Patent ID: 8262573

Claim:
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves and receive echo signals; an image generator unit configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on the echo signals received by said ultrasonic probe, the ultrasonic image generated from at least one of B-mode image data and Doppler image data; a radiofrequency wave cautery treatment device configured to radiate radiofrequency waves; a display unit configured to display the generated ultrasonic image; and a display controller unit configured to determine, for each frame, based on at least one of the B-mode image data and the Doppler image data, whether the generated ultrasonic image is a radiation ultrasonic image acquired at a time of radiation of the radiofrequency waves and based on the echo signals received by said ultrasonic probe at a time when the radiofrequency waves are radiated by said radiofrequency wave cautery treatment device, or a non-radiation ultrasonic image acquired at a time of non-radiation of the radiofrequency waves and based on the echo signals received by said ultrasonic probe at a time when the radiofrequency waves are not radiated by said radiofrequency wave cautery treatment device; and control display of the generated ultrasonic image on said display unit by displaying a non-radiation ultrasonic image in place of the generated ultrasonic image when the generated ultrasonic image is a radiation ultrasonic image.