Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Sadamitsu
Kazutoshi Sadamitsu 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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Patent number: 11510650Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image processing circuit and a processing circuit. The image processing circuit generates an ultrasound image. The processing circuit receives a medical image acquired by another medical image diagnosis apparatus, and aligns the ultrasound image and the medical image. The processing circuit has a function of recognizing identification information held by the medical image when the ultrasound image and the medical image are displayed side by side on a display. The processing circuit also has a function of retrieving diagnostic protocol information corresponding to the identification information and displaying it on the display, and a function of performing examinations and processes based on the diagnostic protocol information displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Yoneyama, Takatoshi Okumura, Naoyuki Nakazawa, Masatoshi Nishino, Norihisa Kikuchi, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu
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Patent number: 11103214Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a probe configured to be equipped with plural transducers arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and be able to perform a two-dimensional scan in the first and second directions; a moving device configured to support the probe and mechanically move the probe in the second direction; a receiving circuit configured to generate first reception signals for respective moving positions of the probe in the second direction by performing receiving phase-compensation and summation processing on respective reflected signals received by the plurality of transducers at each of the moving positions; and processing circuitry configured to generate a second reception signal by performing moving aperture synthesis on the first reception signals generated for the respective moving positions of the probe based on positional information of the probe and generate image data from the second reception signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Mine, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Masami Takahashi, Masatoshi Nishino, Norihisa Kikuchi, Naoyuki Nakazawa, Atsushi Nakai, Jiro Higuchi, Yutaka Kobayashi, Cong Yao, Kazuo Tezuka, Naoki Yoneyama, Atsushi Sumi
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Patent number: 10729408Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes index image data generating circuitry and controlling circuitry. The index image data generating circuitry is configured to generate index image data indicating a relative positional relationship between extending direction information and information indicating a scanned position by an ultrasound wave transmitted from an ultrasound probe, wherein the extending direction information indicates a blood vessel extending direction and is generated on a basis of volume data representing a three-dimensional region that includes at least a part of the blood vessel region of a subject. The controlling circuitry is configured to cause a monitor to display the index image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Satoshi Matsunaga, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Osamu Nakajima, Tomokazu Fujii, Masaki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10456106Abstract: According to one embodiment, a position detection unit detects position information of an ultrasonic probe including ultrasonic transducers, with reference to a reference position. A transmission/reception unit supplies a driving signal to each transducer and generates a reception signal based on a reception echo signal generated by the transducer. Based on the reception signal, a three-dimensional data generation unit generates first three-dimensional data, in which a region corresponding to a living body tissue is specified by a specifying unit. A setting unit sets a first viewpoint based on the position information and specified region. An image generation unit generates a rendering image by rendering processing using the first viewpoint and first three-dimensional data.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Go Tanaka, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Koichiro Kurita, Eiji Goto, Itsuki Kuga, Junho Cha
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Publication number: 20180333138Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a processor. The processor generates assistance information to assist an operation of a puncture needle based on pressure information acquired from a pressure sensor attached to the puncture needle. The processor displays on a display the assistance information and an ultrasonic image which includes at least an image of a tip of the puncture needle, the ultrasonic image being acquired by transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves by using an ultrasonic probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Takatoshi OKUMURA, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Yuhei FUKUO, Norihisa KIKUCHI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Yoshinori GOTO, Naoki YONEYAMA
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Publication number: 20180092629Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image processing circuit and a processing circuit. The image processing circuit generates an ultrasound image. The processing circuit receives a medical image acquired by another medical image diagnosis apparatus, and aligns the ultrasound image and the medical image. The processing circuit has a function of recognizing identification information held by the medical image when the ultrasound image and the medical image are displayed side by side on a display. The processing circuit also has a function of retrieving diagnostic protocol information corresponding to the identification information and displaying it on the display, and a function of performing examinations and processes based on the diagnostic protocol information displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Naoki YONEYAMA, Takatoshi OKUMURA, Naoyuki NAKAZAWA, Masatoshi NISHINO, Norihisa KIKUCHI, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU
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Publication number: 20170252002Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe; a robot arm configured to support the ultrasonic probe and move the ultrasonic probe along a body surface of an object; memory circuitry configured to store trace instruction information used by the robot arm for moving the ultrasonic probe; and control circuitry configured to drive the robot arm in such a manner that the robot arm moves the ultrasonic probe according to the trace instruction information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MINE, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Masami TAKAHASHI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Norihisa KIKUCHI, Naoyuki NAKAZAWA, Atsushi NAKAI, Jiro HIGUCHI, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Cong YAO, Kazuo TEZUKA, Naoki YONEYAMA, Atsushi SUMI
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Publication number: 20170252007Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a probe configured to be equipped with plural transducers arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and be able to perform a two-dimensional scan in the first and second directions; a moving device configured to support the probe and mechanically move the probe in the second direction; a receiving circuit configured to generate first reception signals for respective moving positions of the probe in the second direction by performing receiving phase-compensation and summation processing on respective reflected signals received by the plurality of transducers at each of the moving positions; and processing circuitry configured to generate a second reception signal by performing moving aperture synthesis on the first reception signals generated for the respective moving positions of the probe based on positional information of the probe and generate image data from the second reception signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MINE, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Masami TAKAHASHI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Norihisa KIKUCHI, Naoyuki NAKAZAWA, Atsushi NAKAI, Jiro HIGUCHI, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Cong YAO, Kazuo TEZUKA, Naoki YONEYAMA, Atsushi SUMI
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Publication number: 20170007201Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to a present embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a cardiac valve from three-dimensional images of frames generated by controlling an ultrasonic probe to perform transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate, as a prolapse gap, a gap between valve leaflets of the cardiac valve in a three-dimensional image of a specific frame among the frames. The processing circuitry is configured to display the prolapse gap on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Jiro HIGUCHI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Norihisa KIKUCHI, Atsushi SUMI, Naoyuki NAKAZAWA, Atsushi NAKAI, Cong YAO, Naoki YONEYAMA, Kazuo TEZUKA, Yoshitaka MINE, Masami TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20160143628Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the embodiment includes a memory, a display, an input interface unit and a control unit. The memory stores a plurality of body marks that are classified for each region of a subject. The display displays the plurality of body marks stored in the memory. The input interface unit instructs selection of any one of the plurality of body marks displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Norihisa KIKUCHI, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Naoyuki NAKAZAWA, Fumiyasu SAKAGUCHI, Masatoshi NISHINO, Jiro HIGUCHI, Atsushi SUMI, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Cong YAO, Masami TAKAHASHI, Atsushi NAKAI
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Publication number: 20160000408Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes index image data generating circuitry and controlling circuitry. The index image data generating circuitry is configured to generate index image data indicating a relative positional relationship between extending direction information and information indicating a scanned position by an ultrasound wave transmitted from an ultrasound probe, wherein the extending direction information indicates a blood vessel extending direction and is generated on a basis of volume data representing a three-dimensional region that includes at least a part of the blood vessel region of a subject. The controlling circuitry is configured to cause a monitor to display the index image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Satoshi MATSUNAGA, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Osamu NAKAJIMA, Tomokazu FUJII, Masaki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20150173721Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an alignment unit, a detector and a generator. The alignment unit performs alignment between three-dimensional ultrasound volume data and three-dimensional different-type medical image volume data of a type other than the three-dimensional ultrasound volume data. The detector specifies the position of a luminal area on the different-type medical image volume data and detects the specified position of the luminal area on the ultrasound volume data. The generator generates, as display image data to be displayed on a given display unit, projection image data obtained by projecting the ultrasound volume data from a viewpoint that is set in the luminal area on the basis of the position of the luminal area that is detected by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Shunsuke SATOH, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Takayuki GUNJI, Koichiro KURITA, Yu IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20130102903Abstract: According to one embodiment, a position detection unit detects position information of an ultrasonic probe including ultrasonic transducers, with reference to a reference position. A transmission/reception unit supplies a driving signal to each transducer and generates a reception signal based on a reception echo signal generated by the transducer. Based on the reception signal, a three-dimensional data generation unit generates first three-dimensional data, in which a region corresponding to a living body tissue is specified by a specifying unit. A setting unit sets a first viewpoint based on the position information and specified region. An image generation unit generates a rendering image by rendering processing using the first viewpoint and first three-dimensional data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Go TANAKA, Kazutoshi SADAMITSU, Koichiro KURITA, Eiji GOTO, Itsuki KUGA, Junho CHA
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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: 20100094100Abstract: An operating image storage unit stores a plurality of codes and a plurality of operation image data sets in association with each other. The plurality of codes is concerned with a plurality of standard user operations. The plurality of operation image data sets is displayed for assisting the plurality of user operations. An operation unit accepts a current user operation by a user. A procedure display engine specifies a specific code concerning a user operation next to the current user operation among the plurality of codes in accordance with an examination procedure for current medical examination. And the procedure display engine specifies a specific operation image data set among the plurality of operation image data sets. The specific operation image data set is concerned with the specific code. A display unit displays the specific operation image and the medical image on the same screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Tomokazu Fujii, Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Yoichi Ogasawara, Yoshihiro Oomori, Satoshi Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20090163806Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a condition defining/stress data acquiring section for defining a predetermined strain processing condition, radiating an ultrasonic wave to a tissue of a subject to be examined and acquiring stress image data according to the reception signal obtained from the reflected ultrasonic wave in the state of the tissue before bearing a load put thereon, a processing condition storing/defining section for storing the strain processing conditions, an automatically defining/stress data acquiring section for automatically defining the strain processing condition stored in the processing condition storing/defining section and acquiring stress image data on the tissue in a loaded state of the tissue after bearing a load put thereon, a tissue strain data acquiring section for executing a tissue strain imaging process on the stress image data and acquiring tissue strain image data and an image display section for displaying a stress image according to the tissue strain data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutoshi Sadamitsu, Yasuhiko Abe, Osamu Nakajima, Yutaka Kobayashi, Yoko Okamura