Patent ID: 7635333
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising: a memory section configured to temporarily store a plurality of frames obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasound; a setting section configured to set the number of capturing processes in a predetermined ultrasound test, the number of capturing processes being set prior to a first one of said capturing processes; a dividing section configured to divide a storage region of the memory section into a plurality of segments prior to said first one of said capturing processes; and a control section configured to perform control to cause each of the plurality of segments to function as a ring-buffer, thereby allowing one or a plurality of frame blocks obtained in each capturing process in the predetermined ultrasound test to be stored in a corresponding one of each of the plurality of the segments; wherein the storage region of the memory section is divided in accordance with the number of capturing processes; the number of segments is the same as the number of capturing process; each segment is a storage region exclusively used for each capturing process.