Patent ID: 9517049
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display a two-dimensional ultrasonic image; a central processing unit connected to the display unit; an ultrasonic probe connected to the central processing unit, wherein the ultrasonic probe includes a probe display unit fixed to the ultrasonic probe and; a display control unit implemented using the central processing unit, wherein the display control unit is configured to display, based on specific information that indicates at least one of a pair of specific points and a specific line in the two-dimensional ultrasonic image displayed on the display unit, at least one of a pair of points and a line corresponding to the at least one of the pair of specific points and the specific line on the probe display unit of the ultrasonic probe; an index input unit implemented using the central processing unit, wherein the index input unit is configured to calculate routes from one of i) the pair of specific points to a surface of a target object in the two-dimensional image in the two-dimensional ultrasonic image and ii) a first end and a second end of the specific line to the surface of the target object in the two-dimensional ultrasonic image, wherein the index input unit is configured to determine intersection points of the routes and the surface of the target object in the two-dimensional ultrasonic image; a position output unit implemented using the central processing unit, wherein the position output unit is configured to convert the intersection points to coordinates corresponding to the probe display unit; and wherein the display control unit is further configured to display the intersection points at respective positions corresponding to the coordinates on the probe display unit.