Patent Document ID: 7806824
Application ID: 10964422
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe which transmits and receives ultrasound and outputs received ultrasonic data; a coordinate measuring unit which measures at least one of a spatial position and orientation of the ultrasonic probe and outputs coordinate data representing a result of measurement for the ultrasonic probe; a coordinate storage unit which recorded coordinate data; an information generator unit which generates probe operation support information based on the recorded coordinate data recorded in the coordinate storage unit and current coordinate data which is coordinate data currently output from the coordinate measuring unit; an information provision unit which provides the probe operation support information to a user; an ultrasound image generator which generates a current ultrasound image based on the received ultrasonic data; a display device which displays the current ultrasound image and the probe orientation support information; and wherein: the probe operation support information contains a guidance display, and the guidance display indicates at least one of match and proximity between the recorded coordinate data and the current coordinate data; the information generator unit generates the probe operation support information by comparing the recorded coordinate data and the current coordinate data; and the guidance display contains an indicator array indicating, for each coordinate component, a match and a proximity between the recorded coordinate data and the current coordinate data; and wherein the indicator array comprises a plurality of indicators corresponding to a plurality of coordinate components; and each of the plurality of indicators includes an indicator element indicating the match, an indicator element indicating the proximity in one direction, and an indicator element indicating the proximity in the other direction.