Patent ID: 8292817

Claim:
A diagnostic ultrasonograph comprising: a probe housing a transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer provided at a central location thereof configured to determine a proper orientation angle of the probe, a transmitting ultrasonic transducer provided at a first side of the transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer and a receiving ultrasonic transducer provided at a side of the transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer opposite to the first side, the transmitting ultrasonic transducer and the receiving ultrasonic transducer being configured to move symmetrically in a lateral direction with respect to the transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer; means for obtaining positioning data for the transmitting ultrasonic transducer and receiving ultrasonic transducer; a processor configured to calculate the distance between the transmitting ultrasonic transducer and the receiving ultrasonic transducer based on the positioning data, signal intensities at each distance based on received echo signals from a diagnosis target based on echo signals received by the transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer; and a display configured to display graphically a relation of the signal intensity and the distances and the intensity of the echo signal received by the transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducer.