ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPH WHICH SETS DOPPLER SAMPLE POINT FROM BLOOD FLOW INFORMATION, AND DOPPLER SAMPLE POINT SETTING METHOD

摘要

A Doppler sample point setting apparatus in an ultrasonic tomograph comprises a probe 1 for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an object 12; a signal processing unit 2, 5, 6 for causing the probe to transmit the ultrasonic waves, receiving and signal-processing ultrasonic reflected echo signals received by the probe, and outputting an ultrasonic tomogram, a bloodstream image and bloodstream information; a display unit 3 for displaying the ultrasonic tomogram, the bloodstream image and the Doppler sample point; and a control unit 4, 7, 8, 9 for automatically setting the position of the Doppler sample point on the basis of the bloodstream information.