ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC SCANNING METHOD

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13693536

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According to one embodiment, a detector detects a position at a leading end of a puncture needle. A determination unit determines a first scanning region in a subject and a second scanning region based on the position at the detected leading end, the second scanning region being narrower than the first scanning region. A transmission/reception controller controls a transmitter and a receiver to switches between first ultrasonic scanning for the first scanning region and second ultrasonic scanning for the second scanning region according to an instruction from an operator.

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TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONOTAWARA-SHI TOCHIGI-KEN 324-0036

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KAMIYAMA, Naohisa Utsunomiya-shi, JP 117 1423
OKAMURA, Yoko Irvine, US 25 238
YOSHIARA, Hiroki Nasushiobara-shi, JP 26 145
YOSHIDA, Tetsuya Bergschenhoek, NL 156 762

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