Patent ID: 8915851
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound imaging apparatus, comprising: a probe configured to radiate light to a subject when a stress is applied to the subject and when a stress is not applied to the subject, and configured to receive a first acoustic wave signal generated when the stress is not applied to the subject and a second acoustic wave signal generated when the stress is applied to the subject; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire first acoustic wave data and second acoustic wave data which include optical absorption rate information about the subject, based on the first acoustic wave signal and second acoustic wave signal; an elasticity information generating unit configured to calculate elasticity information about the subject based on the first acoustic wave data and the second acoustic wave data; an image generating unit configured to generate a single image having the optical absorption rate information and the calculated elasticity information; and a display unit configured to display the image.