Patent ID: 9259202
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An X-ray diagnostic apparatus, comprising: a generating unit configured to generate a diagram illustrating angle information of an arm of the X-ray diagnostic apparatus; a display controller configured to perform display control to visualize, together with the diagram generated by the generating unit, at least one of information showing the status of the arm when the arm is at an angle illustrated in the diagram and information showing the status of a subject to be imaged when the arm is at the angle illustrated in the diagram; and a calculating unit configured to calculate an interference area between the arm and a subject or a couch as information showing the status of the arm based on the current position information of the arm, wherein the generating unit generates a graph as information showing the angle information, and the display controller allows, together with the graph, at least any one of the motion area of the arm, an area beyond the motion limit of the arm, and the interference area to be displayed as information showing the status of the arm.