Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a hardware processor that generates an ultrasonic image of a subject based on a first image generation condition; and generates an enlarged image of a region of interest set in the ultrasonic image based on a second image generation condition; and an input part capable of separately setting and inputting the first image generation condition and the second image generation condition.

Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus for obtaining a tomographic image of a subject by transmitting and receiving an ultrasound with an ultrasound probe, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including: a hardware processor that: causes transmission and reception of an ultrasound for a probe element check with respect to each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements included in the ultrasound probe; converts signal features of reception signals obtained respectively in the plurality of piezoelectric elements at the time of the probe element check into image information indicating deterioration degrees of the plurality of piezoelectric elements, separately; and displays, based on a result of the conversion, a probe-condition mapping image expressed in a bar form by mapping images indicating the deterioration degrees of the plurality of piezoelectric elements in a row according to an arrangement of the plurality of piezoelectric elements in the ultrasound probe.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus transmits ultrasound toward a subject by driving an ultrasound probe in which multiple transducers are arranged in an array, receives a reception signal that is based on waves reflected within the subject from the ultrasound probe, and generates an ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a scan control section that sets scan conditions so that trapezoidal scanning is performed by the ultrasound probe; and a transmission section that controls driving of the ultrasound probe based on the scan conditions. The scan control section sets the scan conditions so that the inter-acoustic line angles in or around the center of the ultrasound probe are smaller than the inter-acoustic line angles near the edges when viewed along the scan direction.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for generating an ultrasonic image of a subject in accordance with a set value of a plurality of scanning control parameters having a mutual relationship includes: a hardware processor that sets a setting range narrower than a limit range of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, for at least one scanning control parameter among the plurality of scanning control parameters; and determines a set value of the plurality of scanning control parameters based on the setting range.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus for generating an ultrasound image of a subject by driving an ultrasound probe in which a plurality of transducers are arranged in an array, includes a hardware processor that sets a region of interest of the ultrasound image and sets a scanning method of the ultrasound probe in accordance with a position of the set region of interest.

Abstract: First transmission information in which an optimum transmitting voltage and a transmitting waveform are associated with each other for each display mode, and second transmission information in which a plurality of transmitting voltage candidates and pulse-width modulation transmitting waveforms that are pulse-width-modulation controlled to respectively correspond to the plurality of transmitting voltage candidates are associated with each other for each display mode are used to extract a maximum transmitting voltage candidate that does not exceed an optimum transmitting voltage of a first display mode from a plurality of transmitting voltage candidates included in the second transmission information of a second display mode so as to determine a common transmitting voltage used in common for the first display mode and the second display mode based on the optimum transmitting voltage of the first display mode and/or the maximum transmitting voltage candidate.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus transmits ultrasound toward a subject by driving an ultrasound probe in which multiple transducers are arranged in an array, receives a reception signal that is based on waves reflected within the subject from the ultrasound probe, and generates an ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a scan control section that sets scan conditions so that trapezoidal scanning is performed by the ultrasound probe; and a transmission section that controls driving of the ultrasound probe based on the scan conditions. The scan control section sets the scan conditions so that the inter-acoustic line angles in or around the center of the ultrasound probe are smaller than the inter-acoustic line angles near the edges when viewed along the scan direction.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a first hardware processor that generates ultrasonic image data, based on a reception signal obtained by an ultrasonic probe that transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave; a storage that stores first image parameters associated with a depth corresponding to an ROI; and a second hardware processor that causes the first hardware processor to generate the ultrasonic image data, based on the first image parameters.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic device, including: a transmitter which outputs a drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives ultrasound waves; a receiver which obtains a reception signal from the ultrasound probe; a first hardware processor which generates ultrasound image data from the reception signal and performs image processing to the generated ultrasound image data; an operator which receives input of a depth of an ultrasound image to be displayed; and a second hardware processor which obtains a plurality of preset image parameters corresponding to the input depth, and controls the transmitter, the receiver and the first hardware processor to generate the ultrasound image data corresponding to the input depth according to the obtained plurality of image parameters.

Abstract: First transmission information in which an optimum transmitting voltage and a transmitting waveform are associated with each other for each display mode, and second transmission information in which a plurality of transmitting voltage candidates and pulse-width modulation transmitting waveforms that are pulse-width-modulation controlled to respectively correspond to the plurality of transmitting voltage candidates are associated with each other for each display mode are used to extract a maximum transmitting voltage candidate that does not exceed an optimum transmitting voltage of a first display mode from a plurality of transmitting voltage candidates included in the second transmission information of a second display mode so as to determine a common transmitting voltage used in common for the first display mode and the second display mode based on the optimum transmitting voltage of the first display mode and/or the maximum transmitting voltage candidate.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a transmitter that outputs a drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives ultrasound waves; a receiver that obtains a reception signal from the ultrasound probe; an image generator that generates ultrasound image data from the reception signal; a multiple-image-saved image data acquisition part that obtains multiple-image-saved image data containing a plurality of ultrasound images generated in the past within a single screen; an information acquisition part that obtains an image arrangement format of the plurality of ultrasound images of the obtained multiple-image-saved image data; and a display controller that performs comparison display of a comparison image among the plurality of ultrasound images of the multiple-image-saved image data and a current image based on the generated current ultrasound image data onto a single screen of the display part in accordance with the obtained image arrangement format.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image acquirer, an evaluation target determiner, a disease progression score calculator, a selector, and a display controller. The ultrasound image acquirer acquires ultrasound image signals of a plurality of frames. The evaluation target determiner analyzes the ultrasound image signal of each frame and determines the frame to be an evaluation target frame when the ultrasound image signal includes a target image section depicting a joint. The disease progression score calculator calculates, for each evaluation target frame, a disease progression score quantifying disease activity using an ultrasound image signal of the target image section included in the ultrasound image signal of the evaluation target frame. The selector selects at least one disease progression score in accordance with a predetermined numerical process.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image acquirer, an evaluation target determiner, a disease progression score calculator, a selector, and a display controller. The ultrasound image acquirer acquires ultrasound image signals of a plurality of frames. The evaluation target determiner analyzes the ultrasound image signal of each frame and determines the frame to be an evaluation target frame when the ultrasound image signal includes a target image section depicting a joint. The disease progression score calculator calculates, for each evaluation target frame, a disease progression score quantifying disease activity using an ultrasound image signal of the target image section included in the ultrasound image signal of the evaluation target frame. The selector selects at least one disease progression score in accordance with a predetermined numerical process.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes the following: a transmission/reception unit (2) that generates an echo signal from a reception signal transmitted from a probe that receives ultrasonic waves; an image generation unit (3) that generates ultrasonic image data from the echo signal; a display control unit (4) that outputs the ultrasonic image data or synthetic image data obtained by synthesizing various setting items and an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic image data; and display unit (5) that displays the ultrasonic image data as an ultrasonic image or the synthetic image data as a synthetic image.