Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical diagnostic apparatus causes first display circuitry to display the medical image, generates a first compressed image by compressing the medical image, and wirelessly transmits the first compressed image. If marker information including position information is generated and wirelessly transmitted from the terminal device, the medical diagnostic apparatus receives the marker information. The medical diagnostic apparatus causes the first display circuitry to display a composite image in which a marker is composited on the medical image, based on the marker information. The medical diagnostic apparatus stores in storage circuitry the medical image which constitutes the composite image in accordance with a storage request.

Abstract: A medical system according to an embodiment includes a medical apparatus and a first terminal. The medical apparatus is configured to have medical information therein. The first terminal is configured to be communicably connected to the medical apparatus so as to be able to transmit and receive the medical information thereto and therefrom, to have a function of an access point, and to cause a display to display a first code containing identification information of the access point. The first terminal is configured to be communicably connected to a second terminal having read the first code so as to be able to transmit and receive medical information thereto and therefrom.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a transmission and reception circuitry configured to perform, via an ultrasound probe, a first ultrasound scan on a first region in a subject who has a contrast agent injected and a second ultrasound scan on at least a part of a second region in the subject overlapping with the first region, the second ultrasound scan including transmitting and receiving two types of ultrasound waves of which one or both of amplitude levels and phases are different from each other; and processing circuitry configured to generate a blood flow image corresponding to one frame by implementing a Doppler method on the basis of a data sequence including reception data obtained from the first ultrasound scan performed multiple times in mutually the same position within the first region to have the second ultrasound scan performed in-between and to generate a contrast-enhanced image based on a result of the second ultrasound scan performed at least one time.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe and processing circuitry. The ultrasound probe is adapted to be applied on a surface of a subject. The ultrasound probe performs ultrasound scanning for a scan region in the subject. The processing circuitry analyzes, among a result of the ultrasound scanning, a part corresponding to a central portion of the scan region to calculate a distance between a blood vessel in the central portion and the surface. The processing circuitry causes a display to display the distance, a value based on the distance, or both the distance and the value.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate ultrasound images in a time series on the basis of data acquired by transmitting and receiving an ultrasound wave. Every time an ultrasound image satisfying a predetermined condition is generated, the processing circuitry is configured to perform a position aligning process between the ultrasound image satisfying the predetermined condition and a reference image obtained in advance. The processing circuitry is configured to identify, within the ultrasound image satisfying the predetermined condition, a region of interest set in the reference image, on the basis of a result of the position aligning process and to track the region of interest in ultrasound images in a time series that are newly generated by the image generating unit during or after the position aligning process.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires first echo data in a first mode, and acquires second echo data in a second mode. The processing circuitry sequentially generates a first image including a B-mode image based on the first echo data in the first mode, and sequentially generates a second image not including a B-mode image based on the second echo data in the second mode. The processing circuitry sequentially generates a third image from pre-acquired volume data. The processing circuitry directs a display to sequentially display the first image and the third image in the first mode, and to sequentially display the second image and the third image in the second mode.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an ultrasonic probe, image generation circuitry, acquisition circuitry, calculation circuitry, guide image generation circuitry, and control circuitry. The ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic waves, and receives reflected waves. The image generation circuitry generates cross-section image data based on the reflected waves. The acquisition circuitry acquires, from volume data corresponding to three-dimensional region containing a blood vessel inside the subject, cross-section position information corresponding to the cross-section image data. The calculation circuitry calculates collection position information in the volume data based on a running direction of a blood vessel contained in the volume data, the collection position information corresponding to a position from which blood flow velocity information is collected.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform a speckle noise reducing process on each of a plurality of images that were acquired by using an ultrasound wave and are in a time series. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate an index value indicating fluttering of image signal intensities in each of multiple positions within a region of interest, on the basis of the plurality of images resulting from the speckle noise reducing process.

Abstract: A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes image generation circuitry, a touch panel, and control circuitry. The image generation circuitry generates a medical image based on data collected through scanning on a subject. The touch panel displays the medical image, and detects a tap operation, a long-press operation, or a flick operation on the displayed medical image. The control circuitry changes a parameter that affects the display of the medical image in a region relative to a position where the tap operation, the long-press operation, or the flick operation is detected, based on at least one of the strength of the tap operation, the number of times of the tap operation, the strength of the long-press operation, the long-press time of the long-press operation, the strength of the flick operation, the direction of the flick operation, and the speed of the flick operation.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical diagnostic apparatus causes first display circuitry to display the medical image, generates a first compressed image by compressing the medical image, and wirelessly transmits the first compressed image. If marker information including position information is generated and wirelessly transmitted from the terminal device, the medical diagnostic apparatus receives the marker information. The medical diagnostic apparatus causes the first display circuitry to display a composite image in which a marker is composited on the medical image, based on the marker information. The medical diagnostic apparatus stores in storage circuitry the medical image which constitutes the composite image in accordance with a storage request.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a transmission/reception circuit and processing circuitry. The transmission/reception circuit performs a first scan and a second scan, which are different in acoustic field in an elevation direction, by controlling at least one of transducers arranged along an azimuth direction and the elevation direction. The processing circuitry generates a first needle-enhanced image by using data acquired in the first scan, and generates a second needle-enhanced image by using data acquired in the second scan.

Abstract: A method of controlling a portable information terminal comprises causing the portable information terminal to display first operation screen data which is obtained by wireless communication with a medical diagnostic imaging apparatus and includes graphic data for reception of an operation from an operator and second operation screen data which is read to the portable information terminal and includes graphic data for reception of an operation from the operator, and causing the portable information terminal to generate, in accordance with the operations for the displayed first operation screen data and the displayed second operation screen data, a command signal for causing the medical diagnostic imaging apparatus to execute functions corresponding to the operations.

Abstract: A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes image generation circuitry, a touch panel, and control circuitry. The image generation circuitry generates a medical image based on data collected through scanning on a subject. The touch panel displays the medical image, and detects a tap operation, a long-press operation, or a flick operation on the displayed medical image. The control circuitry changes a parameter that affects the display of the medical image in a region relative to a position where the tap operation, the long-press operation, or the flick operation is detected, based on at least one of the strength of the tap operation, the number of times of the tap operation, the strength of the long-press operation, the long-press time of the long-press operation, the strength of the flick operation, the direction of the flick operation, and the speed of the flick operation.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an ultrasonic probe, image generation circuitry, acquisition circuitry, calculation circuitry, guide image generation circuitry, and control circuitry. The ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic waves, and receives reflected waves. The image generation circuitry generates cross-section image data based on the reflected waves. The acquisition circuitry acquires, from volume data corresponding to three-dimensional region containing a blood vessel inside the subject, cross-section position information corresponding to the cross-section image data. The calculation circuitry calculates collection position information in the volume data based on a running direction of a blood vessel contained in the volume data, the collection position information corresponding to a position from which blood flow velocity information is collected.

Abstract: A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to the embodiment includes a scanner, image generating circuitry, marker generating circuitry, and control circuitry. The scanner performs scanning to generate an image of the inside of a subject. The image generating circuitry generates an image based on the result of scanning performed by the scanner. The marker generating circuitry generates a marker provided with information at a position serving as a reference for comparison with a certain structure. The control circuitry displays the image and the marker on the same screen of a display.

Abstract: A peripheral region is detected by using original image data acquired by ultrasound scan. Blend processing is executed in the peripheral region such that a rate of a smoothed image increases and a rate of an original image decreases as a distance from a blood flow region increases.

Abstract: An ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus that can display image data acquired at a plurality of measuring positions in panoramic image data and display measured results of diagnosis parameters for each of the measuring positions of the panoramic image data The panoramic image data is generated by combining a plurality of reference image data generated at a plurality of diagnosis target positions. The plurality of measuring positions is designated based on the latest reference image data composing the panoramic image data. Based on Doppler signals acquired through ultrasound transmissions and receptions to and from the plurality of measurement positions, image data is generated.

Abstract: 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.