公开(公告)号：US20180271480A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15762628

申请日：2016-04-28

Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.

Inventor： Kenichi KAWABATA ,  Hideki YOSHIKAWA ,  Rei ASAMI ,  Takahide TERADA ,  Kazuhiro YAMANAKA ,  Yushi TSUBOTA ,  Wenjing WU

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5246 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/543

Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging device according to the present invention includes: a container provided with an opening for inserting a target region of a subject; and a transmission/reception unit that transmits ultrasound to the target region inserted into the container filled with a liquid and receives the ultrasound that penetrates the target region or is reflected from the target region. The container has a pressure reducing unit that holds the target region in the container by reducing a pressure in the container of which the opening is covered with the target region. According to the present invention, since it is possible to maintain a shape close to a predetermined shape when the target region of a breast or the like is inserted into a container filled with the liquid, it is possible to measure the target region with high accuracy by transmitting and receiving ultrasound.