JP2013198631A - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus switchable to a power-saving operation by inexpensive and simple circuit configuration.SOLUTION: When a power saving operation is selected, a body controller 30 directs a changeover switch SW1 to switch connection from a processor 27 to a basic circuit 19, a B-mode image signal is generated from received data in the basic circuit 19, and power supply from a power source/battery part 33 is stopped in the processor 27.

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and an ultrasonic image generation method, and in particular, generates an ultrasonic image based on a reception signal obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves from an ultrasonic probe, and generates an ultrasonic image on a display unit. The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that displays a sound wave image.

  Conventionally, in the medical field, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus using an ultrasonic image has been put into practical use. In general, this type of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transmits an ultrasonic beam from an array transducer of an ultrasonic probe into a subject, receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject with the array transducer, and receives the received signal. An ultrasonic image is generated by electrical processing in the diagnostic apparatus body.

In recent years, for example, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that performs power saving control according to the operation conditions of the apparatus as described in Patent Document 1, or a system that suddenly stops due to a decrease in the remaining battery capacity as described in Patent Document 2 A portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for preventing the above has been developed. Patent Document 3 discloses an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that detects connection of a connector and automatically changes the operation.
According to such an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, even if the operator is not accustomed to handling the apparatus, the power consumption can be appropriately suppressed according to the operation of the apparatus.

JP 2003-175035 A JP 2009-273517 A JP 2001-333903 A

  However, the above-described ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus requires a separate complicated circuit configuration to operate with low power consumption, which is a heavy burden in terms of cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of switching to an operation with low power consumption with an inexpensive and simple circuit configuration.

  In order to solve the above problems, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention generates an ultrasonic image based on received data obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves using an ultrasonic probe. A basic circuit for generating a B-mode ultrasonic image, a processor for generating a multi-mode ultrasonic image including a B-mode ultrasonic image, and a basic circuit and a processor are selected. When the basic circuit is selected by the circuit selection unit and the circuit selection unit, the power supply to the processor is cut off and an ultrasonic image is generated using the basic circuit, and the processor is selected by the circuit selection unit Includes a control unit that generates an ultrasonic image using a processor.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that an operation unit is provided, and the circuit selection unit selects either the basic circuit or the processor based on an input from the operator via the operation unit.

  Also, a diagnostic device main body including a basic circuit, a circuit selection unit, and a control unit, a connector for detachably connecting the processor to the diagnostic device main body, and an attachment / detachment detecting unit for detecting attachment / detachment of the processor to / from the diagnostic device main body via the connector The circuit selection unit selects the basic circuit when the attachment / detachment detection unit detects that the processor is removed from the diagnostic apparatus body, and detects that the processor is attached to the diagnosis apparatus body. When detected by the unit, it is preferable to select a processor.

  Further, a battery for power supply may be provided and driven by power from the battery.

  Further, a battery remaining amount detection unit that detects the remaining amount of the battery is provided, and the circuit selection unit preferentially operates when the remaining amount of the battery detected by the battery remaining amount detection unit falls below a predetermined value. A basic circuit can be selected.

  The basic circuit preferably includes a phase matching unit that performs phase matching of received data and a detection unit that performs detection processing of received data, and is incorporated in one integrated circuit together with a high-speed serial bus.

  An ultrasonic image generation method according to the present invention is an ultrasonic image generation method for generating an ultrasonic image based on reception data obtained by performing transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves using an ultrasonic probe, When a basic circuit for generating a B-mode ultrasound image and a processor for generating a multi-mode ultrasound image including a B-mode ultrasound image are selected and the basic circuit is selected, In this method, the power supply to the processor is cut off, an ultrasonic image is generated using a basic circuit, and when the processor is selected, the ultrasonic image is generated using the processor.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to switch between normal operation and power saving operation, and when a basic circuit is selected from among the basic circuit and the processor, the power supply to the processor is cut off and the basic circuit is used. When the ultrasound diagnosis is performed and the processor is selected, the ultrasound diagnosis is performed using the processor, so that the operation can be switched to the power saving operation with an inexpensive and simple circuit configuration.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to a third embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 shows an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe 1 and a diagnostic apparatus main body 3 connected to the ultrasonic probe 1 via a communication cable 2.

  The ultrasonic probe 1 has an array transducer 11, a transmission circuit 12 and a reception circuit 13 are connected to the array transducer 11, and a probe control unit 14 is connected to the transmission circuit 12 and the reception circuit 13.

The diagnostic apparatus body 3 has an A / D converter 15 connected to the receiving circuit 13 of the ultrasonic probe 1 via the communication cable 2, and a high-speed serial bus 16 is connected to the A / D converter 15, Further, a changeover switch SW1 is connected to the high-speed serial bus 16.
The change-over switch SW1 has a terminal A and a terminal B that are selectively connected. The terminal A includes a basic circuit 19 including a phase matching unit 17A and a B-mode circuit 18, a change-over switch SW2, a DSC (Digital Scan). Converter 20, display control unit 21, and image display unit 22 are sequentially connected.

  The high-speed serial bus 16, the changeover switch SW1, the phase matching unit 17A, the B-mode circuit 18, the changeover switch SW2, and the DSC 20 can be incorporated as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 23 on one integrated circuit. By incorporating these on one integrated circuit, the cost can be reduced.

The phase matching unit 17B is connected to the terminal B of the changeover switch SW1, and the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 are connected in parallel to the phase matching unit 17B. Yes.
Further, the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 are connected to the above-described change-over switch SW2 and sequentially connected to the memory controller 28 and the image memory 29.

The phase matching unit 17B, the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 described above can also be incorporated on one processor 27.
The change-over switch SW2 has a terminal C and a terminal D that are selectively connected, the B-mode circuit 18 of the basic circuit 19 is connected to the terminal C, and the B / M mode of the processor 27 is connected to the terminal D. Circuit 24, D mode circuit 25 and CF mode circuit 26 are connected.
Further, the main body control unit 30 is connected to the A / D conversion unit 15, the changeover switch SW <b> 1, the changeover switch SW <b> 2, the display control unit 21, and the processor 27, and the operation unit 31 and the storage unit 32 are connected to the main body control unit 30. Each is connected.
The probe control unit 14 of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the main body control unit 30 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 are connected to each other via the communication cable 2.

  The power source / battery unit 33 is connected to an external power source 35 via an AC adapter 34. The power source / battery unit 33 is not shown, but is connected to each part of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the diagnostic apparatus main body 3. Connected.

  The array transducer 11 of the ultrasonic probe 1 has a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers transmits an ultrasonic wave according to the drive signal supplied from the transmission circuit 12 and receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject to output a reception signal. Each ultrasonic transducer is, for example, a piezoelectric ceramic represented by PZT (lead zirconate titanate), a polymer piezoelectric element represented by PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), or PMN-PT (magnesium niobate / lead titanate). It is constituted by a vibrator in which electrodes are formed on both ends of a piezoelectric body made of a piezoelectric single crystal represented by a solid solution).

  When a pulsed or continuous wave voltage is applied to the electrodes of such a transducer, the piezoelectric material expands and contracts, generating pulsed or continuous wave ultrasonic waves from the respective transducers, and synthesizing those ultrasonic waves. As a result, an ultrasonic beam is formed. In addition, each transducer generates an electric signal by expanding and contracting by receiving propagating ultrasonic waves, and these electric signals are output as ultrasonic reception signals.

  The transmission circuit 12 includes, for example, a plurality of pulsars, and an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the array transducer 11 based on a transmission delay pattern selected according to a control signal from the probe control unit 14. The delay amount of each drive signal is adjusted so that the sound wave forms an ultrasonic beam, and then supplied to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

The receiving circuit 13 amplifies the reception signal transmitted from each ultrasonic transducer of the array transducer 11 and outputs the amplified signal to the diagnostic apparatus body 3.
The probe control unit 14 controls each unit of the ultrasonic probe 1 based on various control signals transmitted from the main body control unit 30 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3.

The A / D conversion unit 15 of the diagnostic apparatus body 3 performs A / D conversion on the reception data generated by the reception circuit 6 of the ultrasonic probe 1 and outputs the result.
The high-speed serial bus 16 changes the number of received data channels from, for example, 64 channels to 8 channels in order to enable high-speed data transmission and high-speed data processing of the received data output from the A / D converter 15. To do.

The changeover switch SW1 switches whether the transmission destination of the received data is the basic circuit 19 connected to the terminal A or the processor 27 connected to the terminal B according to an instruction from the main body control unit 30.
The phase matching unit 17A gives each received signal a delay according to the sound speed or the distribution of sound speeds set based on the reception delay pattern selected according to the control signal from the probe control unit 14 with respect to the received data. Then, the reception focus processing is performed. By this reception focus processing, reception data (sound ray signal) in which the focus of the ultrasonic echo is narrowed is generated.

The B-mode circuit 18 includes a Log compression circuit and a detection circuit. After phase-matched received data, the Log compression circuit corrects attenuation by distance according to the depth of the ultrasonic reflection position. By performing envelope detection processing by the detection circuit, a B-mode image signal that is tomographic image information relating to the tissue in the subject is generated.
The changeover switch SW2 is interlocked with the changeover switch SW1 in response to an instruction from the main body control unit 30, and when the changeover switch SW1 outputs received data to the basic circuit 19, the B-mode image signal from the basic circuit 19 is output to the DSC 20. When the terminal C is selected as described above and the changeover switch SW1 outputs the received data to the processor 27, the operation is performed so that the image data from the processor 27 is output to the DSC 20.

  The DSC 22 converts (raster conversion) the image signal generated by the basic circuit 19 or the processor 27 into an image signal in accordance with a normal television signal scanning method.

The display control unit 21 displays an ultrasonic diagnostic image on the image display unit 22 based on the image signal converted to be displayable.
The image display unit 22 includes, for example, a display device such as an LCD, and displays an ultrasound diagnostic image under the control of the display control unit 21.

The operation unit 31 has various operation buttons for an operator to perform an input operation. The operator selects either the normal operation or the power saving operation through the operation unit 31 and operates the changeover switches SW1 and SW2 through the main body control unit 30. When the power saving operation is selected, the main body control unit 30 operates the changeover switches SW1 and SW2 to be connected to the basic circuit 19, and when the normal operation is selected, the changeover switches SW1 and SW2 are operated. Are operated so as to be connected to the processor 27.
The storage unit 32 stores an operation program and the like, such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, an MO, an MT, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an SD card, a CF card, and a USB memory, or a server. Can be used.
The main body control unit 30 controls each unit in the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 based on various command signals input from the operation unit 31 by the operator.

  Further, the phase matching unit 17B operates in the same manner as the phase matching unit 17A. The reception data subjected to the reception focus processing in the phase matching unit 17B is output to any of the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 based on an instruction from the main body control unit 30. Is done.

The B / M mode circuit 24 includes a Log compression circuit and a detection circuit. In addition to the operations similar to those of the Log compression circuit and the detection circuit of the B mode circuit 18 described above, the B / M mode circuit 24 uses an M mode super A sound image signal is generated.
The D mode circuit 25 generates a Doppler image signal based on the received data, and the CF mode circuit 26 generates a color flow image signal based on the received data.
The image signal generated in any of the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 is output to the DSC 20 through the changeover switch SW2, and also to the image memory 29 through the memory controller 28. Saved.

  The memory controller 28 controls the image memory 26 based on an instruction from the main body control unit 30, and is generated in any of the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26. The image data is stored in the image memory 29, and the stored data is read from the image memory 29.

  The power source / battery unit 33 supplies power from the external power source 35 to each part of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 when the power is supplied from the external power source 35 through the AC adapter 34. When there is no power supply, power is supplied from the battery. Further, when the battery is connected to the external power source 35 and the charge amount of the battery is reduced, the battery is also charged.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
By turning on the power switch arranged in the operation unit 31 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3, power is supplied from the power source / battery unit 33 to each part in the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 and the ultrasonic probe 1. Is activated.

  Then, in accordance with the drive signal from the transmission circuit 12 of the ultrasonic probe 1, ultrasonic beams are sequentially transmitted from the plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the array transducer 11, and the reception signals received by the ultrasonic transducers are sequentially transmitted to the reception circuit 13. Output data is generated.

  These received data are A / D converted in the A / D converter 15 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3, the number of channels is changed in the high-speed serial bus 16, and a changeover switch is designated by an instruction from the main body controller 30. The data is transmitted to the basic circuit 19 or the processor 27 by SW1.

When the operation unit 31 is operated by the operator, the power saving operation is selected, and the high-speed serial bus 16 is connected to the basic circuit 19 by the changeover switch SW1 through the main body control unit 30, the received data is received by the phase matching unit 17A. Focus processing is performed, envelope detection is performed in the B-mode circuit 18 to generate a B-mode image signal, which is output to the DSC 20 via the change-over switch SW2 and converted into a displayable image signal, and the display control unit 21 is displayed as a B-mode image on the image display unit 22.
In this case, since the processor 27 is not used at all, the power supply from the power source / battery unit 33 is stopped by the main body control unit 30.

When the operation unit 31 is operated by the operator, the normal operation is selected, and the high-speed serial bus 16 is connected to the processor 27 by the changeover switch SW1 through the main body control unit 30, the received data is received by the phase matching unit 17B. Focus processing is performed, and an ultrasonic image signal is generated in any of the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit according to an instruction from the main body control unit 30.
The generated ultrasonic image signal is output to the DSC 20 via the changeover switch SW2 and converted into a displayable image signal. The display control unit 21 causes the image display unit 22 to display the B mode, M mode, D mode, and It is displayed as any ultrasonic image in the CF mode. Further, the generated ultrasonic image signal is stored as ultrasonic image data in the image memory 29 through the memory controller 28.

  In the first embodiment, when the normal operation is switched to the power saving operation, the power supply to the processor 27 is stopped by the main body control unit 30, so that the diagnostic device main body 3 can be operated with low power consumption.

Embodiment 2
Next, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. Note that the difference between the configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment and the configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first embodiment is that a processor 27, a memory controller 28, and an image memory 29 are as shown in FIG. Is unitized as a processor unit 41 and connected to the diagnostic apparatus body 4 via connectors 5A and 5B, and can be physically removed from the diagnostic apparatus body 4 by separating the connectors 5A and 5B. The diagnostic device main body 4 is configured by a portion surrounded by a one-dot chain line shown in FIG. 2 excluding the configuration of the processor unit 41 described above from the configuration of the diagnostic device main body 3 of the first embodiment. It is a point provided with the attachment / detachment detection part 42 which detects attachment / detachment of 5A and 5B.

That is, the diagnostic apparatus body 4 has an A / D converter 15 connected to the receiving circuit 13 of the ultrasonic probe 1 via the communication cable 2, and a high-speed serial bus 16 is connected to the A / D converter 15. In addition, a changeover switch SW1 is connected to the high-speed serial bus 16.
The change-over switch SW1 has a terminal A and a terminal B that are selectively connected. The terminal A includes a basic circuit 19 including a phase matching unit 17A and a B-mode circuit 18, a change-over switch SW2, a DSC 20, and a display. The control unit 21 and the image display unit 22 are sequentially connected.
In addition to the above, the diagnostic device main body 4 includes an A / D conversion unit 15, an ASIC 23, a changeover switch SW 1, a main body control unit 30 connected to the attachment / detachment detection unit 42, and an operation unit connected to the main body control unit 30. 31, a storage unit 32, and a power supply / battery unit 33.

The processor unit 41 includes a phase matching unit 17B connected to the terminal B of the changeover switch SW1 of the diagnostic apparatus body 4 via the connectors 5A and 5B, and a B / M mode connected in parallel to the phase matching unit 17B. Circuit 24, D-mode circuit 25, and CF-mode circuit 26. The phase matching unit 17B, the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 are configured as one processor 27. Further, the processor 27 is connected to the main body control unit 30 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 4 via the connectors 5A and 5B.
The B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26 are connected to the selector switch SW2 of the diagnostic apparatus body 4 via the connectors 5B and 5A, and the processor unit 41 The memory controller 28 and the image memory 29 are sequentially connected.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
When the connector 5B on the processor unit 41 side is not connected to the connector 5A on the diagnostic device body 4 side, the wiring drawn from the attachment / detachment detection unit 42 stays at the connector 5A and is not connected to the processor unit 41 side. Although the potential at the point P of the detection unit 42 is H level, when the connector 5B on the processor unit 41 side is connected to the connector 5A on the diagnostic device body 4 side, the wiring drawn from the attachment / detachment detection unit 42 is connected to the connector 5A. Since the processor unit 41 is connected to the ground via 5A and 5B, the potential at the point P of the attachment / detachment detector 42 changes to the L level. That is, the potential at the point P of the attachment / detachment detection unit 42 changes according to the attachment / detachment of the processor unit 41 to / from the diagnostic apparatus body 4.
Therefore, the main body control unit 30 monitors the potential at the point P of the attachment / detachment detection unit 42 and detects that the connectors 5A and 5B are connected and the processor unit 41 is attached to the diagnostic device main body 4 due to the change in potential. The switch SW1 is automatically switched from the terminal A to the terminal B, and the switch SW2 is switched from the terminal C to the terminal D.
Therefore, when the processor unit 41 is attached to the diagnostic apparatus main body 4, the normal operation using the processor 27 is executed in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the processor unit 41 is physically removed from the diagnostic apparatus main body 4 by the potential at the point P of the attachment / detachment detection unit 42, the main body control unit 30 switches the changeover switch SW1 from the terminal B to the terminal A. The switch SW2 is switched from the terminal D to the terminal C.
Therefore, when the processor unit 41 is detached from the diagnostic apparatus main body 4, in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment, the power saving operation using the basic circuit 19 is performed, and the processor unit 41 including the processor 27. The power supply to is stopped.
Note that, by operating the operation unit 31, it is possible to select the power saving operation and force the power saving operation to be performed even though the connectors 5A and 5B are connected.

In Embodiment 2, since the power supply to the processor unit 41 is automatically stopped by physically removing the processor unit 41 from the diagnostic apparatus body 4, the diagnostic apparatus body 4 can be operated with low power consumption. it can.
In the second embodiment, if the processor unit 41 is detached from the diagnostic apparatus main body 4, the normal operation using the processor 27 is not selected due to an operator's operation error.

Embodiment 3
Next, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. The difference between the configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the third embodiment and the configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first embodiment is that the remaining battery level in the power source / battery unit 33 is determined as shown in FIG. It is a point provided with the battery remaining amount detection part 36 which detects and outputs to the main body control part 30.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described.
In response to the detection value of the remaining battery level from the remaining battery level detection unit 36, the main body control unit 30 determines whether or not the remaining battery level has fallen below a predetermined value. Then, the selector switch SW1 and the selector switch SW2 are respectively switched to preferentially perform the power saving operation, and the power supply to the processor 27 is stopped. That is, when the main body control unit 30 determines that the remaining battery level has fallen below a predetermined value, the main body control unit 30 switches the changeover switch SW1 to the terminal A and the changeover switch SW2 to the terminal C. Thus, the power saving operation using the basic circuit 19 is executed, and the power supply to the processor 27 is stopped.

If it is determined that the remaining battery level has fallen below the predetermined value, the main body control unit 30 preferentially performs the power saving operation even if the normal operation is selected via the operation unit 31. Will be executed.
On the other hand, when the remaining amount of the battery is larger than the predetermined value, it is determined that there is room for executing the normal operation, and the operation selected via the operation unit 31 is kept as it is between the normal operation and the power saving operation. Executed.

  In the first to third embodiments, the processor 27 includes the memory controller 28 in addition to the phase matching unit 17B, the B / M mode circuit 24, the D mode circuit 25, and the CF mode circuit 26. But you can. A circuit can be constructed at a lower cost.

In the first to third embodiments, the ASIC 23 includes the high-speed serial bus 16, the changeover switch SW1, the phase matching unit 17A, the B-mode circuit 18, the changeover switch SW2, and the DSC 20, each of which is a separate board. It may be configured.
In the first to third embodiments, the ultrasonic probe 1 and the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 or 4 are connected to each other via the communication cable 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ultrasonic probe 1 is diagnosed. The apparatus main body 3 or 4 may be wirelessly connected.

The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention has been described in detail above. In the above-described embodiment, the ultrasonic probe 1 is configured to include the transmission circuit 12 and the reception circuit 13, but the transmission circuit 12 and the reception circuit 13 are on the diagnostic device body 3 side, and the ultrasonic probe 1 is the array transducer 11. It may be the composition provided only with.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultrasonic probe, 2 Communication cable, 3, 4 Diagnostic apparatus main body, 5A, 5B connector, 11 Array transducer, 12 Transmission circuit, 13 Reception circuit, 14 Probe control part, 15 A / D conversion part, 16 High-speed serial bus, 17A, 17B phase matching unit, 18 B mode circuit, 19 basic circuit, 20 DSC (Digital Scan Converter), 21 display control unit, 22 image display unit, 23 ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 24 B / M mode circuit , 25 D mode circuit, 26 CF mode circuit, 27 processor, 28 memory controller, 29 image memory, 30 main body control unit, 31 operation unit, 32 storage unit, 33 power source / battery unit, 34 AC adapter, 35 external power source 36 Battery level Out portion, 41 the processor unit, 42 detachment detection unit, SW1, SW2 selector switch.

Claims (7)

An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that generates an ultrasound image based on reception data obtained by performing ultrasound transmission / reception using an ultrasound probe,
A basic circuit for generating a B-mode ultrasound image;
A processor for generating a multi-mode ultrasound image including a B-mode ultrasound image;
A circuit selection unit for selecting either the basic circuit or the processor;
When the basic circuit is selected by the circuit selection unit, the power supply to the processor is cut off and an ultrasonic image is generated using the basic circuit, and the processor is selected by the circuit selection unit In this case, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates an ultrasonic image using the processor. Furthermore, it has an operation part,
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuit selection unit selects either the basic circuit or the processor based on an input from an operator via the operation unit. A diagnostic device body including the basic circuit, the circuit selection unit, and the control unit;
A connector for detachably connecting the processor to the diagnostic apparatus body;
An attachment / detachment detection unit for detecting attachment / detachment of the processor to the diagnostic apparatus body via the connector;
The circuit selection unit selects the basic circuit when the attachment / detachment detection unit detects that the processor has been removed from the diagnostic device body, and the processor has been attached to the diagnostic device body. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is selected when detected by the attachment / detachment detection unit.   The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a battery for supplying power, and driven by power from the battery. Furthermore, a battery remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of the battery is provided,
5. The circuit selection unit according to claim 4, wherein the circuit selection unit preferentially selects the basic circuit when the remaining battery level detected by the remaining battery level detection unit falls below a predetermined value. Ultrasound diagnostic equipment.   The basic circuit includes a phase matching unit that performs phase matching of the reception data and a detection unit that performs detection processing of the reception data, and is incorporated in a single integrated circuit together with a high-speed serial bus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in any one of 1-5. An ultrasonic image generation method for generating an ultrasonic image based on reception data obtained by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave using an ultrasonic probe,
Selecting either a basic circuit for generating a B-mode ultrasound image or a processor for generating a multi-mode ultrasound image including a B-mode ultrasound image;
When the basic circuit is selected, the power supply to the processor is cut off and an ultrasonic image is generated using the basic circuit. When the processor is selected, the processor is used to An ultrasonic image generation method characterized by generating a sound image.

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