Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and ultrasonic image processing apparatus

Abstract

The invention provides an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus which can easily and accurately display a plurality of desired slices passing through a central cardiac chamber axis from three-dimensional image data and facilitate the operation of simultaneously displaying a plurality of slices for inputting an initial contour for three-dimensional tracking. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus comprises adata acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of volume data over a predetermined period by executing ultrasonic scanning on a three-dimensional region including at least part of a heart ofan object over the predetermined period, a detection condition setting unit configured to set detection conditions which are conditions used to detect a plurality of slices from the at least one volume data and include a detection accuracy associated with at least one slice and an angle defined between slices, a slice detection unit configured to detect the plurality of slices from the at least one volume data in accordance with the set detection conditions, an image generating unit configured to generate MPR images respectively corresponding to the plurality of detected slices, and a displayunit configured to display the MPR images.

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[0001] The present invention is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-234270 filed on October 8, 2009, and claims the priority of the earlier application, and all the contents of the earlier application are incorporated in this application. Technical field [0002] The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic device and an ultrasonic image processing device. Background technique [0003] Ultrasonic diagnosis has the following simplicity: it is possible to display the heartbeat or fetal movement in real time by simply touching the ultrasound probe from the body surface, and because of its high safety, it can be repeatedly detected. In addition, it is compatible with X-rays. Compared with other diagnostic equipment, such as CT, MRI, etc., the system is smaller in scale, and it can be easily checked while moving at the bedside. In addition, ultrasound diagnosis does not have the effect of radiation radiation like X-rays, etc., and can be used in obstetrics and gy...

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Therefore, there is a problem that the operation for initial profile setting is complicated

[0011] In addition, if, for example, the four-chamber image and the two-chamber image are to be detected and displayed using the cross-section automatic detection function, for example, the four-chamber image and the two-chamber image may be detected incorrectly, or the detected cross-sections do not match

In this case, the user must manually correct the position of the cross section, and as a result, the operation becomes complicated

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