Abstract: Provided is a liquid droplet generation method capable of generating liquid droplets having a diameter of 100 µm or more. The liquid droplet generation method for generating liquid droplets from a liquid layer 20 by using a plurality of transducers 18, the method including irradiating the liquid layer 20 with a plurality of ultrasonic waves from the plurality of transducers 18 to scatter primary liquid droplets 21A and 21B from the liquid layer 20, and causing the primary liquid droplets 21A and 21B being scattered to aggregate and grow into a secondary liquid droplet 22A.

Abstract: To provide a position measurement device capable of measuring a target position with high accuracy according to an ultrasonic image during treatment, a treatment system including the device, and a position measurement method. A first image is constructed according to an ultrasonic waveform acquired by an ultrasonic sensor 104C, a three-dimensional image acquired in advance and the first image are collated on the basis of sensor position information acquired by a sensor position measurement unit 105 to calculate sound velocities of each body tissue of a patient 100, a second image is constructed according to the ultrasonic waveform acquired by the ultrasonic sensor 104C using the calculated sound velocities of each body tissue of the patient 100, and a target tissue position is calculated according to the second image.

Abstract: There is provided an analysis model creation method which is capable of simply and quickly creating an accurate analysis model with respect to a structure including a crystalline material. In order to solve a problem described above, there is provided a model creation method of an analysis region used in numeral analysis, the method including a step of designating a crystal growth direction if a region is a region including crystallinity including acoustic anisotropy in the analysis region, a step of selecting partial image data to which the crystallinity of the region is reflected, a step of rotating and operating the partial image data along the crystal growth direction, and a step of creating image data which is covered in the region designated using the rotated partial image data.

Abstract: There is provided an analysis model creation method which is capable of simply and quickly creating an accurate analysis model with respect to a structure including a crystalline material. In order to solve a problem described above, there is provided a model creation method of an analysis region used in numeral analysis, the method including a step of designating a crystal growth direction if a region is a region including crystallinity including acoustic anisotropy in the analysis region, a step of selecting partial image data to which the crystallinity of the region is reflected, a step of rotating and operating the partial image data along the crystal growth direction, and a step of creating image data which is covered in the region designated using the rotated partial image data.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an ultrasonic inspection method, an ultrasonic test method, and an ultrasonic inspection apparatus that enable sizing to be executed even for a minute defect using an ultrasonic wave. A holder holds a transmitting probe for executing an angle beam method and a receiving probe for executing a vertical beam method. A motor and a guide rail form a movement mechanism for the transmitting probe and the receiving probe. In an ultrasonic test mode, the transmitting probe executes the angle beam method and transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave. In a sizing mode, the transmitting probe transmits an ultrasonic wave and the receiving probe receives this wave. A tip echo of a wave diffracted from a tip of a defect on a sample and a corner echo reflected from a corner of the defect are measured from a waveform received by the receiving probe.

Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement method and an ultrasonic measurement apparatus are capable of performing an inspection for a short time with a high SN ratio and a small variation An ultrasonic measurement method and an ultrasonic measurement apparatus are capable of performing an inspection for a short time with a high SN ratio and a small variation in sensitivity in a process for detecting a defect in all directions at 360 degrees using a matrix array sensor without performing mechanical scanning in all directions, while reducing noise that is caused by a bottom surface echo. An element selecting circuit selects a group of a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmission from among ultrasonic transducer elements that constitute a two-dimensional array sensor so that the ultrasonic transducer elements for selected for transmission are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a first line symmetric axis to set the group selected for transmission.

Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement method and an ultrasonic measurement apparatus are capable of performing an inspection for a short time with a high SN ratio and a small variation (that depends on an inspection direction) in sensitivity in a process for detecting a defect in all directions at 360 degrees using a matrix array sensor without performing mechanical scanning in all directions, while reducing noise that is caused by a bottom surface echo. An element selecting circuit selects a group of a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmission from among ultrasonic transducer elements that constitute a two-dimensional array sensor so that the ultrasonic transducer elements for selected for transmission are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a first line symmetric axis to set the group selected for transmission.

Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement method and an ultrasonic measurement apparatus are capable of performing an inspection for a short time with a high SN ratio and a small variation (that depends on an inspection direction) in sensitivity in a process for detecting a defect in all directions at 360 degrees using a matrix array sensor without performing mechanical scanning in all directions, while reducing noise that is caused by a bottom surface echo. An element selecting circuit selects a group of a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmission from among ultrasonic transducer elements that constitute a two-dimensional array sensor so that the ultrasonic transducer elements for selected for transmission are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a first line symmetric axis to set the group selected for transmission.

Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement method and an ultrasonic measurement apparatus are capable of performing an inspection for a short time with a high SN ratio and a small variation (that depends on an inspection direction) in sensitivity in a process for detecting a defect in all directions at 360 degrees using a matrix array sensor without performing mechanical scanning in all directions, while reducing noise that is caused by a bottom surface echo. An element selecting circuit selects a group of a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmission from among ultrasonic transducer elements that constitute a two-dimensional array sensor so that the ultrasonic transducer elements for selected for transmission are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a first line symmetric axis to set the group selected for transmission.