Patent ID: 9526474
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus which transmits ultrasonic waves from an ultrasound probe toward a subject, produces an ultrasound image in a diagnostic apparatus body based on reception data obtained and performs an examination based on said ultrasound image, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an image monitor displaying the ultrasound image based on image signals generated from the reception data; an operation monitor simultaneously displaying in blocks a name of said desired examination and a series of examination items that can be performed in said desired examination within a screen, said series of examination items being arranged in chronological order according to a procedure; and a controller causing said operation monitor to highlight a block of an examination item included in said series of examination items and being currently performed, wherein said series of examination items is any one selected from a series of vascular examinations, a series of obstetric examinations, a series of examinations for measuring amount of amniotic fluid and a series of examinations for measuring a body weight of fetus.