Patent ID: 6605040
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:an arithmetic control/signal processing device for conducting arithmetic control and signal processing for ultrasonic diagnosis, and controlling display processing corresponding to at least first and second display modes; a storage device for storing ultrasonic reflection signals detected by an ultrasonic probe; a first display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images; a second display device capable of displaying graphics, messages and images; a position detecting device for detecting a selected position in a display portion of said second display device; a first display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said first display device; and a second display processing device for conducting signal processing of the graphics, images and messages displayed on said second display device, wherein: in the first display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (a1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and (a2) drives said second display processing device to display on said second display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and conducts task processing for ultrasonic diagnosis in response to an operation detected by said position detecting device; and in the second display mode, said arithmetic control/signal processing device (b1) drives said first display processing device to display on said first display device ultrasonic processing, operation, status message/graphic display information not containing said ultrasonic image information and its output status information, and (b2) controls said second display processing device to display on said second display device said ultrasonic image information and its output status information based on the ultrasonic reflection signals stored in said storage device, and conducts processing in response to a position detection signal detected by said position detecting device.