Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image display method

Abstract

The invention provides an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image display method. When an image creating unit creates a three-dimensional ultrasound image of a blood-vessel early phase, an operator presses an image selecting button, and selects an area to be displayed as superimposed by using an image-selecting Graphical User Interface (GUI) displayed by an image-selecting GUI display-control unit. After the image creating unit start creation of a three-dimensional ultrasound image in a late phase, when the operator presses a composition display button, the movement-distance calculating unit calculates a movement distance between a three-dimensional tissue image at the moment of the press of the composition display button and each of three-dimensional tissue images in the area to be displayed as superimposed, and an image correcting unit corrects each of three-dimensional contrast enhanced images corresponding the three-dimensional tissue images of the blood-vessel early phase by using the movement distance. An animated-image compositing unit creates a group of images for animation that the corrected three-dimensional contrast enhanced images of the blood-vessel early phase are each combined with a three-dimensional contrast enhanced image of the late phase, and a monitor displays the group of the images for animation in animation.

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technical field [0001] This application enjoys the benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-137703 filed on June 8, 2009 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-108582 filed on May 10, 2010, which are incorporated herein by reference the entire content of . [0002] The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic device, an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image display method. Background technique [0003] Conventionally, in ultrasonic examinations using ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic examinations ( For example, refer to "Medical Imaging and Radiation Equipment Handbook" edited by Japan Imaging Medical System Industry Association, Nago Art Printing Co., Ltd., 2013, p.221-225). [0004] Here, it is recommended that in abdominal contrast ultrasonography for the purpose of differentially diagnosing "benign and malignant" liver tumors, after administering an intravenously injectable ...

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[0014] However, in the above-mentioned "reinjection method", although it is possible to accurately differentiate liver tumors and diagnose the degree of malignancy, there is a problem that the physical burden on the subject and the workload on the physician increase due to the second administration of the ultrasound contrast medium. , and further, due to the extension of inspection time, the problem of deterioration of inspection efficiency

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