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US 11,602,324 · App. 17/038,468 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Flow imaging processing method and ultrasound imaging device

Inventors: Yigang Du (Shenzhen, CN); Wei Fan (Shenzhen, CN); Lanxi Xiang (Shenzhen, CN); Yuan Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Yingying Shen (Shenzhen, CN); Kai Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Donghai Qin (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
A61B8/06A61B8/461A61B8/5215
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Patent No.
US 11,602,324
App. No.
17/038,468
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flow imaging processing method, which may include determining flow imaging parameters, where the flow imaging parameters include a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and a imaging depth; obtaining a velocity measurement range; and determining the first target number of the different transmit angles according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse, the imaging depth and the velocity measurement range. The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an ultrasound imaging device.

Claims (64)

1. A processing method for flow imaging, comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a velocity measurement range;

determining a first target number of different transmitting angles according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the velocity measurement range;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

4. A processing method for flow imaging, comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a velocity measurement range;

determining a range of a number of different transmitting angles according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the velocity measurement range;

determining a first target number of the different transmitting angles from the range of the number of the different transmitting angles;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first target number is one.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

8. A processing method for flow imaging, comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a first target number of different transmitting angles;

determining a velocity measurement range according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the first target number of the different transmitting angles;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

11. An ultrasound imaging device, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ultrasound imaging device to perform operations comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a velocity measurement range;

determining a first target number of different transmitting angles according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the velocity measurement range;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

12. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 11 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

13. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

14. An ultrasound imaging device, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ultrasound imaging device to perform operations comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a velocity measurement range;

determining a range of a number of different transmitting angles according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the velocity measurement range;

determining a first target number of the different transmitting angles from the range of the number of the different transmitting angles;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

15. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 14 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

16. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 14 , wherein the first target number is one.

17. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

18. An ultrasound imaging device, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ultrasound imaging device to perform operations comprising:

determining flow imaging parameters, wherein the flow imaging parameters comprises a sound speed for calculation, a center frequency of a transmitting pulse for exciting a probe and an imaging depth;

obtaining a first target number of different transmitting angles;

determining a velocity measurement range according to the sound speed for calculation, the center frequency of the transmitting pulse for exciting the probe, the imaging depth and the first target number of the different transmitting angles;

obtaining a preset total number of angles; and

determining a second target number of different receiving angles according to the preset total number of the angles and the first target number of the different transmitting angles.

19. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 18 , wherein the preset total number is a product of the first target number and the second target number.

20. The ultrasound imaging device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting ultrasound waves in the first target number of different transmitting angles and receiving ultrasound echoes in the second target number of different receiving angles to obtain echo data; and

generating a flow image according to the echo data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2020
From: DU, YIGANG; FAN, WEI; XIANG, LANXI; WANG, YUAN; SHEN, YINGYING; WANG, KAI; QIN, DONGHAI
To: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2018/081366 · Mar 30, 2018 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018081598 · Apr 2, 2018
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