Ultrasound imaging method, ultrasound imaging system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

1 . An ultrasound imaging system to support guiding an interventional object, comprising:

a probe;

a display apparatus;

a processor configured to:

control the probe to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal from a tissue to be imaged;

process the ultrasonic echo signal, in real time, to generate a volumetric ultrasound image of the tissue to be imaged;

identify, in the volumetric image, a tissue to be subjected to intervention and determine a length direction of the tissue to be subject to intervention, the length direction being a direction of the greatest length of the tissue to be subject to intervention and

generate, a movement guide for the probe having a rotational guide and a translational guide that substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image;

based on movement of the probe, updating, in real time, the movement guide to substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image; and

control the display apparatus to display the movement guide.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the image information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention comprises:

size information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention, and/or orientation information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention in the volumetric ultrasound image.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the movement guide comprises at least one of a rotational guide for the probe, a translational guide for the probe along a surface of the tissue to be imaged, and an indication of whether the probe has reached a predetermined movement position.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform, during movement of the probe, real-time volumetric imaging on the tissue to be imaged; and

generate and display, in real time, the movement guide for the probe during movement of the probe.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform two-dimensional ultrasound imaging by using the probe, to generate a two-dimensional ultrasound image; and

identify an interventional object and the tissue to be subjected to intervention in the two-dimensional ultrasound image.

6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein the interventional object comprises an anesthetic needle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify at least one anatomical feature in the two-dimensional ultrasound image;

determine a target intervention position of the anesthetic needle based on relative positions of the at least one anatomical feature and the tissue to be subjected to intervention; and

provide an intervention guide for the anesthetic needle based on a current position of the anesthetic needle and the target intervention position.

7 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein the interventional object comprises a sampling needle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine, based on relative positions of the sampling needle and the tissue to be subjected to intervention, whether the sampling needle has reached a target intervention position, to provide an intervention guide for the sampling needle.

8 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein the interventional object comprises a sampling needle, and the two-dimensional ultrasound image comprises a first image and a second image, a length direction of the sampling needle passing through the plane in which the first image is located and being perpendicular to the plane in which the second image is located.

9 . An ultrasound imaging method to support guiding an interventional object, comprising:

receiving, by using a probe, an ultrasonic echo signal from a tissue to be imaged;

processing the ultrasonic echo signal to generate, in real time, a volumetric ultrasound image of the tissue to be imaged;

identifying, in the volumetric image, a tissue to be subjected to intervention and determining a length direction of the tissue to be subject to intervention, the length direction being a direction of the greatest length of the tissue to be subject to intervention;

generating and displaying, a movement guide for the probe having a rotational guide and a translational guide that substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image; and

based on movement of the probe, updating, in real time, the movement guide to substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the image information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention comprises:

size information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention, and/or orientation information of the tissue to be subjected to intervention in the volumetric ultrasound image.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the movement guide comprises an indication of whether the probe has reached a predetermined movement position.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

performing, during movement of the probe, real-time volumetric imaging on the tissue to be imaged; and

generating and displaying, in real time, the movement guide for the probe during movement of the probe.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

performing two-dimensional ultrasound imaging by using the probe, to generate a two-dimensional ultrasound image; and

identifying an interventional object and the tissue to be subjected to intervention in the two-dimensional ultrasound image.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the interventional object comprises an anesthetic needle, and the method further comprises:

identifying at least one anatomical feature in the two-dimensional ultrasound image;

determining a target intervention position of the anesthetic needle based on relative positions of the at least one anatomical feature and the tissue to be subjected to intervention; and

providing an intervention guide for the anesthetic needle based on a current position of the anesthetic needle and the target intervention position.

15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the interventional object comprises a sampling needle, and the method further comprises:

determining, based on relative positions of the sampling needle and the tissue to be subjected to intervention, whether the sampling needle has reached a target intervention position, to provide an intervention guide for the sampling needle.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the interventional object comprises a sampling needle, and the two-dimensional ultrasound image comprises a first image and a second image, a length direction of the sampling needle passing through the plane in which the first image is located and being perpendicular to the plane in which the second image is located.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program having at least one code segment, and the at least one code segment being executable by a machine to enable the machine to execute the steps of:

obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal from a tissue to be imaged;

processing the ultrasonic echo signal to generate, in real time, a volumetric ultrasound image of the tissue to be imaged;

identifying, in the volumetric image, a tissue to be subjected to intervention and determining a length direction of the tissue to be subject to intervention, the length direction being a direction of the greatest length of the tissue to be subject to intervention; and

generating and displaying a movement guide for the probe having a rotational guide and a translational guide that substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image; and

based on movement of a probe, updating, in real time, the movement guide to substantially center the tissue to be subject to intervention within the volumetric image and align the length direction substantially parallel to a lateral plane of the volumetric image.