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US 11,647,979 · App. 17/145,467 · Granted May 16, 2023

Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus

Inventor: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
A61B8/08A61B8/403A61B8/4254A61B8/4444A61B8/461
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Patent No.
US 11,647,979
App. No.
17/145,467
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus ( 1 ), which performs a compression test with respect to at least two points of a popliteal vein and a common femoral vein of a subject, includes an ultrasound probe ( 15 ), an image acquisition unit ( 8 ) that acquires an ultrasound image by transmitting an ultrasound beam toward the subject from the ultrasound probe ( 15 ), a vein detection unit ( 9 ) that detects the popliteal vein included in the ultrasound image, and an operation guiding unit ( 10 ) that guides a user, in a case where the compression test of the popliteal vein is performed, to operate the ultrasound probe such that the ultrasound probe ( 15 ) is positioned at a position in which only one popliteal vein is included in the ultrasound image based on the number of the popliteal veins detected by the vein detection unit ( 9 ).

Claims (43)

1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that performs a compression test with respect to at least two points of a popliteal vein and a common femoral vein of a subject, the apparatus comprising:

an ultrasound probe and a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to

acquire an ultrasound image by transmitting an ultrasound beam toward the subject from the ultrasound probe,

detect the popliteal vein included in the acquired ultrasound image,

guide a user to operate the ultrasound probe to fix a position of the ultrasound probe in a case where the compression test of the popliteal vein is performed and only one popliteal vein is detected, and

guide the user to move the ultrasound probe to an upper side of a back of a knee of the subject in a case where the compression test of the popliteal vein is performed and a plurality of popliteal veins are detected.

2. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configure to

determine whether a movement range of the ultrasound probe by the user from a point in time when the ultrasound probe is guided to be moved to an upper side of the back of the knee of the subject is within a predetermined range, and

guide the user to move the ultrasound probe to the back of the knee of the subject in a case where the determination is made that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range.

3. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where the number of frames of a plurality of the acquired ultrasound images exceeds a predetermined number of frames from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee.

4. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where an elapsed time from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee exceeds a predetermined time.

5. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the ultrasound probe includes an acceleration sensor, and

the processor is further configured to

estimate a movement distance of the ultrasound probe based on an acceleration of the ultrasound probe measured by the acceleration sensor, and

determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where the estimated movement distance of the ultrasound probe exceeds a predetermined distance.

6. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the apparatus is further comprising a display device, and

the processor is further configured to cause the display device to display operation guidance on the ultrasound probe for the user.

7. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that performs a compression test with respect to at least two points of a popliteal vein and a common femoral vein of a subject, the apparatus comprising:

an ultrasound probe and a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to

acquire an ultrasound image by transmitting an ultrasound beam toward the subject from the ultrasound probe,

detect the popliteal vein included in the acquired ultrasound image,

guide a user to move the ultrasound probe to an upper side of a back of a knee of the subject in a case where the compression test of the popliteal vein is performed,

determine whether a movement range of the ultrasound probe by the user from a point in time when the ultrasound probe is guided to be moved to an upper side of the back of the knee of the subject is within a predetermined range, and

guide the user to move the ultrasound probe to the back of the knee of the subject in a case where the determination is made that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range.

8. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where the number of frames of a plurality of the acquired ultrasound images exceeds a predetermined number of frames from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee.

9. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where an elapsed time from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee exceeds a predetermined time.

10. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the ultrasound probe includes an acceleration sensor, and

the processor is further configured to

estimate a movement distance of the ultrasound probe based on an acceleration of the ultrasound probe measured by the acceleration sensor, and

determine that the movement range of the ultrasound probe from a point in time when the operation of the ultrasound probe is guided such that the ultrasound probe is moved to an upper side of the back of the knee is beyond the predetermined movement range in a case where the estimated movement distance of the ultrasound probe exceeds a predetermined distance.

11. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the apparatus is further comprising a display device, and

the processor is further configured to cause the display device to display operation guidance on the ultrasound probe for the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: MATSUMOTO, TSUYOSHI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054871/0744 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-158383 · Aug 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019026022 · Jul 1, 2019
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