Patent ID: 7110583
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: A61B,G06K,G06T,G16H,G16Z,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic diagnostic device that generates and displays an ultrasound image containing an object which is subject to examination in accordance with reflection of ultrasound, said ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising: an automatic contour extracting unit operable to extract a final contour of the object from the ultrasound image by performing a predetermined operation on the ultrasound image; an automatic capacity calculating unit operable to calculate a capacity of the object by using the final contour extracted by said automatic contour extracting unit; and a measurement display unit operable to display the capacity calculated by said automatic capacity calculating unit; wherein said automatic contour extracting unit includes: wherein said measurement displaying unit is operable to display the capacity while leaving previously calculated capacities displayed so as to display a transition of capacity over time.