Ultrasonic image recording method and system

Claim 2

An M mode ultrasonic image recording method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting an ultrasonic reception signal from a subject being examined; (b) subjecting said ultrasonic signal to image processing and storing an M mode ultrasonic image thus obtained; (c) calculating image data from the M mode ultrasonic image thus stored; (d) storing, in a digital memory, ultrasonic scanning condition data which represents the scanning parameters in effect when the M mode ultrasonic image is obtained; (e) correlating with respect to time the stored ultrasonic scanning condition data with the calculated M mode ultrasonic image data; and (f) simultaneously recording both said M mode ultrasonic image data and said ultrasonic scanning condition data on a recording sheet along a length direction thereof, said simultaneous recording being performed so that said M mode ultrasonic image data is recorded only on a specifically designated recording area on said recording sheet along the length direction thereof.

Claim 3

The method according to claim 1, wherein said ultrasonic scanning condition data recorded on said recording sheet is so set as to be displayed in a designated position on said ultrasonic image before superimposition on said ultrasonic image.

Claim 4

An ultrasonic image recording system comprising: means for detecting an ultrasonic reception signal from a subject; means for subjecting said ultrasonic signal to image processing and for storing an M mode ultrasonic image thus obtained; means for calculating image data from said stored M mode ultrasonic image; means for storing, in a digital memory, ultrasonic scanning condition data which represents the scanning parameters in effect when said M mode ultrasonic image is obtained; means for setting said stored ultrasonic scanning condition data at a designated position on the M mode ultrasonic image; means for simultaneously superimposing said ultrasonic scanning condition data and said calculated M mode ultrasonic image data one over the other so that said M mode ultrasonic image data is recorded only on a specifically designated recording area on said recording sheet along the length direction thereof; and means for recording said superimposed M mode ultrasonic image data and said ultrasonic scanning condition data on the same recording sheet.

Claim 5

An ultrasonic image recording system comprising: means for detecting an ultrasonic reception signal from a subject; means for subjecting said ultrasonic signal to image processing and for storing an M mode ultrasonic image thus obtained; means for calculating image data from said stored M mode ultrasonic image; means for storing, in a digital memory, ultrasonic scanning condition data which represents the scanning parameters in effect when said M mode ultrasonic image is obtained; means for setting said stored ultrasonic scanning condition data at a designated position on the M mode ultrasonic image; means for simultaneously superimposing said ultrasonic scanning condition data and said calculated M mode ultrasonic image data one over the other so that said M mode ultrasonic image data is recorded only on a specifically designated recording area on said recording sheet along the length direction thereof; and means for recording said superimposed M mode ultrasonic image data and said ultrasonic scanning condition data on the same recording sheet.

Claim 6

The system according to claim 3, wherein the display of said ultrasonic image, which is recorded on a recording sheet, is restricted to only a specifically designated recording area on said recording sheet, before superimposition on said ultrasonic scanning condition data.

Claim 7

The system according to claim 4, wherein a means is provided which sets said ultrasonic scanning condition data, which is recorded on said recording sheet, to a designated position on said ultrasonic image before superimposition on the ultrasonic image.