Patent ID: 9050038
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B,G01S,G06T

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that acquires volume data by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an inside of a subject body and generates an image based on the volume data, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising: a first image generator configured to generate a cross sectional image of a designated or predefined reference cross section based on the volume data; a second image generator configured to generate a projection image by rendering a predetermined projection region in a direction from a predetermined viewpoint, based on the volume data; a display configured to display the cross sectional image generated by the first image generator and the projection image generated by the second image generator; an operation part with which change of the projection region is inputted; and a determining part configured to determine whether a display position of the predetermined viewpoint moves or not; and wherein the second image generator is configured to execute a rendering process for a changed projection region, which exists on the back of the reference cross section from another viewpoint when the display position of the predetermined viewpoint is determined to have been moved, and wherein the second image generator, in conjunction with changing the projection region by the operation part decides a position of the another viewpoint so that the reference cross section is seen in front of the changed projection region inputted by the operation part.