| 摘要 |
Elastic data such as the distortion and elastic moulds of a tissue of a subject (1) at measurement points of a cross-sectional portion of the subject is determined according to ultrasonic tomography data measured by applying a pressure to the tissue of the subject (1). An elastic image of the cross-sectional portion is created from the elastic data and displayed. The distribution of the elastic data such as the distortion and elastic modulus of the region of interest ROI set in the elastic image is displayed with a histogram. Hence, in addition to the information on the elasticity of the tissue graded with hue of brightness, new quantitative information reflecting the tissue properties is provided to support examination of a tissue. |
