Patent ID: 8701035
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. An index image control apparatus, comprising: an index image display section which is provided in an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that generates an ultrasound image of a subject and displays a generated ultrasound image on a monitor, and which displays an index image having a predetermined shape and to be superimposed on an image displayed on the monitor; a display form changing section that can change a display form of the index image by a predetermined amount by one operation; an operation section for outputting an operation signal to the display form changing section; and a change information display section provided in the operation section and displaying a plurality of operation buttons each including graphic information that indicates an initial state of the index image, and change information that is changed by the display form changing section, wherein the index image having the predetermined shape is an image of a region of interest displayed on a display screen of the monitor on which the ultrasound image of the subject generated by the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is displayed, when a flow mode is executed by the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; the plurality of operation buttons are different from one another in the change information, the plurality of operation buttons includes: an approaching direction move button for moving the index image closer toward an ultrasound transducer on the ultrasound image; a separating direction move button for moving the index image in the direction separating from the ultrasound transducer on the ultrasound image; a clockwise direction rotation button for moving the index image in the clockwise direction on the ultrasound image; and a counterclockwise direction rotation button for moving the index image in the counterclockwise direction on the ultrasound image, and the display form changing section changes the display form of the index image by a predetermined amount by one operation for each operation button that is operated.