Detailed description of the invention
As it is shown in figure 1, the ultra sonic imaging analog systems of one embodiment of the invention include simulation operation apparatus 20,
Controller 206, memorizer 208, echo data processor 210 and display 212.Simulation operation apparatus 20
Receive the simulated operation of user, be the medium interacted between ultra sonic imaging analog systems and user.
After receiving the simulated operation of user, simulation operation apparatus 20 sends the simulated operation representing currently used person
Signal (signal of the simulated operation of user is for " simulated operation signal " to unitedly call these to represent herein) arrives
Controller 206 and echo data processor 210.
In one embodiment of the invention, simulation operation apparatus 20 includes human emulation body mould 10, simulation chain of command
Plate 202 and Analogue probe 204.Wherein, human emulation body mould 10, analog control panel 202 and simulation are visited
204 are all connected electrically to controller 206 and can carry out signal transmission or communication with controller.Controller
206 are connected to memorizer 208, and control read the data of its storage from memorizer 208 and deliver to number of echoes
According to processor 210, the data processed through echo data processor 210 are delivered to display 212 and are shown.
Human emulation body mould 10 can use plastic or other material to make, and corresponds on human emulation body mould 10
During the patient that in reality, ultrasonic scanning is real, the position of the possible placement location of probe is (referred to herein as " ultrasonic
Scanning position ") on sensor is set.Sensor, Mei Gechao can be respectively provided with at multiple ultrasonic scanning positions
The sensor at sound scanning position can be one or more groups, and often group sensor can be one or more sensor,
All can determine according to sensor type, probe type, type etc. the practical situation at ultrasonic scanning position.
Scanning target corresponding to ultrasonic scanning position can include liver and gall, pancreas, spleen, double kidney, vesicouterine adnexa,
Change prostate, heart, mammary gland, cervical region (including thyroid, carotid artery, vertebral artery etc.), femoral artery,
Corresponding member accessory such as obstetrics etc..It practice, in the embodiment of the present invention, can be all possible ultrasonic
Scanning position arranges sensor.
Sensor can be can to detect (such as, by sensing or thoughts and feelings) Analogue probe 204 to imitate human body
The sensor of the contact of true body mould 10, the most button-shaped electrical micro switches, pressure transducer, magnetic induction pass
Sensor etc..When user operation simulation probe is close or contact human emulation body mould 10 is simulated ultrasonic
During scanning, these sensors can sense or feel the Analogue probe 204 contact to human emulation body mould 10,
And sending electronic signal accordingly to controller 206, controller 206 is according to the signal of these sensors received
Determine the present day analog probe 204 contact position on human emulation body mould 10, the orientation of Analogue probe 204
(such as angle between probe and human emulation body mould 10 etc.), the scanning direction (example of Analogue probe 204
Such as direction of motion of Analogue probe 204 etc. during analog scanning), scanning maneuver (the most unenhanced, fan sweeping etc.),
The tangent plane that scanning selects etc. information.
In one embodiment of the invention, human emulation body mould 10 is also provided with body mould controller, this body mould
Controller can receive the electronic signal of sensor acquisition, then processes according to these electronic signals, example
As, according to predetermined rule, these electronic signals are numbered or encode, these numberings or volume
Code corresponding present day analog probe 204 contact positions on human emulation body mould 10, and and then and memorizer
In 208 storage corresponding to present day analog probe 204 contact positions on human emulation body mould 10 ultrasonic
Echo data is corresponding.Then these numberings or coding are sent to controller 206 by body mould controller, then control
Device 206 processed reads the ultrasonic echo data corresponding with this numbering or coding from memorizer 208 and is sent to back
Wave datum processor 210.
Human emulation body mould 10 is provided with data-interface, with by sensor acquisition to signal be sent to controller
206.These data-interfaces can be wired or wireless data transmission interface, such as USB interface, red
External tapping, blue tooth interface etc..
Each possible ultrasonic scanning such as, in one embodiment of the invention, in human emulation body mould 10
Position arranges button-shaped electrical micro switches, and each button-shaped switch represents a signal of telecommunication, each two telecommunications
Number can represent one group of ultrasonic echo data of storage in memorizer 208.When Analogue probe 204 pressure activated
After corresponding electrical switch, the corresponding signal of telecommunication is transferred to controller 206, controller 206 is according to this telecommunications
From memorizer 208, number read this group ultrasonic echo data that this signal of telecommunication represents send into echo data processor
210.Human emulation body mould 10 surface can cover opaque soft plastic, and electrical switch embedding is entered.
The electrical switch that each two is adjacent can generate one group of electronic signal, electronic signal and image slices one_to_one corresponding.
Analogue probe 204 can be convex array probe conventional in actual ultrasonic examination, linear array probe, phased
The probe model of battle array probe etc. probe.Analogue probe 204 is internal can arrange sensor, such as pressure etc.
Sensor, angular transducer etc., these sensors can detect user behaviour when being simulated ultrasonic scanning
The information of scanning maneuver and the scanning angle of making Analogue probe 204 etc., and the information detected is sent to
Controller 206, controller 206 receives these information for follow-up control.These sensors can arrange one
Group or many groups, often group sensor can be one or more.
In one embodiment of the invention, controller 206 can also according to these information and receive from people
The previously described various information that body anthropomorphic phantom 10 receives, it is judged that currently used person is to Analogue probe 204
Operation whether correct, it is of course also possible to directly arrange probe controller or process in Analogue probe 204
Device, judges that in Analogue probe 204 currently used person is the most correct to the operation of Analogue probe 204.In control
After judging in device 206 processed or Analogue probe 204, if wrong, (such as maneuver mistake, tangent plane are wrong
By mistake etc.), warning or information can be sent (such as by flashing indicator light or voice according to judged result
Or it is arranged on the small display screen etc. on Analogue probe 204), maybe warning or information are sent to display
Device 212 shows.As such, it is possible to correct the operation of user, user is helped faster and better to learn
Correct operation.
Analog control panel 202 can be the model of the control panel of actual diasonograph, and simulation controls
Various settings (definition of the most various function keys and arrangement etc.) on panel 202 can be ultrasonic with reality
The guidance panel of diagnostic apparatus is consistent, it is possible to achieve the simulated operation of ultrasonic device completely.Additionally, simulation control
Panel processed can also include the control equipment such as touch screen, it is also possible to includes the input equipment such as computor-keyboard, mouse
To complete the simulated operation of ultrasonic scanning.
Analog control panel 202 is provided with electronic circuit with by the user operation to analog control panel 202
Be converted into the corresponding signal of telecommunication (the most previously described " simulated operation signal ") be sent to controller 206 and/
Or echo data processor 210, according to the signal received, controller 206 determines that currently used person is to simulation control
Which kind of operation panel 202 processed has carried out.User can include owning to the operation of analog control panel 202
The operation that may carry out in the scanning process of actual diasonograph, such as pattern switching, imaging parameters are adjusted
Whole, image scaling, image rotation, freeze frame, parameter measurement, diagnostic message mark, diagnosis report are raw
Become etc., will not enumerate at this.Echo data processor 210 according to user to analog control panel
The operation of 202, from from memorizer 208, the ultrasonic echo data (described below) of reading is carried out accordingly
Reason.
Electronic circuit in analog control panel 202 can be with the control panel of common actual diasonograph
Identical the control panel of diasonograph of reality (such as this analog control panel 202 can directly use),
Can also be the model of the control panel of actual diasonograph, such as, the model after necessarily simplifying,
As long as the operation of the control panel of actual diasonograph can be simulated and would indicate that the telecommunications of these simulated operations
Number it is sent to controller 206 and/or echo data processor 210 makes at controller 206 and/or echo data
Reason device 210 may determine that present day analog operation is which kind of operates.
Memorizer 208 stores ultrasonic echo data.In embodiments of the present invention, ultrasonic echo data is permissible
Carry out the ultrasound data acquisition of each organ of actual human body including advancing with actual diasonograph and obtain
Multiple probe type, multiple scan mode, multiple imaging pattern, multiple human organ position etc. are (herein
In be collectively referred to as " ultrasonic scanning parameter ") in the case of ultrasonic echo data, including normal human position and not
With the ultrasonic echo data of patient part, indeed, it is possible to include under all possible ultrasonic scanning parameter
Ultrasonic echo data.These ultrasonic echo datas are stored in memorizer 208 according to certain organizational form.
The organizational form of the storage of ultrasonic echo data can be conventional organizational form, such as divides according to imaging pattern
Class storage, according to human organ classification storage or classify storage etc. according to other suitable mode.The most right
In the case of in a certain, memorizer can corresponding store multiple in this case (such as a certain for human body
Individual organ or position) ultrasound image data of common multiple case reads also in follow-up simulated operation
Work echo data processor 210 processes.Herein, claim these correspondences stored by certain organizational form certain
The ultrasonic echo data of ultrasonic scanning parameter is one group of ultrasonic echo number of corresponding a certain group of ultrasonic scanning parameter
According to.
Wherein ultrasonic echo data can be the echo data of the ultrasonic front end after Beam synthesis, including through
Other signal processing step and the ultrasonic echo data of image processing step is had not gone through after crossing Beam synthesis,
Can also be to have passed through follow-up signal processing step and/or image processing step after Beam synthesis
Ultrasonic echo data, can according to desired by ultra sonic imaging analog systems simulation be in ultrasound imaging procedure
Any part steps or any partial routine and select flexibly.Such as, if ultra sonic imaging analog systems wishes simulation
All processing procedures after Beam synthesis, then the ultrasonic echo data stored can be also not have after Beam synthesis
Have through other signal processing step and the ultrasonic echo data of image processing step;If ultra sonic imaging is simulated
System is wished to simulate subsequent treatment after obtaining C image or D image and (is such as scaled, freezes, measures
Etc.) process, then the ultrasonic echo data stored can be to have passed through C mode or D mode after Beam synthesis
Ultrasonic echo data (the i.e. C view data after C view data or D view data is generated after imaging processing
Or D view data);The like, will not enumerate at this.
As it was noted above, controller 206 can receive comes from Analogue probe 204, human emulation body mould 10
With the signal of analog control panel 202, according to these signals, controller 206 determines that currently used person carries out mould
Intend the various relevant informations of ultrasonic scanning operation, including type, the scanning of current probe of present day analog probe
Ultrasonic scanning position that mode, present day analog scan operation are scanned, the imaging pattern etc. of present day analog scanning
Deng (being collectively referred to as " current ultrasonic sweep parameter " herein).Controller 206 is according to current ultrasonic scanning ginseng
Number or current ultrasonic sweep parameter at least some of, determine in memorizer 208 with present day analog scan
Corresponding ultrasonic echo data, and control to read from memorizer 208 scan with present day analog corresponding ultrasonic
Echo data also sends into echo data processor 210.It is of course also possible to by echo data processor 210 from depositing
Reservoir 208 reads the ultrasonic echo data corresponding with present day analog scanning.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the simulated operation of user actually includes two big classes, and the first kind is that simulation is swept
Retouch operation, i.e. determine the simulated operation of aforesaid current ultrasonic sweep parameter, including to Analogue probe 204 and/
Or the operation of human emulation body mould 10 and user directly select current super by man machine interface input equipment
Sound sweep parameter (such as, in the embodiment being not provided with Analogue probe 204 and/or human emulation body mould 10,
Hereinafter describe in detail) operation, be collectively referred to as herein " analog scanning operation ", the expression analog scanning of generation is grasped
The signal made correspondingly is referred to as " analog scanning operation signal ";Equations of The Second Kind be by analog control panel 202 or
Other input equipment (such as, arranges the reality of other input equipment being not provided with analog control panel 202
Execute in example, hereinafter describe in detail) ultrasonic echo data is carried out the simulated operation of various process, unitedly call herein
For " simulation process operation ", the signal of the expression simulation process operation of generation is correspondingly referred to as " simulation process behaviour
Make signal ".
Such as, in an embodiment, send, according to Analogue probe 204, the signal come and determine that present day analog is popped one's head in
Type be convex array probe;Sensor according to human emulation body mould 10 sends the signal come and determines present day analog
Scanning target corresponding to the ultrasonic scanning position of 204 analog scannings of popping one's head in is heart, and imaging pattern is impulse wave
Doppler mode, scan mode is fan sweeping;Then controller 206 determines the correspondence of storage in memorizer 208
Storage position to the ultrasonic echo data of the convex battle array fan sweeping Pulsed-Wave Doppler imaging of heart, and control from this
Storage position reads the ultrasonic echo data of the convex battle array fan sweeping Pulsed-Wave Doppler imaging of these corresponding hearts and send
Enter in echo data processor 210.Acquisition is gathered in advance as it was noted above, memorizer 208 can store
All possible ultrasonic scanning parameter under ultrasonic echo data.Therefore, in current ultrasonic sweep parameter it is
In the case of other ultrasonic scanning parameter, the storage of the ultrasonic echo data of its correspondence can be similarly determined
Position also reads the ultrasonic echo data of this correspondence to echo data processor 210.Read from memorizer 208
The method that the method for the particular data in the data stored is conventional in can using this area, the most superfluous at this
State.
In one embodiment of the invention, controller 206 can also include for user in memorizer 208
The memorizer echo data management module that ultrasonic echo data is managed or edits, this memorizer echo data
Management module provides the administration interface of the echo data in memorizer to grasp for user on display 212
Making, user checks the situation of the ultrasonic echo data of storage in memorizer 208 by this administration interface, and
Inputting instruction by analog control panel or other input equipment, memorizer echo data management module is according to this
The ultrasonic echo data of storage in memorizer 208 is edited by the instruction of a little inputs as required, such as, add
Add ultrasonic echo data, delete ultrasonic echo data, replacement ultrasonic echo data, change ultrasonic echo data
Storage position, increase the classification of ultrasonic echo data, change classification belonging to ultrasonic echo data etc..
The signal that echo data processor 210 receives analog control panel 202 and/or controller 206 is sent,
And according to these signals, the ultrasonic echo data read from memorizer 208 is processed, this process is permissible
It is at least some of process in the various process of ultrasonic echo data in actual diasonograph.These
The process carrying out ultrasonic echo data may include that time gain compensation (TGC), Gain tuning, B mould
Formula data process and generate B view data, C mode data process and generate at C view data, M-mode data
Reason generates M view data, D mode data process and (include that Pulsed-Wave Doppler imaging (PW) processes, even
Continuous ripple doppler imaging (CW) process, tissue doppler imaging (TDI) process etc.) generate D image
Data, space compound processing, frame are relevant, harmonic imaging processes, three-dimensional/four-dimensional (3D/4D) imaging processing
Generate three-dimensional/four-dimensional image, digital scan conversion (DSC), to the freezing of the image generated, rotate, scale,
Various parameter measurements etc..In one embodiment of the invention, echo data processor 210 can complete super
The place that process that ultrasonic front-end echo data are carried out by all and actual diasonograph of sound echo data is identical
Reason, to realize the simulation completely of all functions to actual diasonograph, will not enumerate at this.
Therefore, echo data processor 210 can include the module realizing aforementioned various process, including TGC
Module, gain regulation module, B image-forming module, C image-forming module, (the PW doppler imaging of D image-forming module
Module, CW doppler imaging module or TDI module etc.), space compound module, frame correlation module, humorous
Ripple image-forming module, three-dimensional/four-dimension (3D/4D) image-forming module, DSC module, freeze frame, rotate, contract
The module put etc., the module of various parameter measurement, diagnostic message labeling module, diagnosis report generation module
Etc..It practice, echo data processor 210 can include actual diasonograph potentially includes
All modules processing ultrasonic echo data, will not enumerate at this.
When user uses Analogue probe 204 and analog control panel 202 to be simulated ultrasonic scanning, return
The expression that wave datum processor 210 receives analog control panel 202 and/or controller 206 transmission is currently used
The control signal of the simulated operation that person is carried out, then reads from memorizer 208 according to these control signals
The ultrasonic echo data gone out processes accordingly.Such as, currently used person is on analog control panel 202
On have selected B-mode imaging, user is converted into control signal to this operation of analog control panel 202 and sends out
Deliver to echo data processor 210, after echo data processor 210 receives this control signal, with B imaging mould
Block carries out B-mode imaging processing to the echo data read from memorizer 208, generates the ultrasonic figure of B-mode
Picture.Other simulated operation of user is similar, will not enumerate at this.
The ultrasonoscopy of generation is sent to display 212 and shows by echo data processor 210.Additionally,
The ultrasonoscopy that controller 206 can control to generate with echo data processor 210 on display 212 is same
Time show corresponding man machine interface, including various menus, graphical interfaces etc..As shown in Figure 2.This is man-machine
With actual diasonograph, interface can show that the man machine interface on its display is same or like, certainly
With actual diasonograph, this man machine interface can also show that the man machine interface on its display is at least part of
Difference, but as long as can be simulated easily operating for user.
In one embodiment of the invention, controller 206 can also include module of testing and assessing.As it was noted above, control
Device 206 processed can receive what Analogue probe 204, analog control panel 202 and human emulation body mould 10 sent
According to the signal received, signal also determines that user is currently simulated the various parameters of scan operation, such as
The position of Analogue probe 204, angle, scanning maneuver etc., and carry out on analog control panel each
Plant simulated operation, the adjustment of the most various imaging parameters and selection, pattern switching, various parameter measurement operation
Etc..These current operations of user can be evaluated or mark by this test and appraisal module.Such as, will
The operation of currently used person contrasts with standard operation in this case, according to the operation of currently used person with
The size of the similarity of standard operation provides evaluation or scoring.So, user is helped preferably to be simulated
Study and training.
In foregoing embodiments, the simulation operation apparatus 20 of ultra sonic imaging analog systems includes human emulation body
Mould 10, analog control panel 202 and Analogue probe 204.In other embodiment of the present invention, simulated operation
Device 20 can not also include human emulation body mould 10 and Analogue probe 204, and only includes analog control panel
202.Now, user selects currently to be desired with the probe of simulated operation by analog control panel 202
Ultrasonic scanning position that type, the scan mode of current probe, present day analog scan operation are scanned, current
Imaging pattern of analog scanning etc. (the most previously described " current ultrasonic sweep parameter ").I.e. the present embodiment
In, current ultrasonic sweep parameter is directly to be passed through analog control panel 202 or other input equipment by user
Carry out selection determine rather than passed through operation simulation probe 204 by user as in foregoing embodiments
Analog scanning human emulation body mould 10 and determine.Now, herein, still user is controlled by simulation
Panel 202 or other input equipment select the operation of current ultrasonic sweep parameter to be referred to as " analog scanning operation ",
The signal of telecommunication representing these simulated operations produced in analog control panel 202 is also included within aforesaid " simulation
Scan operation signal " in.
In further embodiment of the present invention, simulation operation apparatus 20 can not also include analog control panel 202,
And include Analogue probe 204 and human emulation body mould 10 and other type of input equipment, such as conventional
Mouse, keyboard and/or touch screen etc., or other any kind of can for user input various simulations
The input equipment of operation.Now, user the same simulated operation Analogue probe 204 and people as previously described
Body anthropomorphic phantom 10, and other simulated operation can be clicking or manual defeated simply by man machine interface
Enter relevant parameter etc., such as click with mouse or by touch screen click various imaging parameters or select into
Aforesaid various other signal processing to ultrasonic echo data of row or image processing process, or the most defeated
Enter occurrence of various parameter etc..It is to say, in this case, various to ultrasonic echo data
Whether simulation process operation can be completed by actual analog device (such as analog control panel 202),
But carry out selecting or inputting and complete in man machine interface by common input equipment.
In further embodiment of the present invention, simulation operation apparatus 20 even can not include analog control panel
202, Analogue probe 204 and human emulation body mould 10, and only include other type of input equipment, ratio is as usual
Mouse, keyboard and/or touch screen, or other any kind of can for user input various simulations
Input equipment of operation etc..Now, the simulated operation of user can be simply by man machine interface
Click or manually enter relevant parameter etc., such as click with mouse or clicked by touch screen currently wish into
The probe type of simulated operation of row, scan mode, ultrasonic scanning position, imaging pattern, various imaging ginseng
Number etc., or input the occurrence of various parameter by hand etc..It is to say, in this case,
All simulated operations, operate including analog scanning operation and simulation process, can be not in actual simulation
Complete on device, but carry out selecting or inputting and complete in man machine interface by common input equipment.
Then, controller 206 determines in memorizer 208 according to these current ultrasonic sweep parameters determined
The ultrasonic echo data that these current ultrasonic sweep parameters are corresponding, and these ultrasonic echo datas are read feeding
Echo data processor 210 processes.Analog control panel 202 in these embodiments, controller 206,
Memorizer 208, echo data processor 210 and the structure of display 212 and working method can with aforementioned respectively
Embodiment is same or like, does not repeats them here.
Controller 206 in foregoing embodiments and echo data processor 210 and the various modules comprised thereof
Can be by hardware, software or its be implemented in combination with, such as PLD, special IC, individual
People's computer, application software, embedded software etc..Controller 206 and echo data processor 210 and
The various modules comprised can be individually separated module respectively, it is also possible to is wherein part of module or all
Block combiner realizes together.
In embodiments of the present invention, actual diasonograph is utilized to carry out the ultrasonic number of each organ of actual human body
According to collection, and store the multiple probe type of acquisition, multiple scan mode, multiple imaging pattern, how individual
Ultrasonic echo data when body organ sites etc., then surpasses from these according to the simulated operation of user
Sound echo data reads corresponding ultrasonic echo data and carries out follow-up various process.Therefore, the present invention is real
Executing in example, follow-up various simulated operations are all based on real front end ultrasonic echo data to carry out surpassing with reality
Identical the processing really of process of audio clinic instrument, ultrasonic echo data is actually done really by this process
Data process rather than simply simulate, accordingly, it is capable to simulate the most all a variety of actual ultrasonic diagnosises
The operation that can carry out in instrument, and can simulate the most truly and operate in actual diasonograph
Produced effect, thus help user to learn, understand the characteristic of various imaging parameters, preferably assist
User study uses compuscan to diagnose, and improves its experience using diasonograph and technical ability.
Describe the present invention above by specific embodiment, but the present invention to be not limited to these concrete
Embodiment.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can also be made various amendment, equivalent,
Change etc., these conversion, all should be within protection scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention.