Patents by Inventor Asuka Tanigawa

Asuka Tanigawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and medical image processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10121272
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a storing unit and processing circuitry. The storing unit is configured to store a plurality of images usable as a reference image to be referred to at the time of scanning, the plurality of images includes images corresponding to a plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to read, when a cross section that needs to be scanned is switched in accordance with a workflow, from the storing unit one or more images registered for each of the plurality of cross sections in advance, the workflow defining a flow of procedures including scanning the plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to display the read image as the reference image on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tomio Nabatame, Yutaka Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ohuchi, Takashi Koyakumaru, Katsuyuki Takamatsu, Taku Muramatsu, Asuka Tanigawa
  • ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170256082
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a storing unit and processing circuitry. The storing unit is configured to store a plurality of images usable as a reference image to be referred to at the time of scanning, the plurality of images includes images corresponding to a plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to read, when a cross section that needs to be scanned is switched in accordance with a workflow, from the storing unit one or more images registered for each of the plurality of cross sections in advance, the workflow defining a flow of procedures including scanning the plurality of cross sections. The processing circuitry is configured to display the read image as the reference image on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tomio NABATAME, Yutaka Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ohuchi, Takashi Koyakumaru, Katsuyuki Takamatsu, Taku Muramatsu, Asuka Tanigawa