CN100473354C - Ultrasonic imaging apparatus, and image processing apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention aims to help operators identify all the area in a main body in which contrast medium permeates and the visible part on the main body. Using the image data representing the process that contrast medium permeates into the main body in the order of time, a permeated area image data generating unit (210) generates the permeated area image data representing the image in all the areas in which contrast medium permeates, and a permeation process image data generating unit (220) generates the permeation process image data representing the process of permeation in the order of time. An synthesizing/outputting unit (230) superposes all the images represented by the permeation process image data on an image represented by the permeated area image data, and sends the result images to a display unit (109) orderly. Compared with all the area in which the contrast medium permeates, the permeation process that the contrast medium permeates into the visible part can be identified. In particular, the change and the increase in time order of the area number in which the contrast medium permeates can be detected.
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The present invention relates to a kind of supersonic imaging device, image processing equipment and program, be used to produce time dependent line tomography (tomographic) view data, particularly representative is injected into the line faultage image data of the image of the contrast medium in the main body.
Background technology
Recently, used supersonic imaging device main body to be carried out imaging by contrast medium is injected in the main body.Contrast medium is the liquid that comprises many micro-bubbles (microscopic bubble).The liquid that is injected into main body is along with the time flows by the main body health.Non-linear from the ultrasound wave that the supersonic imaging device emission is next owing to micro-bubble becomes the position that contrast medium has flow through, and as having the echo of harmonic wave and being observed.
When contrast medium being injected into main body and producing view data to use supersonic imaging device, the zone of partly representing contrast medium to permeate by the view data of harmonic wave carrying.The zone change flow through main body or infiltrate through the process of carrying out of main body of indication contrast medium with sequential.This carries out process as the important information of determining various diseases.
And, even when utilizing color flow map (the color flow mapping that does not use contrast medium, when CFM) technology obtains image, the image in the zone that shows with colour according to view data also illustrate blood with sequential circulation or three-dimensional circulation, and provide determining the very important information of various diseases.
[non-patent literature 1] " Guide to Ultrasonic Contrast Imaging " (people such as Fuminori Moriyasu, Kanehara Publishing, on February 28th, 2003,54-55 page or leaf).
But,, can not clarify contrast medium wherein and the relation of the position between any other position that may be permeated by the main body section of imaging and contrast medium according to background technology.That is the image that, shows on supersonic imaging device only reproduces and contrast medium is wherein arranged and by the zone of imaging.So because lower signal intensity can not be seen other zones clearly.
Particularly, from initial display image the time, be carved into picture drop-out constantly during, can not see the All Ranges of contrast medium infiltration main body wherein simultaneously clearly.But, when operator's analysis image, image information represents each this image information of image of contrast medium infiltration All Ranges wherein for determining that the contrast medium infiltration is wherein and by the zone of developing and to discern changing with sequential of such zone be very important.
And, even when using the CFM technology when blood flow obtains view data, blood is shown with circulation sequential or spatial the image section in the zone that shows with colour according to view data.For operator, see that blood is very important with the All Ranges of sequential or space circulation process.
Therefore, how to realize helping operator use contrast medium be positioned at wherein main body manifest the position in, supersonic imaging device, image processing equipment and program that the identification contrast medium is infiltrated through the All Ranges of main body wherein are very important.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide supersonic imaging device, image processing equipment and program, its can help operator use contrast medium be positioned at wherein main body manifest the position in, the identification contrast medium is infiltrated through the All Ranges of main body wherein.
In order to solve top problem and to realize purpose of the present invention, supersonic imaging device according to a first aspect of the invention comprises: the view data generator, be used to utilize the ultrasonic scanning main body, receive ultrasonic echo from main body, and produce the view data that is included in during sweep time a plurality of frame image data projects that obtain continuously from main body; Display device is used for showing the image that is produced according to view data; Storage device is used to preserve view data; Continuous time, the area image data generating apparatus was used for adding up by a plurality of frame image data projects that will be obtained continuously during sweep time, to produce area image data continuous time from view data; Timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus is used for producing timing variations procedural image data from view data, and its representative is illustrated in pixel value during sweep time is changed to the process of another value from a value along with the time a plurality of two field pictures; And synthetic/output device, be used for by will by continuous time the area image data representation the doubling of the image in each image by timing variations procedural image data representation, and will by continuous time the area image data representation image with synthesize by each image of timing variations procedural image data representation, and, result images is sent to display device by during sweep time, sequentially changing image as time passes by timing variations procedural image data representation.
And, according to a second aspect of the invention, supersonic imaging device comprises: the view data generator, be used to receive the ultrasonic echo that comes from main body, and produce the view data that is included in a plurality of frame image data projects that obtained continuously from different zones within the imaging position of arranging in the thickness direction in imaging cross section; Display device is used to show the image that produces according to view data; Storage device is used to preserve view data; The projecting image data generator is used for producing projecting image data by adding up in a plurality of frame image data projects that thickness direction is obtained continuously from view data; Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus, be used for producing regional change procedural image data from view data, its representative illustrates a plurality of two field pictures that change to the process of another value in thickness direction along with the variation pixel value in the zone in the imaging position of arranging from a value; And synthetic/output device, be used for by the doubling of the image that will represent by projecting image data in each image by regional change procedural image data representation, and the image that will be represented by projecting image data synthesizes with each image by regional change procedural image data representation, and sequentially change image by variation, result images is sent to display device by regional procedural image data representation along with the zone in the imaging position.
And according to a third aspect of the invention we, supersonic imaging device comprises: the view data generator, be used for being created in contrast medium is injected into view data after the main body, that comprise a plurality of frame image data projects, it is represented in the identical variation that manifests the sequential in the position; Display device is used to show the image of being represented by a plurality of image informations; Storage device is used to preserve a plurality of image informations; Permeable areas view data generator is used to utilize a plurality of image informations to produce the permeable areas view data of representative image, and this image has reproduced the All Ranges in the position of contrast medium being injected wherein; Process of osmosis view data generator is used to utilize a plurality of image informations to produce the process of osmosis view data, and its representative shows a plurality of picture frames that contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the position; And synthetic/output device, being used for will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation to by synthesizing on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation or with image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation, and in the image that sequentially changes by the process of osmosis pictorial data representation, result images is sent to display device according to this process.
And, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, be included in the adding up device that comprises a plurality of image informations that are used to add up according to the infiltration area view data generator in the supersonic imaging device of the third aspect.
And, according to a fifth aspect of the invention, be included in according to the 3rd or the supersonic imaging device of fourth aspect in permeable areas view data generator and process of osmosis view data generator comprise substracting unit, be used for cutting the reference image information that lacks contrast medium information from a plurality of image informations.
And, according to a fifth aspect of the invention, permeable areas view data generator and process of osmosis view data generator comprise substracting unit, are used for cutting the reference image information that lacks contrast medium information from a plurality of image informations, thereby remove background image data.
And, according to a sixth aspect of the invention, the process of osmosis view data of in according to any one the supersonic imaging device aspect the 3rd to the 5th, using comprise be included in a plurality of image informations, the amount of reflection contrast medium, as the pixel value of Pixel Information.
And, according to a seventh aspect of the invention, the process of osmosis view data of using in according to any one the supersonic imaging device aspect the 3rd to the 5th comprises as pixel value needs Pixel Information, that be included in a plurality of image informations and becomes the maximum time.
And, according to an eighth aspect of the invention, the process of osmosis view data of in according to any one the supersonic imaging device aspect the 3rd to the 5th, using comprise as Pixel Information, be included in time moment that the pixel value in a plurality of image informations begins to increase.
And, according to a ninth aspect of the invention, also comprise input block according to the 3rd any one supersonic imaging device to eight aspect, be used for input section position when employed image information is three-dimensional image information, on this sectional position, image information be transported to infiltration area view data generator, process of osmosis view data generator and synthetic/output device.
According to a ninth aspect of the invention, supersonic imaging device receives the sectional position send image information thereon from input block, thus any position specified cross-section that can be in any direction.
And according to the tenth bright aspect of we, the synthetic/output device that comprises in the supersonic imaging device according to the 9th aspect changes the sectional position that sends image information thereon according to this procedural order ground.
According to the tenth aspect of the invention, synthetic/output device changes the sectional position that sends image information thereon according to this procedural order ground, thereby sends the image in the cross section that is positioned at the optimum position with time sequencing.
And according to an eleventh aspect of the invention, it is the rotation in cross section that the order of carrying out in according to the supersonic imaging device aspect the tenth changes.
And, according to a twelfth aspect of the invention, synthetic/the output device that comprises in according to the 9th to the tenth any one supersonic imaging device on the one hand comprises generator, is used for being created in two dimensional image information on the cross section from the projection information that infiltration area view data and process of osmosis view data produce.
And, according to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, that the projection information representative of using in according to the supersonic imaging device aspect the 12 produces from infiltration area view data and process of osmosis view data, with the vertical direction of cross-wise direction the summation of the projection value that calculates.
According to 13 aspects of the present invention, projection information is the data for projection that produces from three-dimensional image information.
And, according to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, that the projection information representative of using in according to the supersonic imaging device aspect the 12 produces from infiltration area view data and process of osmosis view data, with the vertical direction in cross section maximum in the projection value that detects.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, projection information is high-high brightness (intensity) data for projection (MIP data) that produces from three-dimensional image information.
And, according to a fifteenth aspect of the invention, synthetic/the output device that in according to any one the supersonic imaging device aspect the 3rd to the 14, comprises with the different color of color that shows by the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation, show by the representative of process of osmosis view data, superimposed by each image on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation.
And, according to a sixteenth aspect of the invention, whether synthetic/the output device that comprises in according to any one the supersonic imaging device aspect the 3rd to the 15 comprises selecting arrangement, be used for selecting each process of osmosis doubling of the image to the permeable areas image.
And, according to a seventeenth aspect of the invention, image processing equipment comprises: interface, receive faultage image data by this interface, and this faultage image data is included in main body is carried out a plurality of frame image data projects of obtaining continuously from main body during sweep time of scan period; Display device is used to show the image that produces according to faultage image data; Storage device is used to preserve faultage image data; Continuous time, the area image data generating apparatus was used for a plurality of frame image data projects of being obtained continuously during sweep time by being accumulated in, produced area image data continuous time from faultage image data; Timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus, be used for producing timing variations procedural image data from view data, this timing variations procedural image is data represented to be illustrated in during sweep time a plurality of two field pictures of process that pixel value as time passes changes to another value from a value; And synthetic/output device, be used for by will by continuous time the area image data representation the doubling of the image in each image by timing variations procedural image data representation, and will by continuous time the area image data representation image with synthesize by each image of timing variations procedural image data representation, and, result images is sent to display device by during sweep time, sequentially changing image as time passes by timing variations procedural image data representation.
And, according to an eighteenth aspect of the invention, image processing equipment comprises: interface, receive faultage image data by this interface, this faultage image data comprises a plurality of tomography frame image data projects that the zones of different in the imaging position of arranging obtains continuously the thickness direction in imaging cross section; Display device is used to show the image that produces according to faultage image data; Storage device is used to preserve faultage image data; The projecting image data generator is used for producing projecting image data by adding up in a plurality of tomography frame image data projects that thickness direction is obtained continuously from faultage image data; Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus, be used for producing regional change procedural image data from faultage image data, its representative illustrates a plurality of two field pictures that change to the process of another value in thickness direction along with the variation pixel value in the zone in the imaging position of arranging from a value; And synthetic/output device, be used for by the doubling of the image that will represent by projecting image data in each image by regional procedural image data representation, and the image that will be represented by projecting image data synthesizes with each image by regional change procedural image data representation, and sequentially change image by variation, result images is sent to display device by regional change procedural image data representation along with the zone in the imaging position.
And according to a nineteenth aspect of the invention, image processing apparatus comprises: interface, be received in a plurality of faultage image information after being injected into contrast medium in the main body by this interface, and it is represented in the identical variation that manifests the sequential in the position; Display device is used to show the image by a plurality of faultage image information representations; Storage device is used to preserve a plurality of faultage image information; Permeable areas view data generator is used to produce the permeable areas view data of representative image, and this image has reproduced with All Ranges in the contrast medium infiltration position wherein, that reproduce with faultage image; Process of osmosis view data generator is used to produce the process of osmosis view data, and its representative shows a plurality of picture frames that contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the position; And synthetic/output device, being used for will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation to by synthesizing on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation or with image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation, and in the image that changes according to this procedural order ground by the process of osmosis pictorial data representation, result images is sent to display device.
And according to a twentieth aspect of the invention, the faultage image information of using in according to the image processing equipment aspect the 19 is the view data that is produced by supersonic imaging device.
And, according to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, according to the 19 or the image processing equipment of the 20 aspect in the permeable areas view data generator that comprises comprise the adding up device of a plurality of faultage image information that are used to add up.
And, according to a twenty-second aspect of the invention, comprise pixel value according to the process of osmosis view data of using in the 19 to the 20 on the one hand any one the image processing equipment as the amount of Pixel Information, that represent by a plurality of image informations and reflection contrast medium.
And, according to a twenty-third aspect of the invention, synthetic/the output device that comprises in any one the image processing equipment according to the 19 to the 22 aspect with the different color of color that shows by the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation, show by the representative of process of osmosis view data, superimposed by each image on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation.
According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the invention, a kind of program, the computer operation conduct of permission in image processing equipment: interface, receive faultage image data by this interface, this faultage image data is included in main body is carried out a plurality of frame image data projects of obtaining continuously from main body during sweep time of scan period; Display device is used to show the image that produces according to faultage image data; Storage device is used to preserve faultage image data; Continuous time, the area image data generating apparatus was used for a plurality of frame image data projects of being obtained continuously during sweep time by being accumulated in, produced area image data continuous time from faultage image data; Timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus, be used for producing timing variations procedural image data from view data, this timing variations procedural image is data represented to be illustrated in during sweep time pixel value as time passes changes to the process of another value from a value a plurality of two field pictures; And synthetic/output device, be used for by will by continuous time the area image data representation the doubling of the image in each image by timing variations procedural image data representation, and will by continuous time the area image data representation image with synthesize by each image of timing variations procedural image data representation, and, result images is sent to display device by during sweep time, sequentially changing image as time passes by timing variations procedural image data representation.
According to the twenty-fifth aspect of the invention, a kind of program, the computer operation conduct of permission in image processing equipment: interface, receive faultage image data by this interface, this faultage image data comprises a plurality of frame image data projects that the zones of different in the imaging position of arranging obtains continuously the thickness direction in imaging cross section; Display device is used to show the image that produces according to faultage image data; Storage device is used to preserve faultage image data; The projecting image data generator is used for producing projecting image data by adding up in a plurality of tomography frame image data projects that thickness direction is obtained continuously from faultage image data; Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus, be used for producing regional change procedural image data from faultage image data, its representative illustrates a plurality of two field pictures that change to the process of another value in thickness direction along with the variation pixel value in the zone in the imaging position of arranging from a value; And synthetic/output device, be used for by the doubling of the image that will represent by projecting image data in each image by regional change procedural image data representation, and the image that will be represented by projecting image data synthesizes with each image by regional change procedural image data representation, and sequentially change image by variation, result images is sent to display device by regional change procedural image data representation along with the zone in the imaging position.
According to the twenty-sixth aspect, a kind of program, the computer operation conduct of permission in image processing equipment: interface, be received in a plurality of faultage image information after being injected into contrast medium in the main body by this interface, it is represented in the identical variation that manifests the sequential in the position; Display device is used to show the image of being represented by a plurality of image informations; Storage device is used to preserve a plurality of faultage image information; Permeable areas view data generator is used to use a plurality of faultage image information to produce the permeable areas view data of representative image, and this image has reproduced with All Ranges in the contrast medium infiltration position wherein, that reproduce with faultage image; Process of osmosis view data generator is used to use a plurality of faultage image information to produce the process of osmosis view data, and its representative shows a plurality of picture frames that contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the position; And synthetic/output device, be used for will by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation to by on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation or with image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation on synthesize, and in the image that changes according to this procedural order ground by the process of osmosis pictorial data representation, result images is sent to display device.
According to the present invention, after being injected into contrast medium in the main body, the view data generator produces view data, and it is included in the identical a plurality of frame image data projects of reproducing timing variations in the position that manifest.Display device shows the image that produces according to view data, and storage device is preserved view data.Use view data, permeable areas view data generator produces the permeable areas view data of presentation video, and this image reproduces contrast medium is permeated All Ranges in position wherein.Use view data, process of osmosis view data generator produces a plurality of process of osmosis view data, and expression is penetrated into process in the position with contrast medium.Synthetic/output device is will be by when the doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation is on by the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation, demonstration is by each image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation, and sequentially changes the image of process of osmosis view data according to process of osmosis.Therefore, compare, can discern contrast medium and be penetrated into the process that manifests the position with the Zone Full that contrast medium is penetrated into.Particularly, compare, can detect increase or timing variations in the quantity in the zone that contrast medium is infiltrated through particularly with the Zone Full that contrast medium is penetrated into.
As shown in drawings, in the explanation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, other purposes of the present invention and advantage will become obvious from behind.
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Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the overall arrangement of supersonic imaging device;
Fig. 2 shows the functional block diagram of the functional configuration of the control unit that comprises in first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the operation that is performed in the supersonic imaging device according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of the process of osmosis pictorial display that is performed in according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 shows the sketch map of the example of the image that is produced by first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 shows the sketch map of the example of the permeable areas image that is produced by first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 shows superimposed at the sketch map according to the example of the process of osmosis image on the permeable areas image of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 shows by carry out the sketch map of the example of catching the image that produces in supersonic imaging device;
Fig. 9 shows the functional block diagram of the functional configuration that is included in the control unit in the second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 shows the flow chart of the operation of carrying out in the supersonic imaging device according to second embodiment;
Figure 11 shows the flow chart of the operation of carrying out during the viewing area change procedure image in a second embodiment;
Figure 12 A-12B shows the sketch map of the probe swing that comprises in a second embodiment;
Figure 13 shows the sketch map of the example of the image that produces among second embodiment;
Figure 14 shows the sketch map that produces projected image in a second embodiment;
Figure 15 shows the sketch map of the example of the projected image that produces in a second embodiment;
Figure 16 show with the projected image that produces in a second embodiment overlapping thereon, by the sketch map of the example of the image of regional change procedural image data representation; With
Figure 17 shows the functional block diagram of the functional configuration of the control unit that comprises in the 3rd embodiment.
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Below, describe the optimal mode of realizing supersonic imaging device according to the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.Notice that the present invention is not limited to this pattern.
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Fig. 1 shows the block diagram according to the overall arrangement of the supersonic imaging device of embodiment.Supersonic imaging device comprises probe 101, transmission/receiving element 102, graphics processing unit 103, film (cine) memorizer 104, pictorial display control unit 105, display unit 106, input block 107 and control unit 108.Sometimes, probe 101, transmission/receiving element 102, graphics processing unit 103 and control unit 108 composing images data generating apparatus are used to produce the data that will be explained below.Pictorial display control unit 105 and display unit 106 constitute display device 109.In Fig. 1, the thick line of coupling assembling is represented the transmission line of transportation simulator thereon or Digital Image Data, and the transmission line of control information is transmitted in the fine rule representative thereon.
Transmission/receiving element 102 is connected to probe 101 by coaxial cable, and produces the signal of telecommunication that driving is included in the piezoelectric element in the probe 101.And, the transmission/receiving element 102 initial echoes that received that also amplify.Thereby graphics processing unit 103 carries out image processing use the echo that is amplified by transmission/receiving element 102 to produce view data in real time.The particular content of handling comprises: for example, be aggregated in the delay in the echo that is received, analog to digital (A/D) is changed and will be write the cine memory 104 that will be explained below as the digital information as a result of view data.Sometimes, as view data, adopt Doppler signal or harmonic wave data carried by data to reproduce contrast medium.
In doppler mode, produce Doppler signal by graphics processing unit 103.In doppler mode, sampling is about the information of the phase shift of ultrasonic echo experience from the ultrasonic echo that is amplified by transmission/receiving element 102, thereby calculate real time information, for example speed, energy and velocity variations about the blood flow of the observation of the some place on the imaging cross section.
And graphics processing unit 103 produces the CFM signal in the CFM pattern.In the CFM pattern, use information to produce the view data of represent blood-stream image about blood flow by the ultrasonic echo carrying, wherein the image near the blood flow of probe 101 be red, and the image that leaves the blood flow of probe 101 is a blueness.
Pictorial display control unit 105 will show that the frame rate of display of the image of the pictorial data representation that is produced by graphics processing unit 103 converts another to, and control is by the shape of the image of pictorial data representation or the position of display image.
Fig. 2 shows the functional block diagram of the functional unit of wherein having implemented control unit 108 of the present invention.Control unit 108 comprises view data 200, permeable areas view data generator 210, process of osmosis view data generator 220 and synthetic/output device 230.Send view data 200 from cine memory 104, its expression obtains a plurality of images that echo produces by sequentially manifesting the position from identical main body.View data 200 comprises with the data that obtain when contrast medium is injected into main body and begins and be the time sequence image data of end to finish the information that obtains when contrast medium is penetrated into main body.
Permeable areas view data generator 210 comprises adding up device 211, is used for adding up to the view data that produces representative image by the pixel value that will comprise in a plurality of view data of its identical position.Permeable areas view data generator 210 uses adding up device 211 to produce the permeable areas view data 212 of presentation video from view data 200.
Process of osmosis view data generator 220 comprises that time phase image forming appts 221, max pixel value temporal image generator 222 and pixel value increase time started image forming appts 223.Process of osmosis view data generator 220 uses these parts of image forming appts to come to produce process of osmosis view data 224 from view data 200, and its expression contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the health of main body.Sometimes, operator use input block 107 to increase the image forming appts of selecting him to need the time started image forming appts 223 from time phase image forming appts 221, max pixel value temporal image generator 222 and pixel value.Use selected image forming appts to produce image.
Time phase image forming appts 221 produces the time phase image of the amount that manifests the contrast medium in the position in the time phase that is reflected in.The data items that comprises in view data 200 is proportional with the amount of the contrast medium in time phase.Adopt sequential chart picture by view data 200 expressions as the time phase image with their former states, and with the data of relevant time phase image as process of osmosis view data 224.
A plurality of sequential chart pictures that max pixel value temporal image generator 222 is analyzed by view data 200 expressions are so that measure from measuring the pixel of beginning on entire timing image same position and being included in identical manifesting the time that each pixel that comprises the image at position becomes peaked moment relatively.The pixel that will comprise in the image by a plurality of pictorial data representations that obtain along with measured passage of time color, thereby produces process of osmosis view data 224.The max pixel value temporal image is data represented to be reproduced in the timing variations of image in the zone of the maximum that wherein has contrast medium.
Pixel value increases a plurality of sequential chart pictures that time started image forming appts 223 is analyzed by view data 200 expressions, so that measure from measuring the pixel of beginning on entire timing image same position and being included in each pixel the image that manifests the position and beginning time of moment of increasing relatively.The pixel that comprises in the image of the data representation that will obtain by passing along with Measuring Time color, to produce process of osmosis view data 224.Pixel value increases the timing variations that the time started image information represents to reproduce the image in the zone that contrast medium wherein begins to permeate.
Synthetic/output device 230 will be by the image doubling of the image as a setting of permeable areas view data 212 expressions on each image by 224 expressions of process of osmosis view data.Time reference along the index that is reserved as the image of being represented by process of osmosis view data 224 uses sequentially is presented at result images on the display unit 106.At this moment, with the color that can visually distinguish with the color that shows by the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expressions, color by the image of representing by permeable areas view data 212 on the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expressions wanting superimposed.For example, show the image of representing by permeable areas view data 212, and show the image of representing by process of osmosis view data 224 with redness or blue image with black white image.
With overlapping following expression:
Here, i represents the frame number of indicating image data, one of image that the time reference that this pictorial data representation uses along the index that is reserved as the image of being represented by process of osmosis view data 224 is arranged.Disp is illustrated in the pixel value that comprises in the image that shows as overlapping result.The pixel value that the F representative comprises in any image by 224 expressions of process of osmosis view data.Therefore, the permeable areas view data 212 of ∑ Fi representative expression background image.And a and b representative are used for overlapping and for example weight coefficient of the index effect of the display format of color is represented in conduct.
For overlapping, can use pictorial display control unit 105 on display unit 106, to be presented at two images of same position.Perhaps, the view data of representative can be produced individually, this image can be on display unit 106, shown then by the image of overlapping generation.
With reference to Fig. 3, the operation of carrying out will be described below in supersonic imaging device according to the present invention.Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the operation that is performed in supersonic imaging device.At the beginning, operator are injected into main body (step S301) with contrast medium.Operator take probe 101 to contact with the position that needs of main body then, and are penetrated into information (step S302) in the main body as view data 200 acquisitions about contrast medium.Fig. 5 shows the example of the view data that obtains 200.The a plurality of sequential chart pictures of view data 200 expressions.Each image reproduces by the zone in the contrast medium infiltration main body section wherein.Because image is reproduced in the zone in the contrast medium infiltration position wherein, accurately grasps by contrast medium and permeates one of them zone so be difficult to compare other zones only imperfectly.
Afterwards, supersonic imaging device is carried out process of osmosis pictorial display (step S303).That is the process of osmosis image of the process of osmosis of contrast medium, is shown.Operator grasp the process (step S304) of contrast medium infiltration, termination then from the process of osmosis image.
Subsequently, with reference to Fig. 4, with the process of osmosis pictorial display of description of step S303 below.Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of process of osmosis pictorial display.At first, control unit 108 instruction permeable areas view data generators 210 produce permeable areas view data 212 (step S401) from the view data 200 that obtains at step S302.Fig. 6 shows the example by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expressions that produce from the view data 200 of the image shown in the presentation graphs 5.Synthesize an image with reproducing wherein at the image in the zone that different time moment contrast medium exists and the image that in image shown in Figure 5, is reproduced imperfectly.Being included in from moment that contrast medium is injected into main body by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expression has all images in the zone that contrast medium exists during moment of the infiltration of main body to finishing contrast medium.
Afterwards, control unit 108 instruction process of osmosis view data generators 220 produce process of osmosis view data 224 (step S402).According to command information in input block 107 inputs, control unit 108 can increase the time started image forming appts 223 from time phase image forming appts 221, max pixel value temporal image generator 222 and pixel value to be selected arbitrarily, to produce process of osmosis view data 224.When having selected time phase image forming appts 221, because shown in Figure 5, are time phase images of timing variations that the amount of contrast medium is shown by the image of view data 200 expressions, so adopt view data 200 as process of osmosis view data 224 with its former state.
Afterwards, according to command information in input block 107 input, control unit 108 checkings whether will by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expressions in by 212 expressions of permeable areas view data, (step S403) on the image that uses of image as a setting.If will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expression in by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expressions (in the check result of step S403 for not), then synthetic/output device 230 only sequentially shows the image (step S404) by 224 expressions of process of osmosis view data on display unit 106.
And, if will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expression on image (in the check result of step S403 for being) by 212 expressions of permeable areas view data, then control unit 108 instructions synthetic/output device 230 sequentially showing each image (step S405) of being represented by process of osmosis view data 224 on the display unit 106 on the background by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expressions.Fig. 7 shows timing variations, and along the axis of abscissas as time reference, it is by shown by the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expression and be displayed on the background by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expressions.Sometimes, produce process of osmosis view data 224 by the time phase image forming appts 221 that produces image shown in Figure 5.
In Fig. 7, in all time phase images, comprise shown in Figure 6, by the image of permeable areas view data 212 expressions image as a setting.As image that in Fig. 7, indicate, superimposed zone on background image of while, time phase image shown in Fig. 5, that represented by process of osmosis view data 224 is shown with the shadow region.Shadow region indication in Fig. 7 is by the image of process of osmosis view data 224 expressions.On display unit 106, can as redness, draw image with different colors by 224 expressions of process of osmosis view data.
As mentioned above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, use is illustrated in the view data 200 of the process of the timing variations of the infiltration of contrast medium in the main body, permeable areas view data generator 210 produces permeable areas view data 212, and the image of contrast medium infiltration All Ranges is wherein reproduced in its expression.Process of osmosis view data generator 220 produces the process of osmosis view data 224 of sequential ground expression process of osmosis.Synthetic/output device 230 will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation on the image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation, and sequentially result images is sent to display device 109.Therefore, be compared to contrast medium and be penetrated into Zone Full, can discern contrast medium and be penetrated into the process that manifests the position.Particularly, be penetrated into Zone Full, can detect the increase or the timing variations of contrast medium infiltration region quantity wherein particularly by comparing contrast medium.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 that is included in the supersonic imaging device uses permeable areas view data generator 210, process of osmosis view data generator 220 or synthetic/output device 230 to carry out the process of osmosis pictorial display.Can use the image processing equipment that is connected respectively to supersonic imaging device via interface to carry out identical processing.In this case, can alleviate burden on the hardware that is added in supersonic imaging device and its software.When using image processing equipment to carry out the process of osmosis pictorial display, employed information is not limited to image information, the faultage image information that it can also be to use X-ray CT system or magnetic resonance imaging system to obtain.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the adding up device 211 that comprises in permeable areas view data generator 210 produces permeable areas view data 212.Perhaps, can use also is that a kind of so-called acquisition equipment of adding up device produces permeable areas view data 212.Acquisition equipment order will be by the timing variations partial summation of the image of faultage image information representation, and shows a result images of also indicating change procedure.The image information of being handled by acquisition equipment is identical with permeable areas view data 212 fully.Fig. 8 shows and uses the example of the view data 200 shown in Fig. 5 by the image of acquisition equipment generation.In Fig. 8, be different from Fig. 7, little by little finish the image of representing by permeable areas view data 212 along with the time.When using acquisition equipment, catching beginning, be difficult to grasp contrast medium infiltration All Ranges wherein.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, view data 200 includes only from the view data of the region generating that has contrast medium.Perhaps, view data 200 can comprise the background image data that produces from the position that does not wherein have contrast medium.In this case, permeable areas view data generator 210 and process of osmosis view data generator have unshowned substracting unit.Deduct the background image information of expression reference picture from view data 200, this reference picture reproduces the position that does not wherein have contrast medium, does not have the image information of background image information with generation.
And according to this first invention, view data 200 comprises the bidimensional faultage image data of a plurality of representative plane pictures.Perhaps, view data 200 can comprise the three-dimensional tomographic image data of reproducing stereo-picture.And the process of osmosis view data 224 and the permeable areas view data 212 that produce from view data 200 can be three-dimensional view data projects.In this case, when by synthetic/when output device 230 image data processing projects are transmitted then, use input block 107 to specify thereon sectional position and direction thereof arbitrarily from three-dimensional image information generation two dimensional image information.According to the data on the cross section, be included in generator in synthetic/output device 230, unshowned and produce two dimensional image information.
And generator produces two-dimensional image data from the 3 d image data that is included in the object the cross section by projection and obtains.At this moment, can use maximum intensity projection etc.Promptly, employing comprises the data for projection of the pixel value that calculates as the summation of the pixel value that comprises in the image of being represented by 3 d image data, will be projected, or the maximum of the pixel value that comprises in the image of representing by 3 d image data, will be projected, as the pixel value that constitutes new images.
And synthetic/output device 230 sequentially sends the two-dimensional image data that produces from 3 d image data.At this moment, can change the sectional position that produces two dimensional image information thereon by spin crossover.Therefore, can use the image that is positioned at the cross section on the optimum position to follow the tracks of the timing variations of contrast medium.
(second embodiment)
According to first embodiment, by permeable areas image image as a setting, that contrast medium infiltration All Ranges wherein is shown, clearly differentiate the process that the contrast medium that will be injected in the main body is penetrated into the identical imaging position in main body as time passes.Can with the vertical thickness direction in imaging cross section on main body manual hunting probe 101.Can use view data project that (being the imaging cross section) obtains and produce the image of representing blood flow by execution color stream map quilts such as (CFM) from a plurality of zones, by the projected image in all imaging cross sections of image as a setting, clearly distinguish the image in each imaging cross section or zone.
Except that control unit 108, the second embodiment of the present invention has and the identical hardware configuration of first embodiment shown in Fig. 1.Therefore will omit explanation to other assemblies except that control unit 108.Fig. 9 is a functional block diagram, shows the functional unit of the control unit 908 that comprises in a second embodiment.Control unit 908 is equivalent to the control unit 108 shown in Fig. 1.
Control unit 908 comprises view data 900, projecting image data generator 910, regional change procedural image data generating apparatus 920 and synthetic/output device 230.Receive view data 900 from cine memory 104.When with the vertical thickness direction in imaging cross section above main body manually during hunting probe 101, with swing synchronously, produce a plurality of view data projects in chronological order.View data 900 refers to a plurality of view data projects.
Projecting image data generator 910 comprises adding up device 911, and it adds up by the pixel value that will be located at the same pixel position in a plurality of view data projects and produces the view data of representing an image.Adding up device 911 produces the projecting image data with a plurality of view data projects that added up in thickness direction, as the projecting image data 912 of representing an image.
Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus 920 comprises that time phase image forming appts 921, max pixel value temporal image generator 922 and pixel value increase time started image forming appts 923.Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus 920 uses image forming appts to produce regional change procedural image data 924 according to view data 900, and it is illustrated in the process that zone and swing in the identical imaging position in the main body change synchronously.At input block 107, increase selection operation personnel the time started image forming appts 923 from time phase image forming appts 921, max pixel value temporal image generator 922 and pixel value and want the image forming appts that uses.
Time phase image forming appts 921 generation time stage diagram pictures, it is reflected in the pixel that constitutes the image at imaging position between shaking peroid in each time phase.Sometimes, view data 900 is included in the pixel value that obtains in the time phase.With their former state, adopt the sequential chart picture of representing by view data 900 as the time phase image.The time phase view data should be called regional change procedural image data 924.
Max pixel value temporal image generator 922 uses a plurality of sequential image detection by view data 900 expressions to begin institute's elapsed time till the pixel value at each location of pixels becomes maximum from measuring.Max pixel value temporal image generator 922 produces regional change procedural image data 924 then, its with color showing by some the represented pixels of view data that produce at this time durations.The timing variations of max pixel value temporal image data indicating area, each image in this zone is by the maximum pixel value representation.
Pixel value increases time started image forming appts 923 and uses a plurality of sequential image detection by view data 900 expressions to begin institute's elapsed time till the pixel value at each location of pixels begins to increase from measuring.Pixel value increases time started image forming appts 923 and produces regional change procedural image data 924 then, its with color showing by some the represented pixels of view data that produce at this time durations.Pixel value increases the timing variations of time started view data indicating area, and each image in this zone is represented by the pixel value that begins to increase.
Synthetic/output device 230 will by the image of projecting image data 912 expressions as a setting view data overlap onto on each image by 924 expressions of regional change procedural image data, and sequentially result images is presented on the display unit 106 along the time reference that uses as index by the image of regional change procedural image data 924 expressions.At this moment, color with what overlap each other by the image of projecting image data 912 expressions with by the image of regional change procedural image data 924 expressions, visually to be distinguished from each other out.For example, the image of being represented by projecting image data 912 shows as black white image, and the image of being represented by regional change procedural image data 924 shows as red or blue coloured image.It is overlapping to use pictorial display control unit 105 to realize, thereby can show the image that overlaps each other at the same position place of display unit 106, perhaps produce image individually, be shown to again on the display unit 106 by overlapping each other by the image that the different images data items is represented.Represent overlapping by the formula identical with formula (1).
Subsequently, will be in conjunction with the operation of Figure 10 explanation according to the supersonic imaging device execution of second embodiment.Figure 10 shows the flow chart of the operation of supersonic imaging device execution.Beginning, operator are manual hunting probe 101 above main body, produces a plurality of view data projects (step S1001) synchronously with swing.Figure 12 (A) shows the situation at the thickness direction that is substantially perpendicular to imaging cross section hunting probe 101 above main body.Operator take probe 101 to contact with the position that needs above main body, and with by the vertical thickness direction in imaging cross section of electron scanning in above main body manual hunting probe 101.In the situation that Figure 12 (A) illustrates, the probe 101 position basic fixed of being placed, and swing the opening of launching ultrasound wave or receiving the probe 101 of ultrasonic echo by it, launch hyperacoustic transmit direction thereby move.Can fix by 101 the opening of popping one's head in and launch hyperacoustic transmit direction, and hunting probe above the position of 101 main bodys that are placed on it of can in thickness direction, popping one's head in.Figure 12 (B) illustrates and adopts linear probe, the ultrasonic emitting direction is fixed and in the situation of thickness direction hunting probe above main body.In this case, produce a plurality of view data projects, the image in continuously arranged zone in its expression and the vertical thickness direction in imaging cross section.Operator produce the stereoscopic image data of the image that needs the position of representing main body as view data 900.
Figure 13 is illustrated in the example of the view data 900 that produces in CFM or the doppler mode.View data 900 comprises a plurality of time sequence image data projects that produce synchronously with swing, and is illustrated in the image of the zones of different of arranging in the thickness direction.In imaging, the zone that has blood flow is shown each image local.Accurately the All Ranges of grasping in the position that blood flow is wherein arranged is very difficult.
Afterwards, supersonic imaging device execution area change procedure pictorial display (step S1002), and the regional change procedural image of the change procedure in the zone that blood flow is wherein arranged is shown.Operator's analyzed area change procedure image, thereby the process (step S1003) of grasp regional change.Termination then.
Subsequently, will show in conjunction with the regional change procedural image of Figure 11 description of step S1002.Figure 11 shows the flow chart of the operation of carrying out during the regional change procedural image shows.At first, control unit 908 instruction projecting image data generators 910 produce projecting image data 912 (step S1101) from the view data 900 that produces at step S1001.Figure 14 shows the sketch map of example of the generation of projecting image data 912.Here, view data 912 comprises with the fixed thickness direction of transmit direction of ultrasonic emitting wherein and leads to a plurality of view data projects that hunting probe 101 produces above main body.The pixel value that will be arranged in view data project same pixel position adds up, thereby is created in the pixel value of the same pixel position in the projecting image data.
Figure 15 shows the example by the image of projecting image data 912 expressions that produce from the view data 900 of representing image shown in Figure 13.The image that the zone of blood flow is shown imperfectly is synthesized an image.Show the moment of flowing out the three-dimensional imaging position to blood by the image of projecting image data 912 expression All Ranges the position that blood flow exists is wherein arranged during institute's elapsed time in the moment that flow into the three-dimensional imaging position from blood etc.
Afterwards, control unit 908 instruction area change procedure view data generators 920 produce regional change procedural image data 924 (steps 1102).Here, 908 stage service time of control unit image forming appts 921, max pixel value temporal image generator 922 and pixel value increase any one in the time started image forming appts 923, command information according in input block 107 inputs produces regional change procedural image data 924.Sometimes, if selection time stage image forming appts 921, the image by view data 900 expressions as shown in Figure 13 is the time phase image that the timing variations in the blood flow is shown.Thereby, adopt view data 900 as regional change procedural image data 924 with its former state.
Afterwards, according to the information in the instruction of input block 107 input, control unit 908 determines whether each by the doubling of the image of regional change procedural image data 924 expressions to as on the background image of the image of being represented by projecting image data 912 (step S1103).If do not carry out overlapping (S1103 makes negative judgment in step), then synthetic/output device 230 sequentially will be by the pictorial display (step S1104) on display unit 106 of regional change procedural image data 924 expressions.
And, if carry out overlapping (S1103 makes affirmative judgement in step), then control unit 908 instructs synthetic/output device 230 by each doubling of the image is upward shown the image (step S1105) by 924 expressions of regional change procedural image data in chronological order at background image (i.e. the image of being represented by projecting image data 912) on display unit 106.Figure 16 shows along the transverse axis as the time reference effect, by 924 expressions of regional change procedural image data and superimposed, promptly occur in the variation in the imaging position in the thickness direction in timing variations by the image on the background image of projecting image data 912 expressions.In the situation of Figure 16, use time phase image forming appts shown in Figure 13 924 to produce regional change procedural image data 924.
With reference to Figure 16, the image that comprises projecting image data 912 expression as shown in Figure 15 in all time phase images is image as a setting.The time phase doubling of the image of as shown in Figure 13 regional change procedural image data 924 expression to background image, and is partly shown with shadow image.In Figure 16, the image of being represented by regional change procedural image data 924 is the shadow image part.Perhaps, can on display unit 106, show image with different colors (for example red) by 924 expressions of regional change procedural image data.
As mentioned above, according to second embodiment, projecting image data generator 910 uses expression that the view data 900 of the image of the main body section that blood flow etc. exists is wherein arranged, produce the projecting image data 912 of expression projected image, this projected image is included in the image of the All Ranges in the position that the blood flow existence is wherein arranged.Regional change procedural image data generating apparatus 920 produces regional change procedural image data 924, its representative illustrate blood flow from the zone at imaging position to the area image of the process of the variation in another zone.Synthetic/output device 230 will be by each doubling of the image of regional change procedural image data 924 expressions to the image by projecting image data 912 expressions, and sequentially result images is sent to display device 109.Therefore, be compared to the image at the whole position that comprises the All Ranges that the blood flow existence is wherein arranged, can discern the process of the regional change in the position that the blood flow existence is wherein arranged.
According to second embodiment, manual hunting probe 101 above main body.Perhaps, use machine hunting probe 101 automatically above main body.Can use probe electric pendulum above main body moving with many piezoelectric units of arranging with two-dimensional array or matrix.
According to second embodiment, use the CFM mode image, promptly by carrying out the image that CFM produces.Perhaps, can adopt doppler mode image, B mode image, B stream mode image etc.
(the 3rd embodiment)
The first and second above-mentioned embodiment use indication to be injected into the view data that contrast medium in the main body is penetrated into the process at the identical imaging position in the main body, perhaps according to the view data of generation such as CFM technology to represent successive zone in the position of the manual hunting probe 101 of the thickness direction that is substantially perpendicular to the imaging cross section above it.The image of the pictorial data representation that use is produced by a plurality of view data projects are added up is image as a setting, can clearly grasp each image of pictorial data representation.As the similar compositing characteristic that comprises aforementioned features, the a plurality of view data projects that produce continuously of can adding up as time passes to be producing successive time zone view data, and can use by continuous time the area image data representation image as a setting image show single image by pictorial data representation.The 3rd embodiment is about so a kind of situation, wherein use by image that continuous time, area image was represented as a setting image clearly grasp single image by pictorial data representation.
Except that control unit 108, the third embodiment of the present invention has the hardware configuration identical with first embodiment shown in Figure 1.With the explanation of omitting to the assembly except that control unit 108.Figure 17 shows the functional block diagram of the functional unit of the control unit 1608 that is included among the 3rd embodiment.Control unit 1608 is equivalent to control unit shown in Figure 1 108.
Continuous time, the area image data generating apparatus 1610 comprised adding up device 1611, was used for the pixel value that is positioned at the same pixel position in a plurality of view data projects is added up, to produce the view data of an image of expression.Continuous time, area image data generating apparatus 1610 used adding up devices 1611 to add up by all images data items with composing images data 1600, produced the area image data 1612 continuous time of an image of expression.
Timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus 1620 comprises that time phase image forming appts 1621, max pixel value temporal image generator 1622 and pixel value increase time started image forming appts 1623.Timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus 1620 uses image forming appts to produce timing variations procedural image data 1624 from view data 1600, and it indicates the process of sequential picture change in time.Sometimes, time phase image forming appts 1621, max pixel value temporal image generator 1622 and pixel value increase time started image forming appts 1623 are identical with the time phase image forming appts 221 shown in Fig. 2, max pixel value temporal image generator 222 and pixel value increase time started image forming appts 223.Therefore will omit the explanation that time phase image forming appts 1621, max pixel value temporal image generator 1622 and pixel value is increased time started image forming appts 1623.
Synthetic/output device 230 will be by the image doubling of the image as a setting of area image data 1612 expressions continuous time to each image by 1624 expressions of timing variations procedural image data.Along the time reference of the index that is used as the image of representing by timing variations procedural image data 1624, sequentially display result image on display unit 106.At this moment, with overlap each other, color by the image of area image data 1612 expression continuous time with by the image of timing variations procedural image data 1624 expressions, visually will be distinguished from each other out.For example, will be black white image by the pictorial display of area image data 1612 expressions continuous time, and will be redness or blue image by the pictorial display of timing variations procedural image data 1624 expressions.It is overlapping to use pictorial display control unit 105 to realize, thereby the same position at display unit 106 shows the image that overlaps each other, perhaps overlap each other and produce image separately, then it is presented on the display unit 106 by the image that the different images data items is represented.Represent that eclipsed formula is identical with formula (1).
The operation that control unit 1608 is carried out is identical with the control unit 108 or 908 in being included in first or second embodiment.Therefore omit explanation to this operation.
As mentioned above, according to the 3rd embodiment, continuous time, 1610 uses of area image data generating apparatus were included in the view data 1600 of a plurality of sequential frame image data items that obtain during sweep time, add up by a plurality of sequential frame image data items that will during sweep time, obtain, produce area image data 1612 continuous time.The timing variations procedural image data 1624 of a plurality of two field pictures that the 1620 generation expressions of timing variations procedural image data generating apparatus are changed in chronological order.Synthetic/output device 230 will by continuous time the area image data representation the doubling of the image to each image by timing variations procedural image data representation, and sequentially result images is sent to display device 109.Therefore, be compared to the image that produces according to all consecutive image data items of during sweep time, obtaining, can discern the process that the image represented by the view data project is changed in chronological order.
Under situation without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can dispose many very different embodiment of the present invention.Unless should be appreciated that in appended claims to define the specific embodiment that the present invention is not limited to describe in description.
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1, a kind of supersonic imaging device comprises:
View data generator (101,102,103) is used for after contrast medium is injected into main body, produces the view data that comprises a plurality of frame image data projects, and it is represented in the identical variation that manifests the sequential in the position;
Display device (109) is used to show the image of being represented by a plurality of image informations;
Storage device (104) is used to preserve a plurality of image informations;
Permeable areas view data generator (210) is used to utilize a plurality of image informations to produce and represents the permeable areas view data that is reproduced in the image of the All Ranges in the contrast medium injection position wherein;
Process of osmosis view data generator (220) is used to utilize a plurality of image informations to produce the process of osmosis view data, and its representative illustrates a plurality of picture frames that contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the position; And
Synthetic/output device (230), being used for will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation to by synthesizing on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation or with image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation, and in the image that sequentially changes by the process of osmosis pictorial data representation, result images is sent to display device (109) according to this process.
2, supersonic imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said permeable areas view data generator (210) comprises adding up device (211), a plurality of image informations of a plurality of picture frames of expression that are used to add up.
3, supersonic imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said permeable areas view data generator (210) and described process of osmosis view data generator (220) comprise substracting unit, are used for cutting the reference image information that lacks contrast medium information from a plurality of image informations.
4, supersonic imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said permeable areas view data generator (210) and described process of osmosis view data generator (220) comprise substracting unit, are used for cutting the reference image information that lacks contrast medium information from a plurality of image informations.
5, according to the described supersonic imaging device of any one claim of claim 1 to 4, wherein said process of osmosis view data comprise be included in a plurality of image informations, the amount of reflection contrast medium, as the pixel value of Pixel Information.
6, according to the described supersonic imaging device of any one claim of claim 1 to 4, wherein said process of osmosis view data comprises as each pixel value Pixel Information, that be included in a plurality of image informations need become the maximum time.
7, a kind of image processing apparatus comprises:
Interface is being injected into contrast medium reception a plurality of faultage image information in back in the main body by this interface, and it is represented in the identical variation that manifests the sequential in the position;
Display device (109) is used to show the image by a plurality of faultage image information representations;
Storage device (104) is used to preserve a plurality of faultage image information;
Permeable areas view data generator (210), be used to use a plurality of faultage image information to produce the permeable areas view data of representative image, this image is reproduced in All Ranges in the contrast medium infiltration position wherein, that reproduce with each faultage image;
Process of osmosis view data generator (220) is used to use a plurality of faultage image information to produce the process of osmosis view data, and its representative illustrates a plurality of picture frames that contrast medium is penetrated into the process in the position; And
Synthetic/output device (230), being used for will be by each doubling of the image of process of osmosis pictorial data representation to by synthesizing on the image of permeable areas pictorial data representation or with image by the permeable areas pictorial data representation, and in the image that changes according to this procedural order ground by the process of osmosis pictorial data representation, result images is sent to display device (109).
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