CN109567860B

CN109567860B - Ultrasonic imaging method, apparatus and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN109567860B
Application number: CN201811222650.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜玉新; 温博; 孟华; 王红燕; 徐钟慧
Original assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd; Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Current assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd; Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Priority date: 2018-10-19
Filing date: 2018-10-19
Publication date: 2022-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 2038-10-19
Also published as: CN114305499B; CN114305499A; CN109567860A

Abstract

The present application relates to an ultrasound imaging method, apparatus and storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using inspection parameters corresponding to a default inspection mode, receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier, starting the section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, and the method comprises the following steps: determining a first target section mark from at least one section mark, determining a first inspection mode corresponding to the first target section mark according to the corresponding relation between the preset section mark and the inspection mode, and executing an ultrasonic imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode. By adopting the method, the inspection efficiency can be improved, and the accuracy of the inspection image and the accuracy of the inspection result can be improved.

Description

Ultrasonic imaging method, apparatus and storage medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular, to an ultrasound imaging method, device, and storage medium.

Background

With the rapid development of the field of medical equipment, the auxiliary function of the medical equipment is more and more unavailable in clinic. The ultrasonic examination apparatus is clinically important as a general developing apparatus.

In general, during an ultrasound examination, a doctor needs to examine a plurality of regions of an examination object so as to determine examination results of the respective regions from slice images of the respective regions. However, since the features of each part to be inspected are different, in order to obtain a sectional image of each part to be inspected, a doctor is often required to manually set inspection parameters of the inspection equipment for different parts to be inspected so as to obtain an inspection result.

However, the detection method in the conventional technology has low detection efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an ultrasound imaging method, an ultrasound imaging apparatus, and a storage medium capable of improving detection efficiency in view of the above technical problems.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound imaging method, including:

executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode;

receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier;

starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps:

determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier;

determining a first inspection mode of the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode;

executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal;

and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound imaging method, including:

performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe;

determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe;

performing the ultrasound imaging procedure with the first target ultrasound probe;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound imaging apparatus, including: the ultrasonic probe, the transmitting circuit, the receiving circuit and the processor; wherein the processor performs the steps of:

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound imaging apparatus, including: the ultrasonic probe, the transmitting circuit, the receiving circuit and the processor; wherein the processor performs the steps of:

performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

According to the ultrasonic imaging method and the ultrasonic imaging equipment, the ultrasonic imaging equipment can execute the ultrasonic imaging process by using the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode, the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section mark by receiving the trigger instruction of the first section scanning protocol, the section scanning process is started according to the first section scanning protocol, and the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target section identifier from at least one section identifier, determining a first examination mode corresponding to the first target section identifier according to a corresponding relation between a preset section identifier and an examination mode, and executing an ultrasonic imaging process according to examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode, wherein the ultrasonic imaging process comprises the following steps: exciting an ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to a target object through a transmitting circuit, and controlling the ultrasonic probe to receive ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object through a receiving circuit so as to obtain a first ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the first ultrasonic echo signal. The method provided by the embodiment of the application greatly reduces the times of clicking the mouse and the keyboard by the user in the checking process, so that the user operation is simplified and convenient, and the checking efficiency is greatly improved; and the error of manually setting the inspection mode caused by insufficient experience or improper operation of the user can be avoided, the accuracy of the section image is greatly improved, and the accuracy of the inspection result is greatly improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to another embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to yet another embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to yet another embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to yet another embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of ultrasound imaging according to yet another embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to another embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

The ultrasound imaging method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be applied to the ultrasound imaging apparatus shown in fig. 1, and fig. 1 is a schematic structural block diagram of an ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 in the embodiment of the present application. The ultrasound imaging device 10 may include a probe 100, a transmit circuit 101, a transmit/receive select switch 102, a receive circuit 103, a beam forming circuit 104, a processor 105, and a display 106. The transmit circuit 101 may excite the probe 100 to transmit ultrasound waves to the target object. The receiving circuit 103 may receive an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object through the probe 100, thereby obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal/data. The ultrasonic echo signals/data are subjected to beamforming processing by the beamforming circuit 104, and then sent to the processor 105. The processor 105 processes the ultrasound echo signals/data to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object or an ultrasound image of the interventional object. The ultrasound images obtained by the processor 105 may be stored in the memory 107. These ultrasound images may be displayed on the display 106.

In an embodiment of the present application, the display 106 of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 10 may be a touch display screen, a liquid crystal display screen, or the like, or may be an independent display apparatus such as a liquid crystal display, a television, or the like, which is independent from the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 10, or may be a display screen on an electronic apparatus such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like.

In one embodiment of the present application, the memory 107 of the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 can be a flash memory card, a solid-state memory, a hard disk, or the like.

In an embodiment of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided, where a plurality of program instructions are stored, and when the plurality of program instructions are called by the processor 105 to be executed, some or all of the steps of the ultrasound imaging method in the embodiments of the present application, or any combination of the steps thereof, may be executed.

In one embodiment, the computer readable storage medium may be the memory 107, which may be a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory card, solid state memory, hard disk, or the like.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 105 of the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or a combination thereof, and may use a circuit, a single or multiple Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), a single or multiple general purpose integrated circuits, a single or multiple microprocessors, a single or multiple programmable logic devices, or a combination of the foregoing circuits or devices, or other suitable circuits or devices, so that the processor 105 may perform the corresponding steps of the ultrasound imaging method in the various embodiments of the present application.

The following describes the technical solutions of the present application and how to solve the above technical problems with specific embodiments. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an ultrasound imaging method according to an embodiment, where the embodiment relates to a specific process in which an ultrasound imaging device automatically executes an ultrasound imaging procedure according to a received trigger instruction. As shown in fig. 2, the method includes:

and S101, executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

Wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

The default inspection mode may be an inspection mode with a high frequency of use, or may be an inspection mode capable of supporting the most inspection types, and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging device sets the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode, and executes the ultrasound imaging process. Wherein the ultrasonic imaging process comprises: and transmitting ultrasonic waves to the target object through the probe, returning ultrasonic echoes from the target object through the probe to obtain an ultrasonic callback signal, and obtaining a section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic callback signal.

S102, receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier.

Specifically, the user sends a trigger instruction to the ultrasound imaging device through an external device of the ultrasound imaging device, and optionally, the external device may be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, or a voice recognition device. For example, the user may click a selection key of a required section scanning protocol through a mouse or a touch screen, may also input an identifier of the required section scanning protocol through a keyboard, and may also input a name of the required section scanning protocol through voice, which is not limited in this embodiment. It should be noted that the trigger instruction carries information of a section scanning protocol to be used, where each section scanning protocol includes at least one section identifier, and each section identifier may correspond to an imaging depth or an imaging angle of a scanned region, so as to scan a lesion condition of a different depth or angle of a region, for example, a system late pregnancy protocol may include a plurality of section identifiers such as a thalamus horizontal cross section, a lateral ventricle horizontal cross section, and a cerebellum horizontal cross section.

S103, starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; and determining a first inspection mode corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode.

Specifically, each scanning protocol may include at least one slice identifier, so that the processor of the ultrasound imaging apparatus may start a slice scanning procedure according to the at least one slice identifier included in the first slice scanning protocol. It should be noted that the slice scanning process may include determining, from the at least one slice identifier, a first target slice identifier that needs to be acquired first, where the first target slice identifier may be randomly selected or set according to a usage habit or other preset order, and this embodiment is not limited thereto. The processor can determine a first inspection mode corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to a preset corresponding relation between the tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode. The first target section identifier and the first examination mode may correspond to each other, for example, the section image acquired by the first target section identifier can be the clearest by setting the ultrasonic imaging device in the first examination mode. For example, the "left ventricular outflow tract section" included in the "late pregnancy in system" scanning protocol, the name of the examination mode corresponding to the "left ventricular outflow tract section" in the correspondence between the section identifier and the examination mode is "late pregnancy in middle and late fetal heart B mode", indicates that: when the 'left ventricular outflow tract section' in the 'late pregnancy in system' scanning protocol is inspected, if the ultrasonic imaging equipment is set in the 'middle-late pregnancy fetal heart B mode' inspection mode, the definition of the acquired section image meets the inspection requirement.

Optionally, the correspondence between the section identifier and the inspection mode may be a one-to-one correspondence, a many-to-many correspondence, or a many-to-one correspondence; optionally, the expression form of the correspondence may be a list form, a connection form, or an index correspondence form (for example, each section identifier has an index number, and each index number corresponds to one inspection mode), which is not limited in this embodiment.

And S104, executing an ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode.

Specifically, the processor sets the ultrasonic imaging device according to the determined examination parameter corresponding to the first examination mode, and executes the ultrasonic imaging process. It should be noted that the ultrasound imaging procedure includes that the transmitting circuit of the ultrasound imaging apparatus transmits an ultrasound wave to a target object to be examined, such as the head of a patient or the abdomen of a pregnant woman, through the ultrasound probe, and receives an ultrasound echo returned from the target object through the ultrasound probe by using the receiving circuit thereof to obtain an ultrasound echo signal, and then processes the ultrasound echo signal through the ultrasound imaging apparatus to obtain at least one frame of slice image of the target object. Optionally, the examination mode may include, but is not limited to, examination parameters of the ultrasound imaging device, which may include, for example: imaging depth, frequency, gain, brightness, etc.

The processor sets the ultrasonic imaging equipment one by one according to the inspection mode corresponding to each section mark contained in the first section scanning protocol, and acquires the section image in each inspection mode, thereby automatically executing the section scanning process.

In this embodiment, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes an ultrasound imaging process using an inspection parameter corresponding to a default inspection mode, and starts a section scanning process according to a first section scanning protocol by receiving a trigger instruction of the first section scanning protocol, where the section scanning process specifically includes: determining a first target section identifier from at least one section identifier, determining a first examination mode corresponding to the first target section identifier according to a corresponding relation between a preset section identifier and an examination mode, and further executing an ultrasonic imaging process according to the first examination mode, wherein the ultrasonic imaging process specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of transmitting ultrasonic waves to a target object, receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier. In the method adopted by the embodiment, because the corresponding relation between the section mark and the inspection mode is adopted, the processor can automatically determine the inspection mode corresponding to and matched with each section mark according to the corresponding relation, and automatically set the ultrasonic imaging equipment by adopting the inspection mode matched with the scanning section, so that the ultrasonic imaging equipment can automatically scan the target object and obtain the required section image, the method avoids that a user uses naked eyes to find a proper inspection mode in the setting of various inspection modes, avoids the operation of clicking a mouse or clicking a keyboard for multiple times caused by manually selecting the inspection mode by the user, greatly reduces the times of clicking the mouse and clicking the keyboard by the user in the inspection process while ensuring that the section image meets the inspection requirement, and ensures that the operation of the user is more simplified and convenient, the inspection efficiency is greatly improved; and the ultrasonic equipment automatically adopts the inspection mode corresponding to the target object to set the ultrasonic imaging equipment, so that the error of manually setting the inspection mode caused by insufficient user experience or improper operation can be avoided, and the error of the inspection result can be avoided, the occurrence of the error condition of the inspection mode setting in the ultrasonic imaging process is greatly reduced, the accuracy of a section image is greatly improved, and the accuracy of the inspection result is greatly improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the above embodiment, the first check mode is different from the default check mode. The ultrasonic imaging device executes an ultrasonic imaging process in an initial state according to a default examination mode, determines a first examination mode corresponding to a first target section identifier according to a preset corresponding relation between the section identifier and the examination mode after receiving a triggering instruction of a first section scanning protocol, and switches the examination mode from the default examination mode to the first examination mode to execute the ultrasonic imaging process. The first inspection mode is different from the default inspection mode, and the first inspection mode corresponds to the first target section identifier, so that the section image corresponding to the first target section identifier is acquired by adopting the first inspection mode, the quality of the image is higher, the accuracy of the section image is further improved, and the accuracy of the inspection result is further improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: and when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode.

Generally, an ultrasound imaging apparatus may be connected to at least one ultrasound probe, and different kinds of ultrasound probes may be used for examining different examination objects. The processor may set one of the ultrasound probes as a default ultrasound probe, where the default ultrasound probe may be an ultrasound probe with higher versatility, for example, the default ultrasound probe may be an ultrasound probe capable of performing an ultrasound imaging procedure for a larger number of examination objects, or an ultrasound probe with a larger number of times of use, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes an ultrasound imaging procedure by using a default ultrasound probe and using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode. The ultrasonic imaging equipment receives a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol and starts a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol. And when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, the ultrasonic imaging equipment executes the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode. The preset first target ultrasonic probe corresponds to the first target section identifier, for example, the first target ultrasonic probe is used for obtaining a section image of the first target section identifier, so that the section image is clearer and the image quality is higher. Therefore, according to the method adopted by the embodiment, when the first target section mark has the first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target section mark, the ultrasonic imaging device can be executed by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode, so that the acquired section image is clearer, the image quality is higher, and the accuracy of the inspection result is further improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: when the first target section mark does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the default ultrasonic probe supports the first inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if not, determining whether a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in an identifiable list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes an ultrasound imaging procedure according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode by using the default ultrasound probe. The ultrasonic imaging equipment receives a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol and starts a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol. When the first target section mark does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, the processor judges whether the default ultrasonic probe supports the current first inspection mode, if the default ultrasonic probe supports the current first inspection mode, the ultrasonic imaging equipment executes an ultrasonic imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode by using the default ultrasonic probe; if the default ultrasonic probe does not support the current first inspection mode, the processor searches the identifiable list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected, and further determines whether a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected, the second target ultrasonic probe and the first inspection mode have a corresponding relation, namely, the second target ultrasonic probe is automatically utilized and the inspection parameter corresponding to the first inspection mode is adopted to execute an ultrasonic imaging process, so that the acquired section image is clearer, the image quality is higher, and the accuracy of the inspection result is further improved.

In an embodiment, the step of "determining whether there is a second target ultrasound probe supporting the first inspection mode from an identifiable list of candidate ultrasound probes" may specifically include: if a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the second target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if the second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process or returning to a vacancy prompt by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

Specifically, if a second target probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the list of the to-be-selected ultrasonic probes, the ultrasonic imaging device executes an ultrasonic imaging process by using the second target probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; if the second target probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the to-be-selected ultrasonic probe list, the ultrasonic imaging device may execute an ultrasonic imaging process according to inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode by using a default ultrasonic probe, and may also return a vacancy prompt. Optionally, when the vacancy prompt is returned, the ultrasonic imaging process may also be executed by using the specified ultrasonic probe input by the user and according to the examination parameters corresponding to the examination mode specified by the user. By adopting the method provided by the embodiment, the ultrasonic imaging equipment can execute the ultrasonic imaging process according to the selected ultrasonic probe matched with the first inspection mode, so that the acquired section image is clearer, the image quality is higher, and the accuracy of the inspection result is further improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the above embodiment, the processor may further return a prompt that the first check mode is different from the default check mode. Optionally, the prompting manner may be to pop up a prompt dialog box on a display device of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, output a prompt statement in a script bar, flash an indicator light, or output a voice prompt message through a speaker of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Optionally, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 2, if the first examination mode is the same as the default examination mode, the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; and if not, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

Specifically, when the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes the ultrasound imaging procedure using the default ultrasound probe and according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode. The ultrasonic imaging equipment receives a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, determines a first target section identifier from the at least one section identifier, determines a first inspection mode of the first target section identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset section identifier and the inspection mode, further judges whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode if the first target section identifier has a preset first target ultrasonic probe matched with the first target section identifier, and executes an ultrasonic imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode by using the first target ultrasonic probe if the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode, so that the first target ultrasonic probe matched with the first target section identifier and the matched default inspection mode can be adopted when the ultrasonic imaging process is executed actually, and the reduction of the inspection efficiency and the waste of system resources caused by frequent switching of the inspection mode are avoided, so that the quality of the section image is ensured, the inspection efficiency is improved, and the overhead of the system is reduced. If the first target ultrasonic probe does not support the default examination mode, the default ultrasonic probe is used for executing an ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode, so that the waste of system resources caused by frequent switching of the ultrasonic probe and the examination mode and errors of examination results caused by switching errors are avoided while the section image is acquired.

Optionally, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the first examination mode is the same as the default examination mode, and the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: and when the first target section does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

Specifically, when the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes the ultrasound imaging procedure using the default ultrasound probe and according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode. The ultrasonic imaging equipment receives a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, determines a first target section identifier from the at least one section identifier, determines a first inspection mode of the first target section identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset section identifier and the inspection mode, and if the first target section identifier does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe matched with the preset section identifier, the ultrasonic imaging equipment executes an ultrasonic imaging process according to inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode by using a default ultrasonic probe so as to acquire a section image, and meanwhile, the waste of system resources caused by frequent switching of the ultrasonic probe and the inspection mode and the error of an inspection result caused by switching errors are avoided.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an ultrasound imaging method according to another embodiment, which relates to a specific process of performing an examination by exchanging protocols in the same mode of the ultrasound imaging apparatus. Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 2, after S101, the method may further include:

s201, receiving a first switching instruction.

S202, responding to the first switching instruction, and determining a second section scanning protocol corresponding to the first inspection mode according to the corresponding relation between the preset inspection mode and the section scanning protocol.

And S203, starting a section scanning process according to the second section scanning protocol.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging apparatus may receive a first switching instruction input by a user, where the first switching instruction includes information of a second scanning protocol that needs to be switched, for example, an identifier of the second scanning protocol. Optionally, the input form of the first switching instruction may be that the user clicks a selection key of the second scanning protocol required to be switched through a mouse or a touch screen, or may be an identifier of the second scanning protocol required to be switched, which is input through a keyboard, and this embodiment is not limited thereto. After the ultrasonic imaging device receives the first switching instruction, a second section scanning protocol included in the first switching instruction can be determined according to the corresponding relation between the preset inspection mode and the section scanning protocol, and a corresponding section scanning process is started according to the second section scanning protocol.

The method shown in this embodiment can be applied to the following scenarios: when the time of the last menstruation informed by the pregnant woman to the doctor is wrong, for example, the doctor judges that the pregnant woman is in an early pregnancy stage according to the time of the last menstruation informed by the pregnant woman, the doctor selects an early pregnancy protocol to examine the fetus of the pregnant woman in the examination process. However, in the examination process, the doctor determines that the pregnant woman is actually in the middle pregnancy stage through the plurality of section images, and under the condition that the examination requirement can be met, in order to facilitate examination, the doctor can start the scanning section included in the middle pregnancy protocol through the interface corresponding to the middle pregnancy protocol set in the examination mode of the early pregnancy protocol without executing the examination mode of exiting the early pregnancy protocol, and obtain the section image corresponding to the middle pregnancy protocol, so that the examination of the middle pregnancy protocol is completed, the doctor does not need to exit the early pregnancy examination mode, enters the middle pregnancy examination mode again and calls the middle pregnancy protocol, and the examination is faster and more convenient.

In this embodiment, by receiving a first switching instruction, in response to the first switching instruction, the ultrasound imaging apparatus determines, according to a preset correspondence between an inspection mode and a section scanning protocol, a second section scanning protocol corresponding to the first inspection mode, and starts a section scanning process according to the second section scanning protocol. By adopting the method of the embodiment, the ultrasonic imaging equipment can directly switch the section scanning protocol according to the second section scanning protocol indicated by the first switching instruction in the same inspection mode, which avoids the complex operation of exiting the current inspection mode and re-entering another inspection mode when the section scanning protocol needs to be changed, so that the operation is simplified and the inspection efficiency is higher while the inspection result is ensured.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of an ultrasound imaging method according to yet another embodiment, which relates to a specific process of switching an examination mode according to an unused slice identifier when an ultrasound imaging apparatus executes a same slice scanning protocol. Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 2 or fig. 3, after "determining the first inspection mode corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier" in S102, the method may further include:

s301, determining a second target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier.

S302, determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode.

S303, switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode.

S304, the ultrasonic imaging process is executed according to the examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode.

Specifically, the processor determines a second target tangent plane identifier from at least one tangent plane identifier included in the first tangent plane scanning protocol, and optionally, the first target tangent plane identifier and the second target tangent plane identifier may be sequentially arranged according to an examination habit, or may be sequentially arranged according to an examination depth, which is not limited in this embodiment. And the processor determines a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode. It should be noted that the second examination mode is matched with the second target sectional mark, for example, setting the ultrasound imaging apparatus using the second examination mode can make the acquired sectional image clearer. And then the ultrasonic imaging equipment switches the current first examination mode into the second examination mode, sets according to the examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode, and further executes the ultrasonic imaging process.

In this embodiment, after the ultrasound imaging device finishes the acquisition of the section image of the first target section identifier, it automatically determines a second target section identifier from the at least one section identifier, determines a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target section identifier according to the corresponding relationship between the preset section identifier and the inspection mode, switches the current first inspection mode to the second inspection mode, and executes the ultrasound imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the second inspection mode, so that the inspection mode of the ultrasound imaging device can be automatically switched according to the acquired section image, thereby avoiding the phenomena of slow inspection speed, low efficiency, even setting errors and the like possibly caused by manual selection or setting of the inspection mode by a user, making the inspection process faster, and further improving the inspection efficiency and the inspection quality, the accuracy of the inspection result is improved. Moreover, the operation of the user is simpler and easier to master, and the learning cost of the user is reduced.

Optionally, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 4, fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an ultrasound imaging method according to another embodiment, where this embodiment relates to another specific manner in which the ultrasound imaging apparatus switches the examination mode according to different slice identifiers when executing the same slice scanning protocol. As shown in fig. 5, after S103, the method may further include:

s401, determining a second target tangent plane mark from the at least one tangent plane mark.

S402, determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode.

S403, judging whether the second checking mode is the same as the first checking mode.

S404A, if the first examination mode is different from the second examination mode, switching the first examination mode to the second examination mode, and executing the ultrasound imaging procedure according to examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode.

And S404B, if the first examination mode is the same as the second examination mode, continuing to execute the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode.

Specifically, the processor determines a second tangent plane identifier from at least one tangent plane identifier included in the first tangent plane scanning protocol, and optionally, the first target tangent plane identifier and the second target tangent plane identifier may be sequentially arranged according to an examination habit, or may be sequentially arranged according to an examination depth, which is not limited in this embodiment. And the processor determines a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode. Then, the processor determines whether the second check mode is the same as the first check mode, optionally, whether the identifiers of the second check mode and the first check mode are the same, or whether the check parameters of the second check mode and the first check mode are the same, which is not limited herein. When the second inspection mode is different from the first inspection mode, the current first inspection mode of the ultrasonic imaging equipment is switched to the second inspection mode, and the ultrasonic imaging process is executed according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the second inspection mode, so that the second inspection mode matched with the second target section image can be used when the second target section image is acquired, the section image is clearer, and the image quality is higher; when the second inspection mode is different from the first inspection mode, the ultrasonic imaging process is continuously executed according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode, namely the inspection parameters are not changed, so that the waste of system resources caused by frequently switching the inspection modes can be avoided, the definition of a section image is ensured, and the accuracy of an inspection result is ensured.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of an ultrasound imaging method according to yet another embodiment, where this embodiment relates to a specific process in which an ultrasound imaging apparatus switches an examination mode according to an instruction input by a user to perform ultrasound imaging. As shown in fig. 6, after S102, the method may further include:

s501, receiving a second switching instruction.

And S502, responding to the second switching instruction, and determining a third checking mode.

S503, switching the first checking mode to the third checking mode.

S504, the ultrasonic imaging process is executed according to the examination parameters corresponding to the third examination mode.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging apparatus may receive a second switching instruction input by the user, where the second switching instruction includes information of a third examination mode that needs to be switched. Optionally, the input form of the first switching instruction may be that the user clicks the required switched third inspection mode through a mouse or a touch screen, or may be an identifier of the required switched third inspection mode input through a keyboard, which is not limited in this embodiment. After the ultrasonic imaging device receives the second switching instruction, the information of a third inspection mode contained in the second switching instruction can be determined according to the second switching instruction, the current first inspection mode of the ultrasonic imaging device is switched to the third inspection mode, and then the ultrasonic imaging device is set according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the third inspection mode to execute the ultrasonic imaging process.

For example, when the user adopts the first examination mode, the acquired section image is not clear, and the section image acquisition is determined to be performed by adopting the third examination mode, so that the selection key of the third examination mode is clicked by a mouse, and the examination mode of the ultrasonic imaging device is directly switched to the third examination mode, so that the current section image is clearer and more intuitive.

According to the method adopted by the embodiment, the second switching instruction input by the user is received through the ultrasonic imaging equipment, and the third inspection mode is determined according to the second switching instruction, so that the ultrasonic imaging equipment can switch the current first inspection mode into the third inspection mode, and the ultrasonic imaging process is executed according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the third inspection mode, so that in the ultrasonic inspection process, the inspection mode can be switched according to the input instruction of the user, the inspection mode can be set more flexibly, the acquired section image is clearer and more intuitive, and meanwhile, the intelligence of man-machine interaction is enhanced.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an ultrasound imaging method according to yet another embodiment. The embodiment relates to a specific process of automatically executing an ultrasonic imaging flow by an ultrasonic imaging device according to a received trigger instruction. As shown in fig. 7, the method includes:

s601, executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe.

The default ultrasound probe may be an ultrasound probe with a high frequency of use, or may be an examination mode capable of supporting the largest number of examination types, and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

Specifically, the ultrasound imaging apparatus performs an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe. Wherein the ultrasonic imaging process comprises: and transmitting ultrasonic waves to the target object through the probe, returning ultrasonic echoes from the target object through the probe to obtain an ultrasonic callback signal, and obtaining a section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic callback signal.

S602, receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier.

Specifically, for the detailed explanation of this step, reference may be made to the description of S102 above, and details are not repeated here.

S603, starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane mark in the at least one tangent plane mark; and determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe.

Specifically, each scanning protocol may include at least one slice identifier, so that the ultrasound imaging apparatus may start a slice scanning procedure according to the at least one slice identifier included in the first slice scanning protocol. It should be noted that the slice scanning process may include determining, from the at least one slice identifier, a first target slice identifier that needs to be acquired first, where the first target slice identifier may be randomly selected or set according to a usage habit or other preset order, and this embodiment is not limited thereto. The processor can determine a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane mark according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane mark and the ultrasonic probe. The first target section mark and the first target ultrasonic probe may correspond to each other, for example, a section image obtained by acquiring the first target section mark by using the first target ultrasonic probe is clearest. For example, the "left ventricular outflow tract section" included in the "scanning protocol of late pregnancy in system" indicates that the ultrasound probe corresponding to the "left ventricular outflow tract section" in the correspondence relationship between the section identifier and the ultrasound probe is the ultrasound probe No. 1: when the left ventricular outflow tract section in the scanning protocol of 'late pregnancy in the system' is inspected, if the definition of the section image acquired by the No. 1 ultrasonic probe meets the inspection requirement.

Optionally, the corresponding relationship between the section identifier and the ultrasonic probe may be a one-to-one corresponding relationship, a many-to-many corresponding relationship, or a many-to-one corresponding relationship; optionally, the expression form of the correspondence relationship may be a list form, a connection form, or an index correspondence form (for example, each section identifier has an index number, and each index number corresponds to one ultrasound probe), and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

S604, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by utilizing the first target ultrasonic probe; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

Specifically, the ultrasonic imaging apparatus performs an ultrasonic imaging procedure using the first target ultrasonic probe. It should be noted that the ultrasound imaging procedure includes that the transmitting circuit of the ultrasound imaging apparatus transmits ultrasound waves to a target object to be examined, such as the head of a patient or the abdomen of a pregnant woman, through the ultrasound probe, and receives ultrasound echoes returned from the target object through the ultrasound probe by using the receiving circuit thereof to obtain ultrasound echo signals, and then processes the ultrasound echo signals through the processor to obtain at least one frame of slice images of the target object. The ultrasonic imaging equipment acquires the section images one by one according to the ultrasonic probe corresponding to each section mark contained in the first section scanning protocol, so that the section scanning process is automatically executed.

In this embodiment, the ultrasound imaging apparatus executes an ultrasound imaging process by using a default ultrasound probe, and starts a section scanning process according to a first section scanning protocol by receiving a trigger instruction of the first section scanning protocol, where the section scanning process specifically includes: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from at least one tangent plane identifier, determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to a preset corresponding relation between the tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe, and further executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using first target ultrasound, wherein the ultrasonic imaging process specifically comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of transmitting ultrasonic waves to a target object, receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier. According to the method adopted by the embodiment, due to the corresponding relation between the section identification and the ultrasonic probe, the ultrasonic imaging equipment can automatically determine the ultrasonic probe corresponding to and matched with each section identification according to the corresponding relation, and automatically adopt the ultrasonic probe matched with the scanning section to execute the ultrasonic imaging process, so that the ultrasonic imaging equipment can automatically determine the ultrasonic probe matched with the section identification, a user does not need to subjectively search for a proper ultrasonic probe in a plurality of ultrasonic probes, the conditions of errors and low manual selection efficiency caused by insufficient user experience or improper operation are avoided, the accuracy and quality of a section image are greatly improved, and the accuracy of an inspection result is greatly improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the above-described embodiment shown in fig. 7, the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe. The ultrasonic imaging device executes an ultrasonic imaging process by adopting a default ultrasonic probe in an initial state, determines a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to a first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe after receiving a trigger instruction of a first tangent plane scanning protocol, and switches the currently adopted ultrasonic probe from the default ultrasonic probe to the first target ultrasonic probe so as to execute the ultrasonic imaging process. Because the first target ultrasonic probe is different from the default ultrasonic probe and corresponds to the first target section identifier, the first target ultrasonic probe is adopted to acquire the section image corresponding to the first target section identifier, and the quality of the image is higher, so that the accuracy of the section image is further improved, and the accuracy of the inspection result is further improved.

Optionally, on the basis of the above embodiment, the processor may further return a prompt that the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe. The prompt dialog box may pop up on a display device of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, or a prompt statement may be output in a script bar, or a flashing indicator light may be output, or a voice prompt message may be output through a speaker of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, which is not limited in this embodiment.

It should be understood that although the various steps in the flow charts of fig. 2-7 are shown in order as indicated by the arrows, the steps are not necessarily performed in order as indicated by the arrows. The steps are not performed in the exact order shown and described, and may be performed in other orders, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Moreover, at least some of the steps in fig. 2-7 may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages that are not necessarily performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, and the order of performance of the sub-steps or stages is not necessarily sequential, but may be performed in turn or alternating with other steps or at least some of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the apparatus includes: a first processing module 11, a first receiving module 12 and a second processing module 13.

Specifically, the first processing module 11 is configured to execute an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode.

The first receiving module 12 is configured to receive a trigger instruction of a first tangent plane scanning protocol, where the first tangent plane scanning protocol includes at least one tangent plane identifier.

A second processing module 13, configured to start a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, where the section scanning process includes: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first inspection mode of the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: the method comprises the steps of transmitting ultrasonic waves to a target object, receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain ultrasonic echo signals, and obtaining at least one frame of section images of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signals.

In one embodiment, the first inspection mode is different from the default inspection mode.

In an embodiment, the first processing module 11 may be specifically configured to execute an ultrasound imaging procedure by using a default ultrasound probe according to an examination parameter corresponding to the default examination mode; the second processing module 13 may be specifically configured to, when the first target section identifier has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, execute the ultrasonic imaging procedure according to the examination parameter corresponding to the first examination mode by using the first target ultrasonic probe.

In an embodiment, the first processing module 11 may be specifically configured to execute an ultrasound imaging procedure by using a default ultrasound probe according to an examination parameter corresponding to the default examination mode; the second processing module 13 may be specifically configured to, when the first target section identifier does not have a preset first target ultrasound probe, determine whether the default ultrasound probe supports the first inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if not, determining whether a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in an identifiable list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected.

In an embodiment, the second processing module 13 may be specifically configured to, if a second target ultrasound probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the identifiable list of ultrasound probes to be selected, execute the ultrasound imaging procedure according to the inspection parameter corresponding to the first inspection mode by using the second target ultrasound probe; and if the second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process or returning to a vacancy prompt by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the apparatus may further include a first prompt module to return a prompt that the first inspection mode is different from the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode; the first processing module 11 may be specifically configured to execute an ultrasound imaging procedure according to the inspection parameter corresponding to the default inspection mode by using a default ultrasound probe; the second processing module 13 may be specifically configured to, when the first target section identifier has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, determine whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; and if not, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode; the first processing module 11 may be specifically configured to execute an ultrasound imaging procedure according to the inspection parameter corresponding to the default inspection mode by using a default ultrasound probe; the second processing module 13 may be specifically configured to, when the preset first target ultrasound probe does not exist in the first target section, execute the ultrasound imaging procedure according to the examination parameter corresponding to the default examination mode by using the default ultrasound probe.

In an embodiment, the second processing module 13 may be further configured to receive a first switching instruction after determining that the first target tangent plane identifier corresponds to the first checking mode; responding to the first switching instruction, and determining a second section scanning protocol corresponding to the first inspection mode according to the corresponding relation between a preset inspection mode and the section scanning protocol; and starting a section scanning process according to the second section scanning protocol.

In an embodiment, the second processing module 13 may be further configured to determine, after the determining of the first inspection mode corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier, a second target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode; and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode.

In an embodiment, the second processing module 13 may be further configured to receive a second switching instruction after the ultrasound imaging procedure is executed according to the examination parameter corresponding to the first examination mode; determining a third check mode in response to the second switching instruction; switching the first inspection mode to the third inspection mode; and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the third examination mode.

In an embodiment, the second processing module 13 may be further configured to determine a second target slice identifier from the at least one slice identifier after the ultrasound imaging procedure is performed according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode; determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; judging whether the second checking mode is the same as the first checking mode; if not, switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode, and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to inspection parameters corresponding to the second inspection mode; and if the first examination mode is the same as the second examination mode, continuing to execute the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, the apparatus includes: a third processing module 14, a first receiving module 15 and a fourth processing module 16.

In particular, the third processing module 14 is configured to perform an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe.

The first receiving module 15 is configured to receive a trigger instruction of a first tangent plane scanning protocol, where the first tangent plane scanning protocol includes at least one tangent plane identifier;

a fourth processing module 16, configured to start a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, where the section scanning process includes: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe; performing the ultrasound imaging procedure with the first target ultrasound probe; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

In one embodiment, the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

In one embodiment, the apparatus may further include a second prompt module to return a prompt that the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

The ultrasonic imaging apparatus provided by the above embodiment may implement the above method embodiment, and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar, which are not described herein again.

In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging apparatus is provided, which can be seen in fig. 1 in particular, and includes: an ultrasonic probe 100, a transmitting circuit 101, a receiving circuit 103, a processor 105; wherein the processor 105 performs the steps of: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier; starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first inspection mode of the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

In one embodiment, the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: and when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode includes: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: when the first target section mark does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the default ultrasonic probe supports the first inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if not, determining whether a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in an identifiable list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 may be specifically configured to perform the following steps: if a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the second target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if the second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process or returning to a vacancy prompt by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 may be specifically configured to perform the following steps:

returning a prompt that the first inspection mode is different from the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode comprises the following steps: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode; if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; and if not, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode comprises the following steps: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes: and when the first target section does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 is further configured to perform the following steps: receiving a first switching instruction; responding to the first switching instruction, and determining a second section scanning protocol corresponding to the first inspection mode according to the corresponding relation between a preset inspection mode and the section scanning protocol; and starting a section scanning process according to the second section scanning protocol.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 is further configured to perform the following steps: determining a second target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode; and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 is further configured to perform the following steps: receiving a second switching instruction; determining a third check mode in response to the second switching instruction; switching the first inspection mode to the third inspection mode; and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the third examination mode.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 is further configured to perform the following steps: determining a second target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; judging whether the second checking mode is the same as the first checking mode; if not, switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode, and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to inspection parameters corresponding to the second inspection mode;

and if the first examination mode is the same as the second examination mode, continuing to execute the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode.

In one embodiment, there is also provided an ultrasound imaging apparatus, as may be seen with continued reference to fig. 1, comprising: an ultrasonic probe 100, a transmitting circuit 101, a receiving circuit 103, a processor 105; wherein the processor 105 performs the steps of: performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe; receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier; starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe; performing the ultrasound imaging procedure with the first target ultrasound probe; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

In one embodiment, the processor 105 may be further configured to return a prompt that the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

The implementation principle and technical effect of the ultrasonic imaging device provided by the above embodiment are similar to those of the above method embodiment, and are not described herein again.

In an embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, which computer program, when being executed by a processor, realizes the steps of the method of any of the above embodiments. In particular, the computer program when executed by a processor realizes the steps of: executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier; starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first inspection mode of the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

In an embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, which computer program, when being executed by a processor, realizes the steps of the method of any of the above embodiments. In particular, the computer program when executed by a processor realizes the steps of: performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe; receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier; starting a section scanning process according to the first section scanning protocol, wherein the section scanning process comprises the following steps: determining a first target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier; determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe; performing the ultrasound imaging procedure with the first target ultrasound probe; wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a target object and receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal.

The implementation principle and technical effect of the computer-readable storage medium provided by the above embodiments are similar to those of the above method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the processes of the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by hardware instructions of a computer program, which can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, can include the processes of the embodiments of the methods described above. Any reference to memory, storage, database, or other medium used in the embodiments provided herein may include non-volatile and/or volatile memory, among others. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms such as Static RAM (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), Rambus Direct RAM (RDRAM), direct bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and memory bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM).

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An ultrasound imaging method, comprising:

receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section identifier; each section mark corresponds to the imaging depth or the imaging angle of one scanned part; each section mark is used for acquiring a section image corresponding to the section mark;

determining a first inspection mode of the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between a preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; the first inspection mode is an inspection mode which obtains the highest image quality of the section image corresponding to the first target section identifier;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first inspection mode is different from the default inspection mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode comprises:

executing an ultrasonic imaging process by using a default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode;

the executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode includes:

and when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode comprises:

when the first target section mark does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the default ultrasonic probe supports the first inspection mode;

if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode; and if not, determining whether a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in an identifiable list of the ultrasonic probes to be selected.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said determining from a list of identifiable candidate ultrasound probes whether there is a second target ultrasound probe that supports the first inspection mode comprises:

if a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the second target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode;

and if the second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, executing the ultrasonic imaging process or returning to a vacancy prompt by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode;

the executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode comprises the following steps:

when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, judging whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode;

if so, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the first target ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode; and if not, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first inspection mode is the same as the default inspection mode;

and when the first target section does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, executing the ultrasonic imaging process by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein after determining that the first target tangent plane identifies the corresponding first inspection mode, the method comprises:

receiving a first switching instruction;

responding to the first switching instruction, and determining a second section scanning protocol corresponding to the first inspection mode according to the corresponding relation between a preset inspection mode and the section scanning protocol;

and starting a section scanning process according to the second section scanning protocol.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein after determining that the first target tangent plane identifies the corresponding first inspection mode, the method comprises:

determining a second target tangent plane identifier from the at least one tangent plane identifier;

determining a second inspection mode corresponding to the second target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode;

switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode;

and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the second examination mode.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the ultrasound imaging procedure is performed according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode, the method comprises:

receiving a second switching instruction;

determining a third check mode in response to the second switching instruction;

switching the first inspection mode to the third inspection mode;

and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the third examination mode.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the ultrasound imaging procedure is performed according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode, the method comprises:

judging whether the second checking mode is the same as the first checking mode;

if not, switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode, and executing the ultrasonic imaging process according to inspection parameters corresponding to the second inspection mode;

13. An ultrasound imaging method, comprising:

performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe;

receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section mark, and each section mark corresponds to the imaging depth or the imaging angle of a scanned part; each section mark is used for acquiring a section image corresponding to the section mark;

determining a first target ultrasonic probe corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the ultrasonic probe; the first target ultrasonic probe is an ultrasonic probe which obtains a section image corresponding to the first target section mark and has the highest image quality;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

returning a prompt that the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

16. An ultrasound imaging apparatus, comprising: the ultrasonic probe, the transmitting circuit, the receiving circuit and the processor; wherein the processor performs the steps of:

receiving a trigger instruction of a first section scanning protocol, wherein the first section scanning protocol comprises at least one section mark, and each section mark corresponds to the imaging depth or the imaging angle of a scanned part;

determining a first inspection mode corresponding to the first target tangent plane identifier according to the corresponding relation between the preset tangent plane identifier and the inspection mode; the first inspection mode is an inspection mode which obtains the highest image quality of the section image corresponding to the first target section identifier;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

exciting the ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to a target object through the transmitting circuit, and controlling the ultrasonic probe to receive ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object through the receiving circuit to obtain a first ultrasonic echo signal;

and obtaining at least one frame of section image of the target object according to the first ultrasonic echo signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first checking mode is different from the default checking mode.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor performs the step of performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode comprises:

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor performs the step of performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using examination parameters corresponding to a default examination mode comprises:

the processor executes the ultrasonic imaging process according to the examination parameters corresponding to the first examination mode, and the process comprises the following steps:

when the first target section mark does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, the processor judges whether the default ultrasonic probe supports the first inspection mode;

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor determining from a list of identifiable candidate ultrasound probes whether a second target ultrasound probe exists that supports the first inspection mode comprises:

if a second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode exists in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, the processor executes the ultrasonic imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the first inspection mode by using the second target ultrasonic probe;

and if the second target ultrasonic probe supporting the first inspection mode does not exist in the identifiable ultrasonic probe list to be selected, the processor executes the ultrasonic imaging process or returns a vacancy prompt by using the default ultrasonic probe according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor further performs the steps of:

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first checking mode is the same as the default checking mode;

the processor executing the steps of executing the ultrasound imaging procedure using the examination parameters corresponding to the default examination mode comprises:

when the first target section mark has a preset first target ultrasonic probe, the processor judges whether the first target ultrasonic probe supports the default inspection mode;

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first checking mode is the same as the default checking mode;

and when the first target section does not have a preset first target ultrasonic probe, the processor executes the ultrasonic imaging process according to the inspection parameters corresponding to the default inspection mode by using the default ultrasonic probe.

24. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

receiving a first switching instruction;

25. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

switching the first inspection mode to the second inspection mode;

26. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

receiving a second switching instruction;

determining a third check mode in response to the second switching instruction;

switching the first inspection mode to the third inspection mode;

27. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

28. An ultrasound imaging apparatus, comprising: the ultrasonic probe, the transmitting circuit, the receiving circuit and the processor; wherein the processor performs the steps of:

performing an ultrasound imaging procedure using a default ultrasound probe;

wherein the ultrasound imaging procedure comprises:

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the first target ultrasound probe is different from the default ultrasound probe.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the processor further performs the steps of: