In order to properly discern a plurality of streams of blood flow having different contrast agent arrival times or blood concentration properties, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 comprises: an ultrasonic probe 1; a transceiver section 2; a quadrature detector section 3; a power calculating section...http://www.google.com/patents/US6582370?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6582370 - Blood flow imaging method, blood flow imaging apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus