Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
    1.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 失效
    超声波诊断仪

    公开(公告)号:US5313948A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-24

    申请号:US982304

    申请日:1992-11-25

    IPC分类号: G01S7/52 G06T5/40 A61B8/13

    摘要: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from a body to be examined and a control section for automatically determining the optimum image conditions on the basis of the echo signals obtained by the ultrasonic transducer. The control section comprises circuits for controlling the amplification factor of the echo signals, the amplification factors of the echo signals for the respective visual field depths and the adjustment of image contrast, on the basis of the echo signals obtained by the ultrasonic transducer. These control circuits comprises a histogram forming circuit for forming histogram information on the basis of the echo signals obtained by ultrasonic transducer, which represents a histogram in which the brightness values of the image to be displayed as gradations and the number of pixels of the respective corresponding brightness values as frequencies; a compared value detecting circuit for detecting a median value or a peak value of the formed histogram on the basis of the histogram information; and an amplification factor determining circuit for comparing the compared value with a predetermined reference value and for determining the amplification factor of the echo signals or the adjustment level of the image contrast so as to eliminate the difference between the compared value and the reference value. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus can automatically determine the optimum image conditions at all times, irrespective of the thickness of the layer of fat or the state of the tissue of the body to be examined.

    摘要翻译: 一种超声波诊断装置,包括:超声波换能器,用于向被检体检测体发送超声波;以及控制部,用于根据由超声波换能器得到的回波信号自动确定最佳图像条件。 控制部分包括基于由超声换能器获得的回波信号来控制回波信号的放大系数,各个视野深度的回波信号的放大系数和图像对比度的调整的电路。 这些控制电路包括直方图形成电路,用于根据由超声波换能器获得的回波信号形成直方图信息,该直方图形成电路代表要显示为灰度的图像的亮度值和相应对应的像素数的直方图 亮度值作为频率; 比较值检测电路,用于根据直方图信息检测形成的直方图的中值或峰值; 以及放大因子确定电路,用于将比较值与预定参考值进行比较,并用于确定回波信号的放大因子或图像对比度的调整电平,以消除比较值与参考值之间的差。 超声波诊断装置可随时测量最佳图像条件,而不考虑脂肪层的厚度或待检体的组织状态。

    Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus 失效
    诊断超声仪

    公开(公告)号:US5568812A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-29

    申请号:US377327

    申请日:1995-01-24

    摘要: A diagnostic ultrasound apparatus includes an ultrasound probe for transmitting and receiving ultrasound beams to and from an object to be observed; a frame memory for storing B-mode ultrasound image data of the object obtained from the ultrasound beams received by the ultrasound probe; a monitor for displaying at least a B-mode ultrasound image of the object formed on the basis of the B-mode ultrasound image data stored in the frame memory; a sampling line setting circuit for freely setting a desired course and range of at least one data sampling line for the B-mode image displayed on the monitor; and a read-out circuit for selectively reading out, from the ultrasound image data stored in the frame memory, ultrasound image data corresponding to the data sampling line. The ultrasound image data which has been read out by the read-out circuit is displayed on the monitor as an M-mode image. According to the diagnostic ultrasound apparatus, the data sampling line is established for any desired course and range unrelated to the forward direction of the ultrasound beams which form the B-mode image displayed on the monitor, and the ultrasound image data which corresponds to the data sampling line is selectively read out from the ultrasound image data of the B-mode image stored in the frame memory. The thus-obtained ultrasound image data of the data sampling line of the desired course, that is the M-mode image is displayed on the monitor. Therefore, observation and diagnosis of the state of motion of any specific part of the patient can be carried out freely in any direction irrespective of the forward direction of the ultrasound beams from the probe.

    摘要翻译: 诊断超声装置包括:用于向被观察物体发送和接收超声波束的超声波探头; 用于存储由超声波探头接收的超声波束获得的物体的B模式超声图像数据的帧存储器; 用于显示基于存储在帧存储器中的B模式超声图像数据形成的对象的至少B模式超声图像的监视器; 采样线设置电路,用于自由地设置显示在监视器上的B模式图像的至少一个数据采样线的期望路线和范围; 以及读出电路,用于从存储在帧存储器中的超声波图像数据中选择性地读出对应于数据采样线的超声图像数据。 由读出电路读出的超声图像数据作为M模式图像显示在监视器上。 根据诊断超声波装置,对于形成监视器上显示的B模式图像的超声波束的正向和与该数据对应的超声波图像数据的任意期望和范围建立数据采样线 从存储在帧存储器中的B模式图像的超声图像数据中选择性地读出采样线。 将由此获得的所需过程的数据采样线的超声图像数据即M模式图像显示在监视器上。 因此,无论来自探针的超声波束的前进方向如何,都可以任意方向自由地进行患者的任何特定部位的运动状态的观察和诊断。

    Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus 失效
    诊断超声仪

    公开(公告)号:US5515849A

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-14

    申请号:US377389

    申请日:1995-01-24

    摘要: A diagnostic ultrasound apparatus includes a displacement image data frame memory for storing, frame by frame, two-dimensional ultrasound image data of a living body to be observed; displacement image data sampling section for sampling displacement image data which is obtained by comparing two-dimensional ultrasound image data of a newest frame with the two-dimensional ultrasound image data of any one of the previous frames stored in the displacement image data frame memory, the displacement image data representing displacement in the living body between the compared frames; displacement hysteresis image forming section for forming displacement hysteresis image data which represents changes between the thus-formed plural displacement image data by sequentially combining the plural displacement image data with the lapse of time; and a display monitor for displaying a displacement hysteresis image on the basis of thus-produced displacement hysteresis image data. When this apparatus is used for diagnosing a heart, the displacement hysteresis image shows the state of movement of the living body such as the heart muscle with the lapse of time for the time interval from peak expansion of the heart ventricle to peak contraction thereof. In this case, since the width of the displayed displacement hysteresis image shows the amount of movement (activity) of the heart muscle, there is improved accuracy in diagnosing such things as abnormal movement in the heat and the position where the abnormal movement occurs.

    摘要翻译: 一种诊断用超声波装置,具备:位置图像数据帧存储器,用于逐帧存储待观察的活体的二维超声图像数据; 位移图像数据采样部分,用于对通过比较最新帧的二维超声图像数据与存储在位移图像数据帧存储器中的先前帧中的任一个的二维超声图像数据获得的位移图像数据进行采样, 表示比较帧之间的生物体的位移的位移图像数据; 用于形成位移滞后图像数据的位移滞后图像形成部分,其通过顺序地将多个位移图像数据与时间的流逝组合来表示这样形成的多位移图像数据之间的变化; 以及显示监视器,用于基于由此产生的位移滞后图像数据显示位移滞后图像。 当该装置用于诊断心脏时,位移滞后图像显示从心脏的心脏扩张到峰值收缩的时间间隔随时间流逝的诸如心肌的活体的移动状态。 在这种情况下,由于显示出的位移滞后图像的宽度表示心脏肌肉的移动量(活动度),所以提高诊断热量异常运动和发生异常运动的位置的准确性。

    Fatty tissue image display device
    4.
    发明授权
    Fatty tissue image display device 有权
    脂肪组织图像显示装置

    公开(公告)号:US09173634B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-03

    申请号:US13637999

    申请日:2011-03-25

    IPC分类号: A61B8/08 A61B5/00 A61B8/14

    摘要: A fatty tissue image display device includes a light source, an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception mechanism, an analysis unit which calculates a velocity change of ultrasonic waves after irradiation with a heating beam as compared to before irradiation with light, a display control unit which displays the distribution of the calculated velocity change of the ultrasonic waves, a designation unit which waits for the designation of a region of interest, a histogram calculation unit which, based on luminance information or color information within the designated region of interest, calculates the histograms of a fatty region showing a negative velocity change of the ultrasonic waves and a normal region showing a positive velocity change of the ultrasonic waves, and an index calculation unit which, from the calculated histograms of the fatty and normal regions, calculates a fatty change index that is an index of a proportion of fatty tissue.

    摘要翻译: 脂肪组织图像显示装置包括光源,超声波发送/接收机构,分析单元,其计算与用光照射之前的加热束照射之后的超声波的速度变化;显示控制单元,其显示 计算超声波的速度变化的分布,等待感兴趣区域的指定的指定单元,基于指定的感兴趣区域内的亮度信息或颜色信息的直方图计算单元计算直方图 示出超声波的负速度变化的脂肪区域和表示超声波的正速度变化的正常区域,以及指标计算单元,根据计算出的脂肪和正常区域的直方图,计算脂肪变化指数, 是脂肪组织比例的指标。

    FATTY TISSUE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请
    FATTY TISSUE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE 有权
    脂肪组织图像显示装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130018262A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-17

    申请号:US13637999

    申请日:2011-03-25

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14 A61B8/08 A61F7/00

    摘要: Provided is a fatty tissue image display device capable of displaying an index indicating the degree of progress of fatty change. The fatty tissue image display device is provided with a light source (3), an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception mechanism (2, 5), an ultrasonic wave velocity change analysis unit (24) which calculates the change in the velocity of the ultrasonic waves after irradiation with a heating beam as compared to before irradiation with light, an ultrasonic wave velocity change image display control unit (25) which displays as a tomographic image the distribution of the calculated change in the velocity of the ultrasonic waves, a region-of-interest designation unit (26) which waits for the designation of a region of interest, a histogram calculation unit (27) which, on the basis of luminance information or color information within the designated region of interest, calculates the histograms of a fatty region showing a negative change in the velocity of the ultrasonic waves and a normal region showing a positive change in the velocity of the ultrasonic waves, and a fatty change index calculation unit (28) which, from the calculated histograms of the fatty region and the normal region, calculates a fatty change index that is the index of the proportion of fatty tissue.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够显示表示脂肪变化进展程度的指标的脂肪组织图像显示装置。 脂肪组织图像显示装置设置有光源(3),超声波发送/接收机构(2,5),超声波速度变化分析单元(24),其计算超声波的速度变化 在与光照射之前用加热光束照射之后,超声波速度变化图像显示控制单元(25)显示计算出的超声波速度的变化的分布,该超声波速度变化图像显示控制单元作为断层图像, 等待指定感兴趣区域的兴趣指定单元(26),直方图计算单元(27),其基于所指定的感兴趣区域内的亮度信息或颜色信息,计算脂肪区域的直方图 显示出超声波的速度的负变化和表示超声波的速度的正变化的正常区域,以及脂肪变化指数计算 根据所计算的脂肪区域和正常区域的直方图,计算作为脂肪组织的比例的指标的脂肪变化指数。