. The disease progression score calculator calculates, for each evaluation target frame, a disease progression score quantifying disease activity using an ultrasound image signal of the target image section included in the ultrasound image signal of the evaluation target frame. The selector selects at least one disease progression score in accordance with a predetermined numerical process. The display controller controls the display to display the selected disease progression score and an ultrasound image of a corresponding frame.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of ultrasonic image processing methods, and in particular, relates to an ultrasonic image processing method for quantifying the degree of rheumatic diseases and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus using the method. Background technique [0002] Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment has been used for diagnosis and observation of the heart, abdomen, fetus, etc. from a long time ago. In recent years, the resolution of ultrasonic diagnostic equipment has improved, and observation of parts close to the body surface has begun to be possible. Along with this, ultrasonic diagnostic devices have begun to be used even in the field of orthopedics. Using ultrasonic diagnostic devices, observation of bones, tendons, muscles, etc., and evaluation of inflammation of joints in rheumatism diagnosis, etc. have begun. [0003] Evaluation of rheumatic inflammation is performed using B-mode images and Doppler-mode images (see...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B8/00
CPCA61B8/5276A61B8/488A61B8/463A61B8/5223A61B8/4444A61B8/462A61B8/52A61B8/0875A61B8/4209A61B8/4405A61B8/486G06T7/0012G06T2207/10132G06T2207/10136G16H50/30
Inventor 高木一也松本悠希酒井智仁
Owner KONICA MINOLTA INC
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