Patent ID: 6019723
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:image display means for displaying on a screen an image of an object taken by an ultrasonic probe;first cursor initial display means for initially displaying a first cursor on the screen;first cursor positioning means for moving the first cursor and positioning it in response to an operation by an operator;second cursor initial display means which finds a normal value with respect to an on-screen positional relationship between the first cursor and a second cursor from normal correlation between first and second attributive values of the object, then finds an initial position for the second cursor based on the normal value and the position of the first cursor, and initially displays the second cursor at the initial position on the screen;second cursor positioning means for moving the second cursor and positioning it in response to an operation by the operator; andmeasuring means for measuring the first attributive value of the object using an on-screen positional relationship between the first and second cursors.