Patent ID: 7758506
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising: a scanner configured to conduct an ultrasound segment scan by alternating a B-mode scan and a Doppler-mode scan; an input unit configured to receive, as input, an instruction; a display controller configured to cause a display unit to display a selectable condition map, wherein the instruction is a selection of one of predetermined points in the displayed selectable condition map; and a change unit configured to change a first period of the B-mode scan and a second period of the Doppler-mode scan in accordance with the instruction, the change unit further configured to change at least one of a scan-line density, a sampling number, an upper limit of a pulse repetition frequency, and a number of parallel receiving echo signals with respect to the B-mode scan, the echo signals resulting from ultrasound signals generated in the first period, in accordance with the received instruction.