Patent ID: 8641623
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment configured to automatically determine a start depth of three-dimensional picture generation and to start three-dimensional picture generation, the ultrasonic diagnostic equipment comprising: a transmission/reception controller configured to control transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic signal through an ultrasonic probe; a divider configured to cumulate brightness values in a depth direction of an ultrasonic received signal based on the ultrasonic signal to thereby divide the depth direction of said ultrasonic received signal into a plurality of depth zones such that respective cumulative addition brightness values, respectively associated with respective depth zones, are approximately equal to a predetermined value, each depth zone of the plurality of depth zone having a zone length, along the depth direction, corresponding to a number of brightness values, which are accumulated by the divider to establish the depth zone; a start depth determiner configured to: a three-dimensional picture generator configured to start three-dimensional picture generation from the start depth of said three-dimensional picture generation start zone determined by said start depth determiner and to generate a three-dimensional picture of said ultrasonic received signal.