Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus
View Patent ↗An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus: in conjunction with change of a projection region using an operation part, changes a viewpoint to a position where a reference cross section is in front and the changed projection region is on the back; in conjunction with change of the viewpoint using the operation part, changes a region where the reference cross section is in front and the changed viewpoint is on the back to the projection region; in conjunction with change of a scanning region using the operation part, changes the viewpoint to a position where the reference cross section is in front and the changed scanning region is on the back; in conjunction with change of the viewpoint using the operation part, changes the scanning region to a region where the reference cross section is in front and the viewpoint is on the back; and then executes rendering.
1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that acquires volume data by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an inside of a subject body and generates an image based on the volume data, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:
a first image generator configured to generate a cross sectional image of a designated or predefined reference cross section based on the volume data;
a second image generator configured to generate a projection image by rendering a predetermined projection region in a direction from a predetermined viewpoint, based on the volume data;
a display configured to display the cross sectional image generated by the first image generator and the projection image generated by the second image generator;
an operation part with which change of the projection region is inputted; and
a determining part configured to determine whether a display position of the predetermined viewpoint moves or not; and wherein
the second image generator is configured to execute a rendering process for a changed projection region, which exists on the back of the reference cross section from another viewpoint when the display position of the predetermined viewpoint is determined to have been moved, and wherein
the second image generator, in conjunction with changing the projection region by the operation part decides a position of the another viewpoint so that the reference cross section is seen in front of the changed projection region inputted by the operation part.
2. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image generator changes the predetermined viewpoint around an axis of a depth direction in a local coordinate system of the volume data.
3. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image generator changes the predetermined viewpoint when the projection region is changed beyond the reference cross section in the change by the operation part.
4. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image generator previously stores information representing the projection region and range information of the predetermined viewpoint, said predetermined viewpoint determined so that the reference cross section is seen in front of the predetermined viewpoint with the projection region existing in back of the reference cross section extending away from the predetermined viewpoint, the information representing the projection region and the range information of the predetermined viewpoint being linked to each other.
5. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the another viewpoint is across the reference cross section from the predetermined viewpoint.
6. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that acquires volume data by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an inside of a subject body and generates an image based on the volume data, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to
generate a cross sectional image of a designated or predefined reference cross section based on the volume data,
generate a projection image by rendering a predetermined projection region in a direction from a predetermined viewpoint, based on the volume data,
display the cross sectional image and the projection image,
determine whether a display position of the predetermined viewpoint moves or not,
execute a rendering process for a changed projection region, which exists on the back of the reference cross section from another viewpoint when the display position of the predetermined viewpoint is determined to have been moved, and
decide, in conjunction with changing the projection region, a position of the another viewpoint so that the reference cross section is seen in front of the changed projection region.