[background technology]
The video signal of traditional ultrasonic medical equipment, be all the processor platform (such as PC platform, ARM platform, embedded platform etc.) of appliance-originated inside, the video parameter of video signal (such as resolution or data encoding format etc.) is all fixed.In the time need to checking the video of ultrasonic device with external equipment, the video parameter supported of external equipment must adapt to the video parameter of the video signal of ultrasonic device, perhaps need extra equipment that the video parameter of the video signal of ultrasonic device is changed, otherwise can't play.Ultrasonic device can not be adaptive according to external equipment the video parameter of the video that generates of adjustment.It is more inconvenient that this makes with the video signal of external equipment broadcast ultrasonic device.
For example, the resolution of video signal (as LVDS or VGA) is fixed.Externally mostly the resolution of output is not adjust, and is only to do the various interface expansion (such as LVDS turns VGA; LVDS turns DVI; LVDS turns HDMI etc.); Perhaps be adjusted into another kind of fixing resolution (such as PAL and NTSC standard), can not arbitrarily adjust resolution.Video encoder also comes compressed encoding according to these video signals, and the generating video file also is subject to fixing resolution.
In the time need to checking the video of this ultrasonic device with external equipment, the resolution of external equipment support need to adapt with the fixed resolution of ultrasonic device.If the resolution of external equipment is lower, the resolution of the image that generates due to common ultrasonic device higher for example can reach 1280 * 720,1920 * 1080 even higher, so external equipment may not support high like this resolution, thereby can't play; Even perhaps external equipment can be supported to play, but because high-resolution file is larger, the workload of therefore decoding is very large, decode consuming time more, may play not smoothly, affects user's experience.
Solution to the problems described above be with ultrasonic device with the resolution adjustment of the video signal of output for less fixed resolution, normally PAL and NTSC standard, the resolution of these two standards is lower, can satisfy the demands that great majority are play.And if the resolution of the equipment that the user uses is higher than this fixed resolution, but the video fixed resolution low (for example PAL and NTSC standard) due to ultrasonic device output, the equipment that the user uses namely allows to support high-resolution, but still can't check high-resolution image, lose the image information that to check.
Again for example, when ultrasonic device generates ultrasound video data, be to generate video data according to certain data encoding format.Because the data encoding format of present video is many, the current external equipment that need to play the video data of ultrasonic device may not supported the data encoding format of the video data of current ultrasonic device, thereby can't play, need extra conversion equipment to convert the video data of ultrasonic device to data encoding format that current external equipment is supported.This has increased the complexity of operation and required time, has also increased cost.
[specific embodiment]
See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 3.Fig. 1 is the ultrasonic imaging method flow chart of one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 3 is the module frame chart of the ultrasonic image-forming system of one embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 3, the ultrasonic image-forming system of one embodiment of the invention comprises probe 1, signal processing unit 12, display 8, video encoder 9 and controller 10.Wherein pop one's head in 1 and support circuit (comprising radiating circuit 2, transmitting/receiving selector switch 3 and receiving circuit 4) to be used for the emission ultrasound wave, receive ultrasonic echo, signal processing unit 12 obtains ultrasonoscopy according to described ultrasonic echo.Signal processing unit 12 comprises wave beam synthesis module 5, signal processing module 6 and image processing module 7.
In conjunction with Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 3, the ultrasonic imaging method of one embodiment of the invention comprises the steps:
S110: the emission ultrasound wave also receives ultrasonic echo, obtains ultrasonoscopy according to described ultrasonic echo.Detailed process is: send to probe 1 through the pulse that postpones to focus on by transmitting/receiving selector switch 3 with one group, probe 1 is to tested body tissue emission ultrasound wave, receive the ultrasonic echo with organizational information that reflects from tested body tissue after certain time-delay, and this ultrasonic echo is converted to the signal of telecommunication again.Receiving circuit 4 receives these signals of telecommunication, and these ultrasound echo signals are sent into wave beam synthesis module 5.Ultrasound echo signal is completed at wave beam synthesis module 5 and is focused on time-delay, the summation of weighted sum passage, then carries out signal processing through signal processing module 6.Sending into image processing module 7 through the signal of signal processing module 6 processing processes.Different according to imaging pattern, 7 pairs of signals of image processing module carry out different processing, obtain the view data of different mode, then process through logarithmic compression, dynamic range adjustment, digital scan conversion etc. the ultrasonoscopy that forms different mode, as the B image, C image, D image etc.The ultrasonoscopy of the different mode that image processing module 7 obtains is delivered to display 8 and is shown.
S120: generate ultrasound video data based on described ultrasonoscopy.The ultrasonoscopy that image processing module 7 obtains also can be sent to video encoder 9, and video encoder 9 generates ultrasound video data according to certain video parameter with these ultrasonoscopys.The video parameter here can comprise the resolution of video data and/or the coded format of video data, can comprise that also other is used for the relevant parameter of generating video data.Unitedly call these parameters to be " video parameter " herein.In the embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasonoscopy that is used for generating ultrasound video data can be through the ultrasound image data after digital scan conversion, can be also to have comprised the menu that will be presented on display, patient information, various information, doctor to the ultrasonoscopy of operation information of image etc.
S130: the parameter information that receives external equipment.Controller 10 receives the parameter information of external equipment.In the embodiment of the present invention, can take following mode: controller 10 sends request signal to the external equipment that is connected to ultrasonic image-forming system, and request external-device response also sends parameter information, and then controller 10 receives the parameter information that external equipment sends.In the embodiment of the present invention, the information that controller 10 also can directly send prompting user input parameter information (perhaps, for example, after sending request signal, when external equipment does not have feedback parameter information), then receive the user from the parameter information of the external equipment of the human interface device (not shown) input of ultrasonic image-forming system.In the embodiment of the present invention, can be also to obtain and receive the parameter information of external equipment by alternate manner, for example, receive parameter information of the external equipment of being inputted by miscellaneous equipment etc. by network interface.
The parameter information of the external equipment that receives can be directly the video parameter that external equipment is supported, such as the data encoding format of the video data of the resolution of external equipment support or external equipment support or can be also scope of the resolution supported of external equipment etc.The parameter information of the external equipment that receives can be also the indirectly information of the video parameter that can be used for determining that external equipment is supported, such as the type of external equipment and/or model of external equipment etc., then type and/or the model according to external equipment determined the video parameter that they are supported in step S140.Unitedly calling the information of these external equipments herein, is " parameter information " of external equipment.
S140: determine according to the parameter information that receives the video parameter that external equipment is supported, and the video parameter of the ultrasound video data of adjustment generation is the video parameter that external equipment is supported.In one embodiment of the invention, but controller 10 determines according to the parameter information of the external equipment that receives the video parameter that this external equipment is supported, and the video parameter of the external equipment support that will determine sends to video encoder 9, the video parameter generation ultrasound video data that video encoder 9 is supported according to these external equipments that send over.The video parameter that like this, has namely realized the ultrasound video data that adjustment generates is the video parameter that external equipment is supported.
For example, controller 10 sends request signal to the external equipment that is connected to ultrasonic image-forming system, this external device response return parameters information, controller 10 determines that according to this parameter information that returns the resolution of external equipment support is 1024 * 768, and then controller 10 resolution that this external equipment is supported (namely 1024 * 768) is sent to video encoder 9.Subsequently, video encoder 9 generates ultrasound video data with 1024 * 768 resolution.
As mentioned before, the parameter information that controller 10 receives can be directly the video parameter that external equipment is supported, the video parameter that this moment, external equipment was supported is directly determined; The parameter information of the external equipment that receives can be also information indirectly, such as the type of external equipment and/or model of external equipment etc., at this moment, can according to these indirectly information determine the video parameter of external equipment support.
For example, in one embodiment of the invention, can build in advance a look-up table, this look-up table comprises type and/or the model of external equipment commonly used, and the video parameter supported of the external equipment of corresponding the type and/or model.This look-up table can be stored in the memory element (not shown) of ultrasonic image-forming system.When the parameter information of the external equipment that receives when controller 10 was the type of external equipment and/or model, controller 10 searched according to the type that receives and/or model the video parameter that the external equipment that obtains the type and/or model is supported in this look-up table.
In the embodiment of the present invention, this look-up table can be editable, and ultrasonic image-forming system provides edition interface or edit tool for user add or deletes content in this look-up table.When the user inputs the parameter information of external equipment or controller 10 and receives the parameter information that external equipment feeds back by man-machine interface, also can automatically add these information to look-up table.
In one embodiment of the invention, determine that according to the parameter information that receives external equipment supports video parameter also (for example, when the parameter information that receives has the plurality of optional item) in the following way, as shown in Figure 2:
S141: show optional described parameter information.The parameter information of the external equipment that controller 10 receives has a plurality of, and this Time Controller 10 is listed and sent to display 8 with optional parameter information and shows, and the mode that provides parameter to choose, and for example chooses, clicks and choose etc.
S142: send the information that the prompting user selects described optional parameter information.Controller 10 sends information that the prompting user selects the optional parameters of listing to display 8 and is presented on display 8.Certainly, the information of sending can be also to not be used in the audio-frequency information that shows on display 8, and this prompting this moment is sent to the audio-frequence player device in ultrasonic image-forming system.The mode of these informations can be various ways, such as highlighted demonstration, flickering display, ejection dialog box, buzzer, drip sound, the language prerecorded etc.In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, also can omit this step, but when parameter information is listed demonstration, can thinks and can point out the user.But add the processing of this step can be so that processing procedure is more friendly.
S143: receive user's selection signal, determine the parameter information of choosing according to described selection signal.After the user selects parameter, can produce the selection signal, controller 10 receives user's selection signal, and definite selected which kind of parameter information corresponding to this selection signal.
S144: determine the video parameter that external equipment is supported according to the parameter information of choosing.Controller 10 determines according to previously described method (directly determine or determine etc. by look-up table) video parameter that external equipment is supported according to the parameter information of choosing.
S150: the video data after adjusting outputs to external equipment.After the video parameter that video encoder 9 is supported according to external equipment generates ultrasound video data, this ultrasound video data (comprising video file and video data stream) is outputed to external equipment.In the embodiment of the present invention, these ultrasound video data can output to external equipment, also can output to memory device and store.When outputing to memory device, video encoder 9 can generate ultrasound video data according to ultimate resolution or the most frequently used data encoding format.
In the embodiment of the present invention, be connected to by reception ultrasonic image-forming system external equipment parameter information and determine according to these parameter informations the video parameter that this external equipment is supported, then control the video parameter that video encoder supports according to this external equipment and generate ultrasound video data.like this, make the video parameter of the ultrasound video data that ultrasonic image-forming system can be adaptively generates according to the external equipment adjustment that is connected to ultrasonic image-forming system, make the ultrasound video data of generation to mate with external equipment, thereby externally play on equipment, change and need not extra conversion equipment, the ultrasound video data that also makes simultaneously ultrasonic image-forming system generate can optimally be mated the video parameter that external equipment is supported, such as resolution etc., thereby utilize substantially the performance of external equipment, avoided the unnecessary loss of picture quality.
The above embodiment has only expressed several embodiment of the present invention, and it describes comparatively concrete and detailed, but can not therefore be interpreted as the restriction to the scope of the claims of the present invention.Should be pointed out that for the person of ordinary skill of the art, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, can also make some distortion and improvement, these all belong to protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, the protection domain of patent of the present invention should be as the criterion with claims.