Ultrasonic image processing device, image processing method thereof, system and program

Inventors: Sun Kim (Seoul, KR); Si Yong Seong (Seoul, KR); Hyun Sook Lee (Seoul, KR); Tae Hyun Hwang (Seoul, KR); Dong Hwan Kang (Seoul, KR); Hyun Sup Park (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: Godius Co., Ltd.

A61B8/5207 A61B8/461

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Patent No.: US 12672856
App. No.: 18/396,492
Granted: Jul 7, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The present disclosure may include: a communication module configured to perform communication with an ultrasonic irradiation device, an ultrasonic imaging device, and a display device; and a processor configured to control an operation in relation to ultrasonic image processing, and the processor is configured to: receive an ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic imaging device through the communication module; extract an irradiation area image for a region of interest (ROI) in the ultrasonic image of the ultrasonic imaging device associated with an ultrasonic irradiation signal of the ultrasonic irradiation device; correct the irradiation area image based on a variation of the ultrasonic irradiation signal in the irradiation area image in a state of focused ultrasound of the ultrasonic irradiation device; and control the display device to display the corrected irradiation area image on the display device.

Claims (32)

1 . An ultrasonic image processing device, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive ultrasonic images from an ultrasonic imaging device; and

a processor configured to:

extract irradiation area images from the received ultrasonic images, wherein the extracted irradiation area images correspond to a region of interest (ROI) to be irradiated by an ultrasonic irradiation device for treatment of a tumor, wherein the extracted irradiation area images include a first extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI prior to irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device and a second extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI after irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device has begun;

determine that the second extracted irradiation area image shows that the ROI is being irradiated by the ultrasonic irradiation device based on a change in amplitude between the first extracted irradiation area image and the second extracted irradiation area image;

based on determining that the second extracted irradiation area image shows that the ROI is being irradiated by the ultrasonic irradiation device, correct brightness of the second extracted irradiation area image by increasing the brightness of the second extracted irradiation area image to a preset level to generate a corrected irradiation area image; and

control a display device to display the corrected irradiation area image and a degeneration area image in the corrected irradiation area image on the display device, wherein the degeneration area image shows degeneration of the tumor.

2 . The ultrasonic image processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to extract the irradiation area images based on amplitude and phase data.

3 . The ultrasonic image processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to correct an edge of the second extracted irradiation area image to the preset level.

4 . An ultrasonic image processing method, comprising:

receiving, by an ultrasonic image processing device, ultrasonic images from an ultrasonic imaging device;

extracting, by the ultrasonic image processing device, irradiation area images from the received ultrasonic images, wherein the extracted irradiation area images correspond to a region of interest (ROI) to be irradiated by an ultrasonic irradiation device for treatment of a tumor, wherein the extracted irradiation area images include a first extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI prior to irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device and a second extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI after irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device has begun;

determining, by the ultrasonic image processing device, that the second extracted irradiation area image shows that the ROI is being irradiated by the ultrasonic irradiation device based on a change in amplitude between the first extracted irradiation area image and the second extracted irradiation area image;

based on determining that the second extracted irradiation area image shows that the ROI is being irradiated by the ultrasonic irradiation device, correcting, by the ultrasonic image processing device, brightness of the second extracted irradiation area image by increasing the brightness of the second extracted irradiation area image to a preset level to generate a corrected irradiation area image; and

controlling, by the ultrasonic image processing device, a display device to display the corrected irradiation area image and a degeneration area image in the corrected irradiation area image on the display device, wherein the degeneration area image shows degeneration of the tumor.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein correcting the second extracted irradiation area image includes correcting an edge of the second extracted irradiation area image to the preset level.

6 . A system, comprising:

an ultrasonic irradiation device;

an ultrasonic imaging device;

a display device; and

an ultrasonic image processing device configured to communicate with the ultrasonic irradiation device, the ultrasonic imaging device, and the display device;

wherein the ultrasonic image processing device is configured to:

receive ultrasonic images from the ultrasonic imaging device;

extract irradiation area images from the received ultrasonic images, wherein the extracted irradiation area images correspond to a region of interest (ROI) to be irradiated by the ultrasonic irradiation device for treatment of a tumor, wherein the extracted irradiation area images include a first extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI prior to irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device and a second extracted irradiation area image corresponding to the ROI after irradiation by the ultrasonic irradiation device has begun;

control the display device to display the corrected irradiation area image and a degeneration area image in the corrected irradiation area image on the display device, wherein the degeneration area image shows degeneration of the tumor.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the ultrasonic image processing device is configured to extract the second extracted irradiation area image based on amplitude and phase data.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the ultrasonic image processing device is configured to correct an edge of the second extracted irradiation area image to the preset level.

9 . The method of claim 4 , wherein extracting the second extracted irradiation area image is based on amplitude and phase data.

10 . The ultrasonic image processing device of claim 1 , wherein correcting the brightness of the second extracted irradiation area image uses a histogram representing a distribution of brightness values in the second extracted irradiation area image.

11 . The ultrasonic image processing device of claim 10 , wherein the histogram is extracted on a black-and-white channel.