Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
According to one embodiment, there is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which comprises data processing circuitry, a display, input interface circuitry and system control circuitry. The data processing circuitry generates at least B-mode data and Doppler spectral data. The display displays images based on the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data that have been generated by the data processing circuitry. The input interface circuitry inputs one of an instruction to transit to a mode of the Doppler spectral data and an operation to a range gate. The system control circuitry changes a display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display based on the Doppler spectral data generated in a predetermined time after the input in response to the input to the input interface circuitry.
1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising:
data processing circuitry configured to generate at least B-mode data and Doppler spectral data;
a display configured to display images based on the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data generated by the data processing circuitry;
input interface circuitry configured to input an instruction to transition to a Doppler spectral mode in which the Doppler spectral data is generate, and input an operation to set a range gate; and
system control circuitry configured to
determine, based on the Doppler spectral data generated in a predetermined time period after the input of the instruction to transition to the Doppler spectral mode is received, whether the generation of data has transited in an order of the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data and whether aliasing was generated,
change a display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display when it is determined that both the generation of the data transits in the order of the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data and that the aliasing was generated, does not change the display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display when it is determined that the generation of the data does not transit in the order of the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data or aliasing was not generated,
wherein the predetermined time period starts upon transition to the Doppler spectral mode.
2. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the data processing circuitry is further configured to generate color Doppler data,
the input interface circuitry is further configured to input an instruction to transition to a color Doppler mode, and
the system control circuitry further determines, based on the color Doppler data generated in the predetermined time internal after the input of the instruction to transition to the color Doppler mode is received, whether the generation of data has transited in an order of the B-mode data, the color Doppler data, and the Doppler spectral data and whether the aliasing was generated, changes the display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display when it is determined that both the generation of the data transits in the order of the B-mode data, the color Doppler data, and the Doppler spectral data and that the aliasing was generated, and does not change the display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display when it is determined that the generation of the data does not transit in the order of the B-mode data, the color Doppler data, and the Doppler spectral data.
3. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising ECG circuitry configured to measure heart beats of a patient,
wherein the predetermined time period is a time of at least one heart beat of the heart beats of the patient measured by the ECG circuitry.
4. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the system control circuitry is further configured to change the display form of the image based on the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display by adjusting at least one of a scale, a baseline, an enlargement ratio, and a reduction ratio.
5. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when a spatial position of one of an ultrasonic probe and the range gate is changed after changing the display form, the system control circuitry changes the display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display in response to the change of the spatial position.
6. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transitions to a B-mode and then transitions to the Doppler spectral mode without an operation of the range gate after changing the display form, the system control circuitry does not change the display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display.