METHOD FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTIC OF A BLOOD VESSEL AND UTRASOUND APPARATUS THEREOF

Disclosed is a method for accurately measuring the arterial stiffness based on ultrasonic images. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an ultrasound apparatus comprises: an ultrasonic waves transceiver unit for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object and receiving ultrasonic echo...

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Hauptverfasser:	HONG, GEU RU, PARK, SUNG WOOK, LEE, BONG HEON, CHUNG, NAM SIKC, LEE, JIN YONG, CHANG, HYUK JAE, PARK, JIN KI, YOON, JI HYUN, KIM, JONG HWA, SONG, JOO HYUN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; kor
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed is a method for accurately measuring the arterial stiffness based on ultrasonic images. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an ultrasound apparatus comprises: an ultrasonic waves transceiver unit for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object and receiving ultrasonic echo signals reflected from the object; a control unit for extracting how much the diameter of blood vessels changes based on the ultrasonic echo signals; and a display unit for displaying at least one image which displays the graph of blood pressure of the object and the point of inflection on the graph of blood pressure, based on the extracted changes on the diameter of blood vessels. Additionally, the control unit is capable of measuring the arterial stiffness based on the blood pressure corresponding to the point of inflection. 초음파 신호를 대상체로 송신하고, 대상체로부터 반사되는 초음파 에코 신호를 수신하는 초음파 송수신부, 초음파 에코 신호에 기초하여, 대상체의 혈관의 직경의 변화량을 검출하는 제어부, 및 검출된 직경의 변화량에 기초하여, 대상체의 혈압을 나타내는 혈압 그래프 및 혈압 그래프 내의 변곡점을 나타내는 적어도 하나의 이미지를 디스플레이하는 디스플레이부를 포함하고, 제어부는 변곡점에 대응하는 혈압에 기초하여 혈관의 경직도를 산출하는, 일 실시예에 따른 초음파 장치가 개시된다.