Patent ID: 7713206
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe including plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting ultrasonic waves toward an object to be inspected and receiving ultrasonic waves reflected from the object to output plural reception signals; B-mode image data generating means for generating B-mode image data representing a B-mode image in a region within said object based on the plural reception signals respectively outputted from said plural ultrasonic transducers; and tissue property image generating means for generating tissue property image data representing tissue property in said region by obtaining a value representing a spatial intensity distribution of at least one group of reception signals on said region from among the plural reception signals respectively outputted from said plural ultrasonic transducers and utilizing said value as a parameter, wherein said tissue property image generating means obtains a value representing a spatial intensity distribution of the at least one group of reception signals on a same phase matching line.