JP2003175042A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (3)

An ultrasonic endoscope including a transmission coil that generates a magnetic field and a reception coil that detects a magnetic field generated by the coil, and one of the transmission coil and the reception coil disposed at a tip;
Position angle detection means for detecting the position and angle of the tip of the ultrasonic endoscope based on the detection signal detected by the reception coil;
In an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus, comprising: an ultrasonic image generating means for generating an ultrasonic image by an ultrasonic echo signal from the ultrasonic endoscope;
A schematic diagram generating means for generating a schematic diagram of a region of interest based on the ultrasonic image;
A scanning surface indication diagram generating means for generating a scanning surface indication diagram indicating the scanning surface of the ultrasonic echo signal estimated by the position and angle of the tip of the ultrasonic endoscope detected by the position angle detection means; ,
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus comprising: a synthesis unit that synthesizes the equation diagram of the region of interest and the scanning plane instruction diagram. The reproduction instruction unit according to claim 1, further comprising: a regeneration instruction unit that detects movement and rotation of the ultrasonic endoscope and instructs the schematic diagram generation unit to regenerate the schematic diagram. Ultrasound image diagnostic equipment. The regeneration instructing unit estimates a change in the schematic diagram based on body cavity information of one or more newly acquired ultrasonic image images, and supplies the estimated information to the schematic diagram generating unit. The ultrasonic image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reproduction of the figure is instructed.