Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis support apparatus

Abstract

In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe; a robot arm configured to support the ultrasonic probe and move the ultrasonic probe along a body surface of an object; memory circuitry configured to store trace instruction information used by the robot arm for moving the ultrasonic probe; and control circuitry configured to drive the robot arm in such a manner that the robot arm moves the ultrasonic probe according to the trace instruction information.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an ultrasonic diagnosis device and an ultrasonic diagnosis support device. Background technique [0002] The ultrasonic diagnostic device radiates the ultrasonic pulse and ultrasonic continuous wave generated from the vibrating element built in the ultrasonic probe into the subject, and converts the ultrasonic reflection caused by the difference in the acoustic impedance of the subject tissue through the vibrating element into an electric current. A signal, a device to collect information in a subject in a non-invasive manner. Medical examinations using ultrasonic diagnostic devices are widely used for morphological diagnosis and functional diagnosis of organs because they can easily collect various moving image data and real-time image data by touching an ultrasonic probe to a body surface. [0003] Also known are 3D ultrasonic diagnostic devices equipped with 4D probes or two-dimensional array probes th...

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In addition, as for the recorded images, only the images selected by the operator are recorded, so it may be difficult for a doctor who does not operate to observe the case objectively only from the recorded images.

In addition, depending on the hospital, it may be difficult to secure doctors and technicians with prescribed skills in a stable manner.

[0008] In addition, since the probe is manually moved on the surface of the body, it is difficult to always move the probe at a constant speed even for skilled doctors and technicians, and it is also difficult to always collect cross-sectional images at constant cross-sectional intervals.

In addition, in the case of a routine examination in which multiple organs are examined as a whole, such as a medical examination, the determination of whether each organ has been scanned completely depends on the subjective judgment of the operator, and cannot be confirmed objectively.

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