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- 周期的な信号列に基づいてデジタル変調処理された連続波の送信信号を出力する送信信号処理部と、
送信信号に対応した超音波を生体に送波して生体からの反射波を受波することにより受信信号を得る送受波部と、
実質的に送信信号に等しい波形の参照信号を用いて受信信号に対して復調処理を施すことにより復調信号を得る受信信号処理部と、
復調信号からドプラ情報を抽出するドプラ情報抽出部と、
を有し、
生体内の目標位置の深さに応じた遅延処理により前記目標位置から得られる受信信号の周期的な信号列と参照信号の周期的な信号列との間の相関関係を調整して復調処理を施すことにより、前記目標位置からのドプラ情報を選択的に抽出する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1に記載の超音波診断装置において、
生体内の目標位置の深さに応じた遅延処理を施して受信信号と参照信号との間の遅延関係を調整することにより前記相関関係を調整する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項2に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記遅延処理により、目標位置から得られる受信信号の周期的な信号列と参照信号の周期的な信号列との間の相関を強める、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項3に記載の超音波診断装置において、
目標位置の深さに応じた遅延量だけ参照信号を遅延処理することにより、目標位置から得られる受信信号の信号列パターンと参照信号の信号列パターンとを互いに一致させる、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記送信信号処理部は、周期的な信号列に基づいた位相シフトキーイングにより搬送波信号の位相を変化させて形成された連続波の送信信号を出力する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の超音波診断装置において、
前記ドプラ情報抽出部は、ドプラ情報として、復調信号に含まれる直流信号成分に対応したドプラ信号成分を抽出する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の超音波診断装置において、
互いに異なる複数の遅延量に基づいて参照信号を遅延処理することにより、複数の目標位置に対応した複数の遅延参照信号を形成する遅延処理部をさらに有し、
前記受信信号処理部は、複数の遅延参照信号を用いて受信信号に対して復調処理を施すことにより複数の目標位置に対応した複数の復調信号を形成し、
前記ドプラ情報抽出部は、複数の復調信号に基づいて、生体内の深さ方向に並んだ複数の目標位置からのドプラ情報を抽出する、
ことを特徴とする超音波診断装置。
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