Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image processing apparatus

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PATENT NO 9173629
APP PUB NO 20110118599A1
SERIAL NO

12944305

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Certain embodiments provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including a data acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of spatially overlapping ultrasonic images or a plurality of temporarily consecutive ultrasonic images, a block extraction unit configured to extract, for each pixel, a block having a predetermined size and including each pixel as a central pixel for each of the plurality of ultrasonic images, a covariance calculation unit configured to calculate a covariance for each pixel of each of the plurality of ultrasonic images by using the block for each pixel, and a generating unit configured to generate a synthesized image using the plurality of ultrasonic images and to control a level of each pixel of the synthesized image based on a covariance of each pixel of each of the plurality of ultrasonic images.

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  • TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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Osumi, Ryota Nasushiobara, JP 55 265

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