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an ultrasonic probe (100) for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object to be inspected and receiving ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of the ultrasonic waves in the object to output reception signals;
signal processing means (28) for performing at least envelope detection processing on the reception signals outputted from said ultrasonic probe (100) to generate envelope data;
image data generating means (30) for generating image data representing an ultrasonic image on the object based on the envelope data;
pre-measurement processing means (312) for performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data; and
measuring means (313) for performing measurement based on the envelope data processed by said pre-measurement processing means (312)."],"number":1,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
ROI (region of interest) setting means (315) for setting a ROI in the ultrasonic image represented by the image data generated by said image data generating means (30);
wherein said pre-measurement processing means (312) performs structural image generating processing on the envelope data corresponding to the ROI set by said ROI setting means (315)."],"number":2,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
an operation unit (22) to be used for selecting plural measurement points from among one group of envelope data according to an operation of an operator;
wherein said measuring means (313) measures an IMT (intimamedia thickness) of abloodvesselbasedon coordinates of said plural measurement points in the envelope data processed by said pre-measurement processing means (312)."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said operation unit (22) is used for inputting plural combination patterns of measurement points and priorities thereof, and a combination pattern of measurement points is provided to said measurement means (313) according to the priorities inputted by using said operation unit (22) ."],"number":4,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said operation unit (22) is used for setting plural measurement points, and when plural measurement points are set by using said operation unit (22), the plural measurement points are provided to said measurement means (313)."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A data measurement method to be used in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object to be inspected and receiving ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of the ultrasonic waves in the object to obtain reception signals and performing at least envelope detection processing on the reception signals to generate envelope data, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) generating image data representing an ultrasonic image on the object based on the envelope data;
(b) performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data; and
(c) performing measurement based on the envelope data processed at step (b)."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The data measurement method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of:
(d) setting a ROI (region of interest) in the ultrasonic image represented by the image data generated at step (a) ;
wherein step (b) includes performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data corresponding to the ROI set at step (d)."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The data measurement method according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising the step of:
(e) selecting plural measurement points from among one group of envelope data according to an operation of an operator;
wherein step (c) includes measuring an IMT (intima media thickness) of a blood vessel based on coordinates of said plural measurement points in the envelope data processed at step (b)."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A data measurement program embodied on a computer readable medium, to be used in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object to be inspected and receiving ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of the ultrasonic waves in the object to obtain reception signals and performing at least envelope detection processing on the reception signals to generate envelope data, said program actuating a CPU to execute the procedures of:
(a) generating image data representing an ultrasonic image on the object based on the envelope data;
(b) performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data; and
(c) performing measurement based on the envelope data processed at procedure (b)."],"number":9,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The data measurement program according to claim 9, further actuating the CPU to execute the procedure of:
(d) setting a ROI (region of interest) in the ultrasonic image represented by the image data generated at procedure (a) ;
wherein procedure (b) includes performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data corresponding to the ROI set at procedure (d)."],"number":10,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The data measurement program according to claim 9 or 10, further actuating the CPU to execute the procedure of:
(e) selecting plural measurement points from among one group of envelope data according to an operation of an operator;
wherein procedure (c) includes measuring an IMT (intima media thickness) of a blood vessel based on coordinates of said plural measurement points in the envelope data processed at procedure (b) ."],"number":11,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}