Patents by Inventor Jiro Higuchi
Jiro Higuchi 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).
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Publication number: 20140031687Abstract: In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment, a direction determining unit determines a moving direction of an ultrasonic probe. A scanning control unit controls a transmitting and receiving unit so as to repeatedly perform first scanning for acquiring first image data by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic signal in a first direction and second scanning for acquiring second image data by transmitting and receiving the ultrasonic signal in a second direction inclined toward the moving direction with respect to the first direction. An image superimposing unit generates panoramic image data by superimposing a plurality of pieces of first image data acquired through the first scanning. A display control unit displays the second image data together with the panoramic image data or the first image data on a display unit during scanning.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Koichiro KURITA, Jiro HIGUCHI, Osamu NAKAJIMA, Takayuki GUNJI, Itsuki KUGA
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Publication number: 20130109970Abstract: According to one embodiment, an internal storage unit stores auxiliary diagnostic indication concerning each of examination items in association with a display position of the auxiliary diagnostic indication in a display area where an ultrasonic image is displayed. An image generation unit generates an ultrasonic image concerning an examination item of a scan target based on an echo signal from an ultrasonic probe. A monitor has a display area. A display control unit controls the monitor so as to display specific auxiliary diagnostic indication, of auxiliary diagnostic indication stored in the storage unit, which is associated with an examination item of the scan target, at a specific display position associated with the specific auxiliary diagnostic indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Jiro HIGUCHI, Masato OONUKI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Osamu NAKAJIMA, Shinichi HOSHINO, Tomokazu FUJII
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Patent number: 8409094Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including a transmitting and receiving unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound waves and from a plurality of planes of a subject by an ultrasonic probe, and an image signal generation unit configured to execute image processing on the basis of received signal from the transmitting and receiving unit and to generate image signals for ultrasound images indicating each of the planes, wherein the transmitting and receiving unit or the image signal generation unit as configured to execute transmitting and receiving or image processing with respect to one of the planes in a condition that is different with respect to another of the planes.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Osamu Nakajima, Jiro Higuchi, Kazuya Akaki, Takayuki Gunji, Koichiro Kurita
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Patent number: 8366621Abstract: A transmission and reception unit repeatedly scans a three-dimensional scanning area including a specific part of a patient with an ultrasonic beam via an ultrasonic probe. A volume data set generation unit generates a plurality of volume data sets whose scanning times different from one another in accordance with the output from the transmission and reception unit. A section image generation unit respectively generates the data of a plurality of the section images concerning the predetermined section of the specific part based on the plurality of the volume data sets. An image display unit displays the plurality of section images by changing at least one of the position and the size of each of the plurality of section images against the display area in accordance with variation of at least one of the position and the shape of the specific part on the plurality of section images.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Takayuki Gunji, Jiro Higuchi, Eiji Goto, Osamu Nakajima
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Publication number: 20120203106Abstract: The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiment includes an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives ultrasound waves to and from a subject, and generates and displays images of the inside of the subject based on the reception results from the ultrasound probe. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a memory, a detector, a selection part, and a processor. The memory stores association information that associates positions in real space with examination conditions including image quality conditions and/or application type. The detector detects the position of the ultrasound probe in real space. The selection part selects examination conditions corresponding to the detected position based on the association information. The processor performs processing based on the selected examination conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi MATSUNAGA, Masatoshi Nishino, Jiro Higuchi, Osamu Nakajima, Yoshihiro Oomori, Tomokazu Fujii
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Publication number: 20110301463Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus includes one or a plurality of ultrasonic probes, a scanning unit configured to scan inside an object with ultrasonic waves through the ultrasonic probe, an image generation unit configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on an output from the scanning unit, and a display unit configured to display the ultrasonic image. The ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus further includes a posture detection unit configured to detect the posture of the display unit and a control unit configured to control the scanning unit to change a scanning condition in response to a change in the detected posture of the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Tomokazu FUJII, Masato Oonuki, Masatoshi Nishino, Jiro Higuchi, Osamu Nakajima, Shinichi Hoshino
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Patent number: 7766832Abstract: A means to which at least two ROIs are input, a calculating means that calculates strain values of tissue with respect to the at least two ROIs by applying a pressure onto an object, and a display means that displays the strain values of the at least two ROIs so as to be compared with each other are comprised.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yoko Okamura, Masatoshi Nishino, Jiro Higuchi, Tetsuya Higashi
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Publication number: 20100125201Abstract: Ultrasound is sent and reflected waves are received, and an image is generated based on the reflected waves. Then, each umbilical cord present in the image is respectively specified, and the respective structures continuing into one end of the specified umbilical cords are specified. Each specified structure is identified and displayed on a monitor by color separation, screen division, display switching, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu FUJII, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Yutaka Kobayashi, Satoshi Matsunaga, Jiro Higuchi
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Publication number: 20090082675Abstract: A transmission and reception unit repeatedly scans a three-dimensional scanning area including a specific part of a patient with an ultrasonic beam via an ultrasonic probe. A volume data set generation unit generates a plurality of volume data sets whose scanning times different from one another in accordance with the output from the transmission and reception unit. A section image generation unit respectively generates the data of a plurality of the section images concerning the predetermined section of the specific part based on the plurality of the volume data sets. An image display unit displays the plurality of section images by changing at least one of the position and the size of each of the plurality of section images against the display area in accordance with variation of at least one of the position and the shape of the specific part on the plurality of section images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Takayuki Gunji, Jiro Higuchi, Eiji Goto, Osamu Nakajima
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Publication number: 20080191376Abstract: A dope including a polymer and a solvent is discharged from a casting die (30) to a casting drum (31) while forming a casting bead (38). An upstream side (38a) area of the casting bead (38) is decompressed by a decompression chamber (36) to (atmospheric pressure—300)Pa. Air shielding plates (70, 71) are provided inside the decompression chamber (36). Openings (90) are respectively formed in upper half portions of the air shielding plates (70, 71). A distance L (mm) between a contact position A of the casting bead (38) and the air shielding plate (70) is set in the range of 20 mm to 100 mm. After the casting bead (38) forms a casting film (39) on the casting drum (31), the casting film (39) is peeled and dried to obtain a TAC film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Jiro Higuchi, Morito Kato, Yuji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20070287915Abstract: An ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject to be examined and receives reflected waves from the subject to be examined. An image processor generates three-dimensional image data based on the reflected waves received by the ultrasonic probe. Moreover, the image processor displays a mark indicating the positional relationship between the three-dimensional image and the ultrasonic probe on a display, the mark overlapping the three-dimensional image based on the three-dimensional image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Akaki, Koichiro Kurita, Takayuki Gunji, Osamu Nakajima, Jiro Higuchi
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Publication number: 20070239008Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including a transmitting and receiving unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound waves and from a plurality of planes of a subject by an ultrasonic probe, and an image signal generation unit configured to execute image processing on the basis of received signal from the transmitting and receiving unit and to generate image signals for ultrasound images indicating each of the planes, wherein the transmitting and receiving unit or the image signal generation unit as configured to execute transmitting and receiving or image processing with respect to one of the planes in a condition that is different with respect to another of the planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Osamu Nakajima, Jiro Higuchi, Kazuya Akaki, Takayuki Gunji, Koichiro Kurita
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Publication number: 20070100237Abstract: A means to which at least two ROIs are input, a calculating means that calculates strain values of tissue with respect to the at least two ROIs by applying a pressure onto an object, and a display means that displays the strain values of the at least two ROIs so as to be compared with each other are comprised.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Yoko Okamura, Masatoshi Mishino, Jiro Higuchi, Tetsuya Higashi
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Patent number: 5379771Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprised of an ultrasonic transducer array that transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject under examination and receives ultrasonic waves reflected from within the subject under examination and a scan controller that controls the transducer array to transmit/receive the ultrasonic waves in the same direction repeatedly and to change the transmitting/receiving direction of the ultrasonic waves in a sectional plane of the subject under examination. The apparatus also includes a detector that detects Doppler shifted frequency data at a plurality of points in the sectional plane from a received signal by the transducer array and a display that displays blood flow of the subject. A memory stores a plurality of types of patterns having a maximum velocity, a minimum velocity and a number of frames per unit time of blood flow to be detected in various combinations.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1994Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shuichi Kawasaki, Masahiko Yano, Jiro Higuchi