| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the data amount to heighten the transmission quality while achieving downsizing of an ultrasonic probe in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for performing serial transmission between an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body. SOLUTION: This ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes (i) an ultrasonic probe including: a plurality of ultrasonic transducers which transmit a wide ultrasonic beam covering an area of a tissue in a subject according to a plurality of drive signals and receive an ultrasonic echo reflected from the area of the tissue in the subject to output a plurality of receive signals; a receive signal processing unit for generating parallel sample data containing information on the area of the tissue based on the receive signals; a parallel/serial conversion unit for converting the parallel sample data to serial sample data; and a communication unit for transmitting the sample data and (ii) an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body for generating an image signal by performing receive signal focusing processing on the sample data transmitted from the ultrasonic probe. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
