Patent ID: 9204863
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus which diagnoses an ultrasound probe having an array of a plurality of ultrasound transducing elements on the basis of how the ultrasound probe receives reflected ultrasound waves from a test object placed to face the ultrasound probe, comprising: a transmitter that transmits excitation signals to excite the plurality of ultrasound transducing elements; a navigation processor which detects a posture of the ultrasound probe with respect to the test object by comparing reflected ultrasound signals received by at least some of said plurality of ultrasound transducing elements based on the excitation signals; a presenting processor which presents visual display information based on the detected posture; and a display to display the visual display information; wherein the presenting processor further comprises a generating processor which generates presentation information for visually presenting on the display a changing method of changing the posture of the ultrasound probe to eliminate a difference between the detected posture and a reference posture, wherein the generating processor sets, as the reference posture, a posture such that an array surface of the ultrasound transducing elements is parallel to the test object based on a measured time from exciting the ultrasound elements to receiving corresponding ultrasound signals.