JP2009142544A - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of reducing a load on an operator. <P>SOLUTION: The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: an operation part 8 for inputting inspection information including the inspection region of a subject P and its protocol; an ultrasonic probe 1 for exchanging ultrasonic wave with respect to the subject P; an image data generating part 4 for processing a reception signal from an exchange part 2 to scan the subject P with ultrasonic wave by driving the ultrasonic probe 1, and generating image data on the basis of the inspection information inputted by the operation part 8; and a navigator generating part 5 for generating a navigator, based on the protocol information inputted from the operation part 8. The navigator generating part 5 generates the navigator to be displayed in a display part 6, which is constituted of a body mark simulating the inspection region and probe markers arranged on the body mark so as to indicate the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1 arranged on the body mark, thereby allowing the ultrasonic probe 1 to be set to the inspection region of the subject P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that images and diagnoses the inside of a subject with ultrasound, and in particular, displays a body mark that imitates an examination site of a subject and a probe mark that indicates the position and angle of an ultrasonic probe. The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

  The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus displays image data obtained by radiating an ultrasonic wave to a subject and receiving a reflected wave generated by a difference in acoustic impedance of a tissue in the subject on a monitor. In this diagnosis method, image data can be observed simply by bringing an ultrasonic probe into contact with the body surface. For this reason, it is widely used for diagnosis of various organs such as the heart, blood vessels, abdomen, and urinary organs in the living body.

  By the way, a method is known in which a probe mark indicating the position and angle of an ultrasonic probe when the image data is obtained is attached to the image data imitating the examination site of the subject and stored. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

These body marks and probe marks are used to make it easy to grasp the position and angle of the ultrasound probe when the image data is obtained when the stored image data is observed later. It is.
JP 2001-112752 A

  However, after selecting or creating the body mark and displaying it on the monitor, when setting the position and angle of the probe mark, the probe mark is moved to a position corresponding to the ultrasonic probe on the body mark, and further the ultrasonic wave In order to adjust to the angle of the probe, an operation for rotation is required, which imposes a great burden on the operator.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can reduce an operation burden.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention performs an ultrasonic wave transmission / reception with respect to the subject, an operation means for inputting the examination region of the subject and examination information including this protocol, and the like. Based on the ultrasonic probe and the examination information input by the operation means, the ultrasonic probe is driven to process reception signals from the transmission / reception means for performing ultrasonic scanning on the subject to generate image data. A body simulating the examination site so that the ultrasonic probe can be set to the examination site of the subject based on the image data generation means and the protocol information of the examination site input from the operation means And a display means for displaying a probe marker indicating a position and an angle of the mark and the ultrasonic probe arranged on the body mark.

  A body mark that imitates the test part and the body mark so that the ultrasonic probe can be set to the test part of the subject by inputting the test part of the subject and the protocol of the test part A probe marker indicating the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe that has been recorded can be displayed. As a result, the burden on the operator's operation can be reduced and the inspection can be performed quickly.

  Examples of the present invention will be described.

  Embodiments of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 includes an ultrasonic probe 1 that transmits / receives ultrasonic waves to / from a subject P, and a transmission / reception unit 2 that transmits ultrasonic drive signals and receives reflection signals to / from the ultrasonic probe 1. And a data generation unit 3 that processes the reception signal obtained by the transmission / reception unit 2 to generate B-mode data and Doppler data, and processes the B-mode data and Doppler data generated by the data generation unit 3 to process the B mode. And an image data generation unit 4 that generates image data and Doppler image data.

  In addition, a navigator creating unit 5 that creates a navigator composed of a body mark imitating the examination site of the subject P and a probe mark indicating the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1, and an image generated by the image data generating unit 4 A display unit 6 that displays combined data obtained by combining the data and the navigator generated by the navigator generating unit 5, an image data storage unit 7 that stores the combined data combined by the display unit 6, and generation of image data An operation unit 8 for inputting transmission / reception conditions and inspection information such as an inspection site for creating a body mark and a probe mark, and a system control unit 9 for controlling each unit described above are provided.

  The ultrasonic probe 1 performs ultrasonic wave transmission / reception by bringing its tip surface into contact with the body surface of the subject P, and has, for example, a plurality (N) of piezoelectric vibrators arranged in a line. Yes. This piezoelectric vibrator is an electroacoustic transducer, which converts an electric pulse (ultrasonic drive signal) into an ultrasonic pulse (transmitted ultrasonic wave) at the time of transmission, and an ultrasonic reflected wave (from the subject P at reception) ( It has a function of converting received ultrasonic waves into electrical signals (ultrasound received signals).

  The transmission / reception unit 2 includes a transmission unit 21 that generates an ultrasonic drive signal for generating transmission ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic probe 1 based on transmission / reception conditions supplied from the system control unit 9, and a piezoelectric of the ultrasonic probe 1. And a receiving unit 22 that performs phasing addition on a plurality of channels (N channels) of ultrasonic reception signals obtained from the vibrator.

  The transmission unit 21 generates a rate pulse that determines the repetition frequency of the ultrasonic pulse radiated to the subject P, and uses the ultrasonic wave for the delay time for focusing and the ultrasonic wave to focus the ultrasonic wave to a predetermined depth during transmission. After applying the deflection delay time for scanning in the column direction of the piezoelectric vibrators built in the probe 1 to the rate pulse, the piezoelectric vibrators are driven to transmit transmission ultrasonic waves to the subject P. For this purpose, an ultrasonic drive pulse is generated and output to the ultrasonic probe 1.

  The receiving unit 22 amplifies a minute ultrasonic reception signal output from the ultrasonic probe 1 to ensure a sufficient S / N, and receives a reception ultrasonic wave from a predetermined depth with respect to the ultrasonic reception signal. After giving a focusing delay time for focusing and obtaining a narrow received beam width and a deflection delay time for setting the reception directivity of the ultrasonic wave in the scanning direction, N-channel ultrasonic waves from the piezoelectric vibrator The received signals are phased and added together and output to the data generation unit 3.

  The data generation unit 3 processes a signal phased and added by the reception unit 22 of the transmission / reception unit 2 to generate B mode data, and a Doppler data to generate Doppler data by processing the signal. And a data generation unit 32.

  The B-mode data generation unit 31 performs envelope detection on the signal output from the reception unit 22 and then performs logarithmic conversion. Then, the logarithmically converted signal is converted into a digital signal to generate B-mode data and output to the image data generation unit 4.

  The Doppler data generation unit 32 detects the Doppler shift frequency for the signal output from the reception unit 22 and converts it to a digital signal, and then extracts only moving blood flow information, for example, to the extracted Doppler signal. An autocorrelation process is performed on the image. Then, based on this autocorrelation processing result, an average blood flow velocity value, a variance value, and the like are calculated, Doppler data is generated, and output to the image data generation unit 4.

  The image data generation unit 4 includes a data storage unit 41 that sequentially stores B-mode data output from the B-mode data generation unit 31 of the data generation unit 3 and Doppler data output from the Doppler data generation unit 32, and a data storage unit And a data processing unit 42 that processes the B-mode data and Doppler data stored in 41 to generate image data such as B-mode image data and Doppler image data.

  The data storage unit 41 adds information such as transmission / reception conditions supplied from the system control unit 9 together with B mode data output from the B mode data generation unit 31 and Doppler data output from the Doppler data generation unit 32. Save sequentially.

  The data processing unit 42 reads out the B mode data and Doppler data stored in the data storage unit 41, performs scan conversion for image display on the read B mode data and Doppler data, and outputs the B mode image data. And Doppler image data is generated. The generated B-mode image data and Doppler image data are output to the display unit 6.

  The navigator creating unit 5 includes a memory 51 that stores a protocol including probe mark position and angle data corresponding to the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1 set at the examination site of the subject P in each examination process.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing protocols stored in the memory 51. In the memory 51, protocols corresponding to the respective examination parts such as the examination part E1 and the examination part E2 are stored.

  The examination site E1 is configured by a protocol 1A, a protocol 1B, and the like, and the protocol 1A is configured by first to third protocols 1A1 to 1A3 when the inspection is performed in, for example, three steps. The first protocol 1A1, which is the first step of the inspection, includes body data E1b for creating a body mark imitating the inspection site E1, and position data (coordinates indicating the position of the probe mark on the body mark ( X1A1, Y1A1), and angle data (θ1A1) representing the angle of the probe mark. The second protocol 1A2, which is the second step, includes body data E1b, position data (X1A2, Y1A2), and angle data (θ1A2). Further, the third protocol 1A3, which is the third step, has body data E1b, position data (X1A3, Y1A3), and angle data (θ1A3).

  Further, the protocol 1B is configured by the first and second protocols 1B1 and 1B2 when the inspection is performed in, for example, two steps. The first protocol 1B1, which is the first step, includes body data E1b, position data (X1B1, Y1B1), and angle data (θ1B1). The second protocol 1B2, which is the second step, has body data E1b, position data (X1B2, Y1B2), and angle data (θ1B2).

  The examination site E2 is constituted by the protocol 2A or the like, and the protocol 2A is constituted by the first to third protocols 2A1 to 2A3 when the examination is performed in, for example, three steps. The first protocol 2A1 as the first step includes body data E2b for creating a body mark imitating the examination site E2, position data (X2A1, Y2A1) representing the position of the probe mark on the body mark, And angle data (θ2A1) representing the angle of the probe mark. The second protocol 2A2, which is the second step, has body data E2b, position data (X2A2, Y2A2), and angle data (θ2A2). Furthermore, the third protocol 2A3, which is the third step, has body data E2b, position data (X2A3, Y2A3), and angle data (θ2A3).

  In this way, the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1 in each step of inspecting each inspection site are classified into single or plural patterns, and the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1 in the single or plural patterns are classified. Corresponding probe mark position and angle data can be stored as a protocol.

  Then, the navigator creating unit 5 creates a navigator for displaying on the display unit 6 indicating the position and angle of the ultrasonic probe 1 so that the examination site of the subject P can be set in each step of the examination. Here, the protocol is read from the memory 51 based on the inspection information supplied from the system control unit 9 in response to the operation of starting the inspection from the operation unit 8. Then, a body mark is created from the body data included in the read first protocol, and a probe mark is set at the position of the position data on the created body mark. Next, the probe mark set at that position is set to the angle of the angle data. With this setting, the first navigator configured by the probe marks arranged on the body mark is output to the display unit 6.

  Further, when the read protocol is a plurality of steps, the protocol of the next step of the navigator output to the display unit 6 for each save operation of the operation unit 8 for saving the composite data including the navigator output to the display unit 6. A navigator is created from the data and output to the display unit 6. When composite data including a navigator created from the protocol of the last process is displayed on the display unit 6, if a save operation is performed from the operation unit 8, the navigator is created and the navigator is displayed on the display unit 6. Stop output.

  The display unit 6 includes a synthesis unit 61 that synthesizes the image data generated by the data processing unit 42 of the image data generation unit 4 and the navigator created by the navigator creation unit 5, and the synthesized data and inspection synthesized by the synthesis unit 61. A monitor 62 such as a CRT or a liquid crystal panel for displaying an inspection information input screen for inputting information is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an examination information input screen displayed on the monitor 62. The examination information input screen 63 is an “Exam Type” field for selecting and inputting an examination part stored in the memory 51 of the navigator creating unit 5 and an “ID” field for inputting an ID which is subject information, for example. Column, “Protocol” column for selecting and inputting the protocol of the examination site stored in the memory 51, and dialog boxes 631 to 633 for inputting information corresponding to each column. Each input information is stored in the storage circuit of the system control unit 9.

  When an operation for inputting, for example, 1234567, which is the ID of the subject P in the “ID” column, is performed from the operation unit 8, “1234567” is displayed in the dialog box 631. Further, when an operation of selecting and inputting, for example, the examination site E1 from the examination site E1, the examination site E2, and the like shown in FIG. 2 is performed in the column “Exam Type”, the “test site E1” is displayed in the dialog box 632. Is displayed. Further, when an operation for selecting and inputting, for example, the protocol 1A from the protocol 1A, the protocol 1B, etc. of the examination site E1 input in the “Exam Type” column, “Protocol 1A” is displayed in the dialog box 633. .

  The operation unit 8 of FIG. 1 includes input devices such as buttons, switches, a keyboard, a trackball, and a mouse. Then, subject information (ID, name, etc.), transmission / reception conditions (gain, depth of field, transmission frequency, focusing position, pulse repetition frequency, etc.), examination part (examination part E1, examination part E2, etc.), protocol (protocol 1A, Input of inspection information for performing inspection such as protocol 1B and protocol 2A).

  The system control unit 9 includes a CPU and a storage circuit, and stores input information such as inspection information from the operation unit 8 in the storage circuit. Based on these input information, control of each unit of the transmission / reception unit 2, the data generation unit 3, the image data generation unit 4, the navigator generation unit 5, the display unit 6, and the image data storage unit 7, and control of the entire system To do.

  Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10. FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 are diagrams showing an example of the composite data screen displayed on the monitor 62 of the display unit 6.

  In FIG. 4, the operator turns on the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 and prepares to examine the subject P. “1234567” that is the ID of the subject P input on the examination information input screen 63 shown in FIG. 3 of the monitor 62 in the display unit 6, “test part E 1” that is the test part, and “protocol 1 A” that is the protocol. In addition, examination information including “B-mode image data” that is an image data generation mode is stored in the storage circuit of the system control unit 9. Then, when an operation for starting an inspection is performed from the operation unit 8, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 10 starts an inspection (step S1).

  The system control unit 9 causes the transmission / reception unit 2, the data generation unit 3, the image data generation unit 4, the navigator generation unit 5, the display unit 6, and the image data storage unit 7 to start inspection operations. Then, the B-mode data generation unit 31 of the data generation unit 3 is output from the reception unit 22 of the transmission / reception unit 2 when the operator applies the ultrasonic probe 1 to the abdomen of the subject P, for example, the examination site E1. The signal is processed to generate B-mode data, and the generated B-mode data is stored in the data storage unit 41 of the image data generation unit 4. The data processing unit 42 reads out the B mode data from the data storage unit 41 to generate B mode image data, and outputs the generated B mode image data to the combining unit 61.

  The navigator creating unit 5 reads the protocol 1A from the memory 51 based on the information of the “protocol 1A” supplied from the system control unit 9, and the first protocol 1A1, the second protocol 1A2, and the third of the read protocol 1A. The first navigator, the second navigator, and the third navigator are created in the order of the protocol 1A3.

  First, a body mark is created from the body data E1b included in the first protocol 1A1, and a probe mark is set at the position of the position data (X1A1, Y1A1) on the created body mark. Next, the probe mark set at that position is set to the angle of the angle data (θ1A1). With this setting, a first navigator constituted by probe marks arranged on the body mark is output to the combining unit 61.

  The synthesizing unit 61 synthesizes the B-mode image data output from the data processing unit 42 and the first navigator output from the navigator creating unit 5 and displays the synthesized first synthesized data on the monitor 62 in real time ( Step S2).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a first composite data screen displayed on the monitor 62. On this screen 64, the first navigator 53 output from the navigator creation unit 5 included in the first composite data is displayed, and the B-mode image data 43 output from the data processing unit 42 is displayed in real time. Yes.

  The first navigator 53 includes a body mark 54 and a probe mark 55 set at a position corresponding to position data (X1A1, Y1A1) on the body mark 54. The probe mark 55 is composed of a line 551 and a point 552 arranged on an extension of the line 551, and the angle of the line 552 corresponds to the angle data (θ1A1).

  As described above, by performing an operation for starting an inspection from the operation unit 8, the first navigator 53 corresponding to the first step of the inspection can be displayed on the monitor 62 together with the B-mode image data 43.

  The first navigator 53 displayed on the screen 64 of the monitor 62 moves the ultrasonic probe 1 to the position of the subject P corresponding to the probe mark 55 on the body mark 54, and at this moved position, the probe mark 55 is moved. The ultrasonic probe 1 is set to an angle at which the ultrasonic wave is scanned from the point 552 to the line 551. With this setting, after confirming the B-mode image data displayed on the monitor 62, when a save operation is performed from the operation unit 8, the composition unit 61 stores the first composition data including the first navigator 53 as image data. Stored in the unit 7 (step S3 in FIG. 4).

  In this way, by displaying the first navigator 53 on the monitor 62, the operation of setting the position and angle of the probe mark is not required, and the ultrasonic probe 1 is easily set at the examination site E1 of the subject P. be able to. As a result, the burden on the operator's operation can be reduced and the inspection can be performed quickly.

  Next, the navigator creating unit 5 creates the body mark 54 from the body data E1b included in the second protocol 1A2 in response to the save operation in step S3, and the position data (X1A2, Y1A2 on the created body mark 54). ) Set the probe mark at the position. Next, the probe mark set at that position is set to the angle of the angle data (θ1A2). With this setting, a second navigator constituted by probe marks arranged on the body mark 54 is output to the combining unit 61.

  The synthesizing unit 61 synthesizes the B-mode image data output from the data processing unit 42 and the second navigator output from the navigator creating unit 5 and displays the synthesized second synthesized data on the monitor 62 in real time ( Step S4 in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the second composite data screen displayed on the monitor 62. On this screen 64a, a second navigator 53a and B-mode image data 43a, which are second composite data, are displayed. The second navigator 53a includes a body mark 54 and a probe mark 55a set at a position corresponding to position data (X1A2, Y1A2) on the body mark 54. The probe mark 55a is composed of a line 551a and a point 552a arranged on an extension of the line 551a, and the angle of the line 551a corresponds to the angle data (θ1A2).

  In this way, by performing the save operation of the first composite data including the first navigator 53 displayed on the monitor 62 from the operation unit 8, the second navigator 53a corresponding to the second step of the inspection is performed on the monitor 62. Can be displayed.

  The ultrasonic probe 1 is moved to the position of the subject P corresponding to the probe mark 55a on the body mark 54 by the second navigator 53a displayed on the screen 64a of the monitor 62, and from the point 552a at the moved position. The ultrasonic probe 1 is set at an angle at which ultrasonic waves are scanned in the direction of the line 551a. With this setting, after confirming the B-mode image data displayed on the monitor 62, when a save operation is performed from the operation unit 8, the combining unit 61 stores the second combined data including the second navigator 53a as image data. Stored in the unit 7 (step S5 in FIG. 4).

  In this way, by displaying the second navigator 53a on the monitor 62, the operation of setting the position and angle of the probe mark is not required, and the ultrasonic probe 1 is easily set at the examination site E1 of the subject P. be able to. As a result, the burden on the operator's operation can be reduced and the inspection can be performed quickly.

  Next, the navigator creating unit 5 creates the body mark 54 from the body data E1b included in the third protocol 1A3 according to the saving operation in step S5, and the position data (X1A3, Y1A3 on the created body mark 54). ) Set the probe mark at the position. Next, the probe mark set at that position is set to the angle of the angle data (θ1A3). With this setting, a third navigator constituted by probe marks arranged on the body mark 54 is output to the combining unit 61.

  The combining unit 61 combines the B-mode image data output from the data processing unit 42 and the third navigator output from the navigator creating unit 5 and displays the combined third combined data on the monitor 62 in real time ( Step S6 in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the third composite data screen displayed on the monitor 62. On this screen 64b, the third navigator 53b and the B-mode image data 43b, which are the third composite data, are displayed. The third navigator 53b includes a body mark 54 and a probe mark 55b arranged at a position corresponding to position data (X1A3, Y1A3) on the body mark 54. The probe mark 55b includes a line 551b and a point 552b arranged on an extension line of the line 551b, and the angle of the line 551b corresponds to the angle data (θ1A3).

  As described above, the second synthesized data including the second navigator 53a displayed on the monitor 62 is stored from the operation unit 8 so that the third navigator 53b corresponding to the third process of the inspection is performed on the monitor 62. Can be displayed.

  Next, the third navigator 53b displayed on the screen 64b of the monitor 62 moves the ultrasonic probe 1 to the position of the subject P corresponding to the probe mark 55b on the body mark 54, and at the moved position, The ultrasonic probe 1 is set at an angle at which ultrasonic waves are scanned in the direction from the point 552b to the line 551b. With this setting, after confirming the B-mode image data displayed on the monitor 62, when a save operation is performed from the operation unit 8, the combining unit 61 stores the third combined data including the third navigator 53b as image data. Stored in the unit 7 (step S7 in FIG. 4).

  In this way, by displaying the third navigator 53b on the monitor 62, an operation for setting the position and angle of the probe mark is not required, and the ultrasonic probe 1 is easily set at the examination site E1 of the subject P. be able to. As a result, the burden on the operator's operation can be reduced and the inspection can be performed quickly.

  The navigator creating unit 5 finishes creating the navigator of the protocol 1A in response to the save operation in step S7, and stops the navigator output to the synthesizing unit 61. The synthesizer 61 displays the B-mode image data output from the data processor 42 on the monitor 62 in real time.

  In this way, by performing the save operation of the third combined data including the third navigator 53b displayed on the monitor 62 from the operation unit 8, the display of the navigator 53b on the monitor 62 can be stopped. Thereby, it can be notified that the B-mode image data necessary for diagnosis of the subject P has been stored in the image data storage unit 7.

  When the operator who has confirmed that the display of the navigator is stopped on the monitor 62 is performed after the save operation, the system controller 9 causes the transmitter / receiver 2, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 ends the inspection by stopping the inspection operations of the data generation unit 3, the image data generation unit 4, the navigator generation unit 5, the display unit 6, and the image data storage unit 7 (FIG. 4 step S8).

  According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the examination part and the protocol of the examination part are input from the operation unit 8 and the examination start operation is performed from the operation unit 8, whereby the navigator is displayed on the monitor 62 together with the image data. can do. Further, by performing an operation of saving the composite data including the navigator displayed on the monitor 62 from the operation unit 8, the navigator corresponding to the next step of the inspection can be displayed on the monitor 62. By displaying the navigator on the monitor 62, it is possible to easily set the ultrasonic probe 1 at the examination site of the subject P without requiring an operation for setting the position and angle of the probe mark.

  As a result, the burden on the operator's operation can be reduced and the inspection can be performed quickly. Moreover, the difference in the quality of the inspection due to the operation of the ultrasonic probe 1 can be reduced due to the difference in the skill of the operator, and the quality of the inspection can be improved.

  In addition, the navigator display on the monitor 62 can be stopped by performing an operation of saving the composite data including the navigator corresponding to the final process of the examination displayed on the monitor 62 from the operation unit 8. As a result, it is possible to notify that the storage of the image data necessary for diagnosis in the image data storage unit 7 is completed.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the Example of the ultrasonic diagnosing device by this invention. The figure which shows the protocol preserve | saved at the memory based on the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the test | inspection information input screen displayed on the monitor which concerns on the Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the ultrasonic diagnosing device based on the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the screen of the 1st synthetic | combination data displayed on the monitor which concerns on the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the screen of the 2nd synthetic | combination data displayed on the monitor which concerns on the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the screen of the 3rd synthetic | combination data displayed on the monitor which concerns on the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

P Subject 1 Ultrasonic probe 2 Transmission / reception unit 3 Data generation unit 4 Image data generation unit 5 Navigator creation unit 6 Display unit 7 Image data storage unit 8 Operation unit 9 System control unit 10 Ultrasound diagnostic device 21 Transmission unit 22 Reception unit 31 B mode data generation unit 32 Doppler data generation unit 41 Data storage unit 42 Data processing unit 51 Memory 61 Combining unit 62 Monitor

Claims (4)

Operation means for inputting the examination region of the subject and examination information including this protocol;
An ultrasonic probe that transmits and receives ultrasonic waves to and from the subject;
Image data generating means for generating image data by processing a received signal from a transmitting / receiving means for driving the ultrasonic probe to perform ultrasonic scanning on the subject based on examination information input by the operating means; ,
Based on the protocol information of the examination part input from the operation means, the body mark imitating the examination part and the body mark on the body mark so that the ultrasonic probe can be set to the examination part of the subject. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a probe marker that indicates a position and an angle of the ultrasonic probe arranged on the surface.   Corresponding to the information from the memory storing the protocol including the position data representing the position of the probe mark on the body mark and the angle data representing the angle based on the protocol information of the examination part input from the operation means The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising navigator creation means for creating a navigator configured by the body mark and the probe mark for reading out a protocol to be displayed and displaying the protocol on the display means.   3. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the navigator created by the navigator creating unit is displayed on the display unit together with the image data generated by the image data generating unit. Image data storage means for saving the image data and navigator displayed on the display means by a save operation from the operation means;
The navigator creation means creates at least first and second navigators based on protocol information input from the operation means,
The first navigator is displayed together with the image data generated by the image data generating means on the display means by the operation of starting the examination from the operating means,
The ultrasonic diagnosis according to claim 3, wherein the second navigator is displayed together with the image data generated by the image data generation unit on the display unit by a storage operation from the operation unit. apparatus.

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