Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and program for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017112466-A1
Application number	US-201615334617-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 26, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 27, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of transmitting a push pulse with conditions for transmission and a number of transmissions set suitably to a subject. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises: an information input section 82 for inputting information on a subject to a setting section 81 based on an input at an operation device, the information relating to at least one of a condition for transmission of a push pulse and a number of transmissions of the push pulse; and a storage device storing therein correspondence information prescribing at least one of a condition for transmission of the push pulse corresponding to the information on the subject and a number of transmissions of the push pulse corresponding to the information on the subject, and the apparatus is characterized in that: the setting section 81 identifies at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions corresponding to the information on the subject input from the information input section 82 based on the correspondence information.

First claim

We claim:

1 . An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized in comprising:
an operation device for accepting an input from a user; a transmission control section for controlling transmission of an ultrasonic push pulse for generating shear waves to biological tissue in a subject; an information input section for inputting information on said subject to said transmission control section based on an input at said operation device, said information relating to at least one of a condition for transmission of said push pulse and a number of transmissions of said push pulse; and a storage device storing therein correspondence information prescribing at least one of a condition for transmission of said push pulse corresponding to said information on said subject and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said information on said subject, wherein: said transmission control section identifies at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said information on said subject input from said information input section based on said correspondence information, and controls transmission of said push pulse with at least one of said identified condition for transmission and number of transmissions.

2 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
said information on said subject is information relating to body fat in said subject.

3 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
said information on said subject is information relating to body fat in said subject and the age of said subject.

4 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 2 , characterized in that:
said information relating to body fat in said subject includes at least one of a BMI, a subcutaneous fat thickness, a fat area, a fat content percentage, and a fat volume.

5 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 3 , characterized in that:
said information relating to body fat in said subject includes at least one of a BMI, a subcutaneous fat thickness, a fat area, a fat content percentage, and a fat volume.

6 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
said information on said subject is information except that obtained by ultrasound transmission/reception to/from said subject.

7 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
conditions for transmission of said push pulse include at least one of a transmission voltage, a frequency, a transmit aperture, and a pulse length.

8 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
correspondence information depending upon the age of said subject is stored as said correspondence information.

9 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 1 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

10 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 2 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

11 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 3 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

12 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 4 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

13 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 5 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

14 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 6 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control section, and said correspondence information prescribes at least one of a condition for transmission and a number of transmissions of said push pulse corresponding to said total score value calculated based on said score values.

15 . The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as recited in claim 7 , characterized in that:
in each of a plurality of pieces of information about body fat in a subject of different kinds, a score value depending upon an amount of body fat in said subject is set, said information input section inputs, as said information on said subject, a total score value calculated based on said score value identified in each of said plurality of pieces of information to said transmission control

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Tanigawa Shunichiro
• Matsunaga Atsuko
• Ito Mayumi
• Matsumoto Arihiro

Classifications

• G16H50/30

  for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment · CPC title

• A61B8/0858 Primary

  involving measuring tissue layers, e.g. skin, interfaces · CPC title

• A61B8/54

  Control of the diagnostic device · CPC title

• A61B8/485

  involving measuring strain or elastic properties · CPC title

• A61B8/461

  Displaying means of special interest · CPC title