Ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, and ultrasound probe diagnosing method

摘要

An ultrasound probe diagnosing apparatus which diagnoses an ultrasound probe having an array of a plurality of ultrasound transducing elements on the basis of how the ultrasound probe receives reflected ultrasound waves from a test object placed to face the ultrasound probe, includes a part which detects a posture of the ultrasound probe with respect to the test object by comparing reflected ultrasound signals received by at least some of the plurality of ultrasound transducing elements, and a presenting part which presents information based on the detected posture.

主权项

1. An ultrasound probe diagnosing system, comprising:
an ultrasound probe including an array of a plurality of ultrasound transducing elements configured to diagnose the ultrasound probe on the basis of how the ultrasound probe receives reflected ultrasound waves from a test object placed to face the ultrasound probe; a control microprocessor configured to:
variably set transmission/reception periods in repetitive ultrasound wave transmission/reception for each ultrasound wave transmission/reception, the transmission/reception periods being variably set so that times of the transmission/reception periods are sequentially incremented;execute, for at least one of the ultrasound transducing elements, a processing of adding reflected ultrasound signals repeatedly output from one of the plurality of ultrasound transducing elements for each of said set transmission/reception periods while leading edges of the reflected ultrasound signals are matched with each other; anddiagnose the ultrasound probe on the basis of at least one of the added reflected ultrasound signals by using the at least one of the added reflected ultrasound signals in a posture determination.