CN111317505A

CN111317505A - Remote ultrasonic diagnosis system and use method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111317505A
Application number: CN201811536870.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘世坚
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-12-15
Filing date: 2018-12-15
Publication date: 2020-06-23

Abstract

The invention relates to a remote ultrasonic diagnosis system. In some embodiments, a remote ultrasound diagnostic system includes a mobile information and control terminal, a local host at a first location, and a remote host at a second location. A communication network connects the local host, the remote host, the mobile information and control terminal and the patient database. An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is connected to the remote host. The mobile information and control terminal is operated by an ultrasound diagnostic expert. The mobile information and control terminal retrieves patient information from the patient database and the ultrasound diagnostic expert directs the ultrasound diagnostic operator at the second location by providing ultrasound diagnostic control instructions to the ultrasound diagnostic operator. The ultrasonic diagnosis operator carries out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis control instruction, and transmits the ultrasonic diagnosis information of the patient back to the local host and the ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time. The ultrasound diagnostician then generates and displays an ultrasound diagnostic report for the patient.

Description

Remote ultrasonic diagnosis system and use method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnosis technology, in particular to a remote ultrasonic diagnosis system and a using method of the remote ultrasonic diagnosis system.

Background

An ultrasonic diagnostic system is a technique for performing diagnosis using an ultrasonic imaging technique. Ultrasonic diagnostic systems are commonly used to view body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs. The purpose of using ultrasound diagnostic systems is often to find the source of the disease or to exclude any cause. The practice of examining pregnant women using ultrasound is called obstetrical ultrasound, which is also widely used.

Ultrasound is a sound wave at a frequency higher than what can be heard by humans, typically exceeding 20,000 Hz. As shown in fig. 5, an ultrasound image, also called an sonogram, is made by an ultrasound diagnostician by sending ultrasound pulses into the body tissue of a patient 502 using a probe 512. The ultrasonic waves penetrate through the tissues of the human body to generate echoes, and different tissues can generate different echoes. These different echoes are imaged by imaging techniques to produce an acoustic image on a display device 511 of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system 510 and recorded by the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system 510. An ultrasound diagnostician is typically an experienced radiologist that uses the probe 512 to ultrasonically diagnose a patient from different angles and different locations to understand the patient's condition and to obtain a definitive diagnosis. Such an ultrasonic diagnostician is a scarce resource, and in many areas, such as rural areas and remote mountain areas, it is likely that such an ultrasonic diagnostician cannot be found. This presents great difficulties in diagnosing patients in rural areas and remote mountainous areas. Currently, many ultrasound diagnosticians must travel to these areas for ultrasound diagnosis, which makes ultrasound diagnosis of patients in these areas very expensive using modern technology. Sometimes this is so expensive that patients in these regions cannot be made ultrasonic diagnoses, so that patients in these regions have to travel a long distance to the large city for ultrasonic diagnoses. Therefore, it is desirable to have an ultrasound diagnostic system that allows an ultrasound diagnostician to guide an ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 at any location to perform ultrasound diagnosis on a patient at different locations, thus not necessarily requiring that the ultrasound diagnostician be co-located with the patient.

Disclosure of Invention

In one aspect, the invention relates to a remote ultrasound diagnostic system. In some embodiments, the remote ultrasound diagnostic system comprises: a mobile information and control terminal, a local host computer arranged at a first site, a remote host computer arranged at a second site, and a communication network connecting the mobile information and control terminal, the local host computer, the remote host computer and a patient database via a set of information transmission channels and a set of control transmission channels. An ultrasonic diagnostician retrieves patient information from a patient database using the mobile information and control terminal, issues ultrasonic diagnostic operation instructions to an ultrasonic diagnostic operator at a second location, receives the ultrasonic diagnostic information of the patient, and prepares and displays an ultrasonic diagnostic report of the patient. In some embodiments, the local host retrieves the information of the patient from the patient database through the mobile information and control terminal, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert and sends the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis information of the patient, and prepares and displays the ultrasonic diagnosis report of the patient. The remote host is connected with an ultrasonic diagnosis imaging system, and an ultrasonic diagnosis operator carries out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on a patient according to an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert to obtain ultrasonic diagnosis information and transmits the obtained ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert.

In some embodiments, the remote ultrasound diagnostic system retrieves patient information from the patient database, receives ultrasound diagnostic operating instructions from the ultrasound diagnostic specialist, instructs the ultrasound diagnostic operator to perform ultrasound diagnosis and examination on the patient at the second location via the ultrasound diagnostic operating instructions, interactively receives real-time ultrasound diagnostic information transmitted by the remote host, prepares and displays ultrasound diagnostic information and diagnostic reports of the patient, transmits the ultrasound diagnostic reports of the patient to the patient's doctor and stores the ultrasound diagnostic reports in the patient database.

In certain embodiments, a communication network comprises: wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs), Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs), cellular networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof. Wherein the Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) may further include a Wi-Fi network, a bluetooth network, an infrared network, and a Zigbee network.

In some embodiments, the information transmission channel comprises a first information transmission channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWherein M is a positive integer. In some embodiments, the information transmission channel comprises: one or more file transfer channels, one or more image transfer channels, and one or more video transfer channels. In thatIn some embodiments, the information transmission channel further comprises: one or more patient information transmission channels, one or more information transmission channels from a local host to a remote host for demonstration by an ultrasonic diagnostic expert, one or more information transmission channels from the remote host to the local host for transmission of real-time ultrasonic diagnostic information, and one or more patient ultrasonic diagnostic report transmission channels.

In some embodiments, the control transmission channel comprises a first control transmission channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer. In some embodiments, controlling the transmission channel comprises: one or more voice signal transmission channels, one or more image signal transmission channels, one or more video signal transmission channels, and one or more robot control signal transmission channels.

In some embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal includes one or more information display devices. The information display apparatus includes: one or more flat panel televisions, high definition televisions, ultra high definition televisions, one or more flat panel televisions with touch screen controls, high definition televisions, ultra high definition televisions, one or more computer monitors with touch screen controls, one or more smartphones, one or more tablet computers, one or more personal digital assistant devices, one or more optical projectors, one or more laser projectors, and combinations of the foregoing information display devices. The display screen of each information display device can be divided into one or more display areas for respectively displaying one or more ultrasonic diagnosis information and ultrasonic diagnosis results from the information transmission channel.

In some embodiments, the local host includes: a local information interface, a local control interface, a local network interface, an information multiplexer, a local processor and a local memory. The local information interface receives and sends ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the local host and the remote host through an information transmission channel. The local control interface receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from the mobile information and control terminal through the control transmission channel and the communication network, and sends the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the remote host. The local network interface connects the local host to a communication network. The information multiplexer transmits the ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the local host and the remote host through the information transmission channel.

In some embodiments, the local memory includes random access memory and a non-volatile memory. The random access memory supports the operation of the local processor. The non-volatile memory stores an operating system and computer-executable instructions. When executed in the local processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the local processor to perform the following functions: the mobile information and control terminal is established through a local network interface, the local host, the remote host and the patient database are connected with a network of a communication network, an ultrasonic diagnosis expert retrieves information of a patient from the patient database through the mobile information and control terminal, receives an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the mobile information and control terminal and sends the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator is interactively guided to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information sent from the remote host through an information transmission channel is received, an ultrasonic diagnosis report is prepared by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert, and the ultrasonic diagnosis report is transmitted to a doctor of the patient and stored in the patient database.

In certain embodiments, the remote host comprises: a remote information interface, a remote control interface, a remote network interface, an information multiplexer, a remote processor and a remote memory. The remote information interface receives and sends ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the remote host and the local host through an information transmission channel. The remote control interface receives an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the mobile information and control terminal through the control transmission channel. The remote network interface connects the remote host to a communication network. The information multiplexer receives and transmits the ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the remote host and the local host through the information transmission channel.

In some embodiments, the remote memory includes a random access memory and a non-volatile memory. And the operation of the RAM remote processor. The non-volatile memory stores an operating system and computer-executable instructions. When executed in a remote processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the remote processor to perform the following functions: the mobile information and control terminal is established through a remote network interface, the patient database and the remote host are connected with a communication network through a network, an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator through a control transmission channel from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert is received, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator carries out interactive ultrasonic diagnosis examination on a patient according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator interactively sends ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through the information transmission channel, and receives an ultrasonic diagnosis report sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the information transmission channel.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system. In certain embodiments, a method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system comprises: installing a local host at a first location, wherein an ultrasonic diagnosis expert performs ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on a patient at a second location through a series of ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions by means of a mobile information and control terminal, installing a remote host at the second location, wherein an ultrasonic diagnosis operator at the second location performs ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions by using an ultrasonic diagnosis imaging system, connecting the mobile information and control terminal, the local host, the remote host and a patient database to a communication network through a group of information transmission channels and a group of control transmission channels, and retrieving patient information from the patient database by the mobile information and control terminal and displaying the retrieved patient information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the mobile information and control terminal.

In certain embodiments, the method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system further comprises: the ultrasonic diagnosis expert interactively sends an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator through the mobile information and control terminal and the control transmission channel, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator interactively receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert and carries out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator sends ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through the information transmission channel, and the ultrasonic diagnosis expert prepares an ultrasonic diagnosis report according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis information and sends the ultrasonic diagnosis report to a doctor of the patient and stores the ultrasonic diagnosis report into a patient database.

In some embodiments, the information transmission channel comprises a first information transmission channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWherein M is a positive integer. In some embodiments, the information transmission channel comprises: one or more file transfer channels, one or more image transfer channels, and one or more video transfer channels. In some embodiments, the information transmission channel further comprises: one or more patient information transmission channels, one or more information transmission channels from a local host to a remote host for demonstration by an ultrasonic diagnostic expert, one or more information transmission channels from the remote host to the local host for transmission of real-time ultrasonic diagnostic information, and one or more patient ultrasonic diagnostic report transmission channels.

In some embodiments, the control transmission channel comprises a first control transmission channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer.In some embodiments, controlling the transmission channel comprises: one or more voice signal transmission channels, one or more image signal transmission channels, one or more video signal transmission channels, and one or more robot control signal transmission channels.

These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings, although variations and modifications in these and other aspects may be effected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the invention.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and, together with the written description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts in different embodiments. The drawings are not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed and described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a remote ultrasound diagnostic system, in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a mobile information and control terminal and various information display devices according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates that each information display device may be divided into a plurality of display regions for displaying one or more ultrasound diagnostic information in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a mobile information and control terminal according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates an ultrasound operator performing ultrasound diagnosis of a patient according to certain embodiments of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 shows a flow chart of a method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system, in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements present. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, devices, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, devices, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, device, region, layer or section from another element, device, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, device, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, device, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" or "comprising," or "having," when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or devices, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, devices, and/or groups thereof.

Furthermore, relative terms such as "lower" or "bottom," "upper" or "top," and "front" or "rear," may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in one figure is turned over, elements described as being on the "lower" side of other elements would then be oriented on "upper" sides of the other elements. Thus, the exemplary term "lower" can encompass an orientation of "lower" and "upper" depending on the particular orientation of the figure. Similarly, if the device in one figure is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements would then be oriented "above" the other elements. Thus, the exemplary terms "under" or "beneath" can encompass both an orientation of above and below.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present invention and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the invention, but the invention may be practiced using other means than those described herein, and the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

The present invention will be described more fully herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. The present invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers generally refer to like elements.

In one aspect, as shown in fig. 1-5, the present invention relates to a remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100. In some embodiments, the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 includes: a mobile information and control terminal 140, a local host 110 located at a first location, a remote host 120 located at a second location, and a communication network 130. A communication network 130 connected by a set of information transmission channels 1401 and a set of control transmission channels 1402. The communication network 130 connects the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110, and the remote host 120 through a set of information transmission channels 1401 and a set of control transmission channels 1402. A patient database 160 is also connected to the communication network 130 so that the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110 and the remote host 120 can acquire patient information.

In some embodiments, an ultrasound diagnostician uses the mobile messaging and control terminal 140 to retrieve information about the patient 502 from the patient database 160, issue ultrasound diagnostic procedures to an ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 at a second location, receive ultrasound diagnostic information about the patient 502, and prepare and display an ultrasound diagnostic report about the patient 502.

In some embodiments, the local host 110 retrieves information of the patient 502 from the patient database 160 through the mobile information and control terminal 140, receives an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from an ultrasonic diagnosis specialist and transmits the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis information of the patient 502, and prepares and displays an ultrasonic diagnosis report of the patient 502.

In some embodiments, the remote host 120 is connected to an ultrasound diagnostic imaging system 510, and the ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 performs ultrasound diagnosis and examination on the patient 502 according to the ultrasound diagnostic operation instructions from the ultrasound diagnostician, obtains ultrasound diagnostic information, and transmits the obtained ultrasound diagnostic information to the ultrasound diagnostician.

In some embodiments, the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 retrieves information about the patient 502 from the patient database 160, receives ultrasound diagnostic operation commands from an ultrasound diagnostic specialist, instructs the ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 to perform ultrasound diagnosis and examination on the patient 502 at a second location through the ultrasound diagnostic operation commands, interactively receives real-time ultrasound diagnostic information transmitted from the remote host 120, prepares and displays ultrasound diagnostic information and diagnostic reports about the patient 502, and transmits the ultrasound diagnostic reports about the patient 502 to the doctor of the patient 502 and stores the ultrasound diagnostic reports in the patient database 160.

In certain embodiments, the local host 110 may also be connected to a local ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system. The local diagnostic ultrasound imaging system enables a local diagnostic ultrasound specialist to perform training operations and perform certain demonstrations on the remotely located diagnostic ultrasound technician 501.

In some embodiments, the communication network 130 includes: wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs), Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs), cellular networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof. Wherein the Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) may further include a Wi-Fi network, a bluetooth network, an infrared network, and a Zigbee network.

In some embodiments, the communication network 130 connects the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110, the remote host 120, and the patient database 160 via a set of information transmission channels 1401 and a set of control transmission channels 1402.

In some embodiments, information transmission channel 1401 includes a first information transmission channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWherein M is a positive integer. In some embodiments, information transmission channel 1401 comprises: one or more file transfer channels, one or more image transfer channels, and one or more video transfer channels. In some embodiments, information transmission channel 1401 also includes: one or more patient information transmission channels, one or more information transmission channels from the local host 110 to the remote host 120 for presentation by an ultrasound diagnostician, one or more channels for transmission of real-time ultrasoundAn information transmission channel for transmitting the diagnostic information from the remote host 120 to the local host 110, and one or more patient ultrasound diagnostic report transmission channels.

In some embodiments, the control transmission channel 1402 includes a first control transmission channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer. In some embodiments, the set of control transmission channels 1402 includes: one or more audio signal transmission channels for transmitting audio indications, one or more image signal transmission channels, and one or more real-time video signal transmission channels transmit images or video showing the operation or presentation of the probe 512. The set of control transmission channels 1402 may also include one or more robot control signal transmission channels so that an ultrasound diagnostician can perform ultrasound diagnosis via a robot at the second site without the assistance of the ultrasound diagnostic technician 501.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile information and control terminal 140 further includes one or more information display devices 150. Wherein the information display device 150 includes: one or more flat-panel Televisions (TVs) 1501 and 1502, high-definition televisions (HDTVs) 1501 and 1502, ultra-high-definition televisions (UHDTV)1501 and 1502, one or more flat-panel Televisions (TVs) 1501 and 1502 with touch-screen controls, high-definition televisions (HDTVs) 1501 and 1502, ultra-high-definition televisions (UHDTV)1501 and 1502, one or more computer monitors 1503, and one or more computer monitors 1504 with touch-screen controls. The information display device 150 may also include one or more smartphones 1505, one or more tablet computers 1506, one or more Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices 1507, one or more optical projectors 150K, one or more laser projectors 150K, various combinations of the above information display devices, and the like.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, each of the information display devices 150 may be divided into one or more display areas for displaying one or more ultrasound diagnostic information and one or more ultrasound diagnostic results from the set of information transmission channels 1401. For example, a flat panel Television (TV), a High Definition Television (HDTV) and an Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV)1501 may be divided into two

large partitions

15011 and 15012 for two information transmission channels that need to display detailed information, and five

smaller partitions

15013, 15014, 15015, 15016 and 15017. These smaller partitions may be used to display five information transmission channels that do not require a large screen display.

In one embodiment, the mobile information and control terminal 140 displays the ultrasonic diagnostic information on a flat TV (TV), a High Definition TV (HDTV) or an Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV)1501 through a television cable or an HDMI cable. In another embodiment. The mobile information and control terminal 140 displays the ultrasonic diagnosis information on a smart television (smart tv), a smart high definition television (SMARTHDTV), or a smart ultra high definition television (smart uhdtv) through the internet, or a wireless network (WI-FI). When the mobile information and control terminal 140 is a smart phone or a tablet computer, the mobile information and control terminal 140 displays the ultrasonic diagnostic information on a smart television (smart tv), a smart high definition television (SMARTHDTV) or a smart ultra high definition television (smart uhdtv) using a screen mirror.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile information and control terminal 140 has at least one display device 14011. The display device 14011 may be divided into one or more display areas for displaying one or more ultrasonic diagnostic information and ultrasonic diagnostic results from the one or more information transmission channels 1401. For example, the display device 14011 may be divided into a large partition 14011 for displaying an information transmission channel that requires detailed information to be displayed, and four

smaller partitions

14012, 14013, 14014, and 14015 for displaying four information transmission channels that do not require a large screen.

In some embodiments, the ultrasound diagnostician may make flexible and real-time adjustments to the partitioned display regions as needed. The adjustment of the divided display areas includes adjusting the size of each display area and the position of each display area.

In some embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal 140 further includes a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and various types of smart phones. These computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones should at least be connected to the internet and/or communication network 130.

In some embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal 140 further includes one or more camera lenses 14021 for acquiring video signals, demonstration video signals, teaching video signals, and the like, and transmitting these video signals to the remote host 120 and the ultrasound diagnostic technician 501 via a set of information transmission channels 1401 for demonstration and instruction.

In certain embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal 140 further includes one or more voice microphones 14031 and 14032 for acquiring voice signals, demonstration voice signals, and indication voice signals and transmitting these voice signals to the remote host 120 and the ultrasound diagnostic technician 501 through a set of information transmission channels 1401 for demonstration and instruction.

In some embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal 140 may also include a joystick (not shown in FIG. 4) or other similar analog probe so that an ultrasound diagnostician may use the joystick to generate robot control signals that are transmitted to the remote host 120 and the ultrasound diagnostic imaging system 510. Thus, the sonographer can perform an unmanned diagnostic ultrasound examination of the patient using the remote diagnostic ultrasound imaging system 510 by controlling the robotic arm.

Referring now to fig. 1, in certain embodiments, the local host 110 includes: a local information interface 111, a local control interface 112, a local network interface 113, an information multiplexer 114, a local processor 115 and a local memory 116116. The local information interface 111 receives and transmits ultrasonic diagnostic information between the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110 and the remote host 120 through an information transmission channel 1401. The local control interface 112 receives the ultrasonic diagnostic operation instruction from the mobile information and control terminal 140 through the control transmission channel 1402 and the communication network 130, and transmits the received ultrasonic diagnostic operation instruction to the remote host 120. The local network interface connects the local host 110 to the communication network 130. The information multiplexer 114 transmits the ultrasonic diagnosis information among the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110 and the remote host 120 through the information transmission channel 1401.

In some embodiments, the local processor 115 comprises a shared processor, a dedicated processor, a group of processors and other suitable hardware components, or a combination of some or all of the above, such as in a single-chip computer system or the like. Local processor 115 may include a single core, dual cores, or any other allowed number of cores. Local memory 116 may comprise shared memory, dedicated memory, or a group of memory modules. These memory modules store the operating system and computer-executable instructions that are executed by the local processor 115. Local memory 116 includes Random Access Memory (RAM)1161 and non-volatile storage (NVSD)1162 for supporting the operation of local processor 115. The nonvolatile storage device (NVSD)1162 includes a read only memory, a flash memory, a ferroelectric random access memory, various disk storage devices such as a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Solid State Drive (SSD), a Flexible Disk (FD), a magnetic tape, and various optical disks. Nonvolatile storage device (NVSD)1162 stores an operating system 11621 and computer-executable instructions 11622. The operating system 11621 includes Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Google Android, Linux, Unix, and Solaris, Orchion, among others. The local processor 115 executes the computer-executable instructions 11622 to provide the described functionality.

In certain embodiments, when the computer-executable instructions 11622 are executed in the local processor 115, the computer-executable instructions 11621 cause the local processor 115 to perform the following functions: the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110, the remote host 120 and the patient database 160 are connected with the communication network 130 through the local network interface, the ultrasonic diagnosis expert retrieves the information of the patient from the patient database 160 through the mobile information and control terminal 140, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the mobile information and control terminal 140 and sends the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501, interactively guides the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient 502 according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, receives real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information sent by the remote host 120 through the information transmission channel 1401, prepares an ultrasonic diagnosis report by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert, and transmits the ultrasonic diagnosis report to the doctor of the patient 502 and stores the ultrasonic diagnosis report into the patient database 160.

In some embodiments, the remote host 120 includes: a remote information interface 121, a remote control interface 122, a remote network interface 123, an information multiplexer 124, a remote processor 125 and a remote memory 126. The remote information interface 121 receives and transmits ultrasonic diagnostic information between the mobile information and control terminal 140, the remote host 120 and the local host 110 through an information transmission channel 1401. The remote control interface 122 receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from the ultrasonic diagnostician through the mobile information and control terminal 140 through the control transmission channel 1402. Remote network interface 123 connects remote host 120 to communication network 130. The information multiplexer 124 receives and transmits the ultrasonic diagnostic information between the mobile information and control terminal 140, the remote host 120 and the local host 110 through the information transmission channel 1401.

In some embodiments, remote processor 125 comprises a shared processor, a dedicated processor, a group of processors and other suitable hardware components, or a combination of some or all of the above, such as in a single-chip computer system or the like. Local processor 115 may include a single core, dual cores, or any other allowed number of cores. Remote storage 126 may comprise a shared memory, a dedicated memory, or a group of memory modules. These memory modules store the operating system and computer-executable instructions that are executed by the remote processor 125. The remote memory 126 includes Random Access Memory (RAM)1261 and non-volatile storage (NVSD)1262 for supporting operation of the remote processor 125. Non-volatile storage (NVSD)1262 includes read-only memory, flash memory, ferroelectric random access memory, various types of disk storage devices, such as Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), Solid State Drives (SSDs), Floppy Disks (FDs), magnetic tape, and various types of optical disks. Non-volatile storage (NVSD)1262 stores an operating system 12621 and computer-executable instructions 12622. The operating system 12621 includes microsoft windows from microsoft, MacOS from apple, Android from google, Linux, Unix, Solaris from oracle, and the like. The remote processor 125 executes the computer-executable instructions 12622 to provide the described functionality.

In certain embodiments, when the computer-executable instructions 12622 are executed in the remote processor 125, these computer-executable instructions 12622 cause the remote processor 125 to perform the following functions: the mobile information and control terminal 140, the patient database 160 and the remote host 120 are connected with the communication network 130 through the remote network interface 123, receive the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 from the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the control transmission channel 1402, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 performs the interactive ultrasonic diagnosis examination on the patient 502 according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 interactively sends the ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through the information transmission channel 1401, and receives the ultrasonic diagnosis report sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the information transmission channel 1401.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100. In certain embodiments, a method of using the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 comprises: a local host 110 is installed at a first site, in which an ultrasonic diagnosis specialist performs ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on a patient 502 located at a second site through a series of ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions by means of a mobile information and control terminal 140, a remote host 120 is installed at the second site, wherein an ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 at the second location uses an ultrasound diagnostic imaging system 510 to perform ultrasound diagnosis and examination of the patient 502 in accordance with the ultrasound diagnostic operating instructions, the mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110, the remote host 120, and a patient database 160 connected to a communication network 130, the mobile information and control terminal 140 requests patient 502 information from the patient database 160, and displays the requested information on the patient 502 to the ultrasonic diagnostician through the mobile information and control terminal 140.

In certain embodiments, the method of using the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 further comprises: the ultrasonic diagnosis expert interactively sends an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 through the mobile information and control terminal 140 and the control transmission channel 1402, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 interactively receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by the ultrasonic diagnosis expert and carries out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient 502 according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, the ultrasonic diagnosis operator 501 sends ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through the information transmission channel 1401, and the ultrasonic diagnosis expert prepares an ultrasonic diagnosis report according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis information and sends the ultrasonic diagnosis report to a doctor of the patient 502 and stores the ultrasonic diagnosis report in the patient database 160.

A flow chart 600 of a method of using the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 is shown in fig. 6 in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.

At block 602, a local host 110 is installed at a first location, a remote host 120 is installed at a second location, and an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system 510 is connected to the remote host 120. A mobile information and control terminal 140, the local host 110, the remote host 120 and a patient database 160 are then connected by a communication network 130 through a set of information transmission channels 1401 and a set of control transmission channels 1402.

In some embodiments, the set of information delivery channels 1401 includes a first information delivery channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWherein M is a positive integer. The set of control transmission channels 1402 includes a first control transmission channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer. The information transmission channel 1401 comprises: one or more patient information transmission channels, one or more forAn information transmission channel from the local host 110 to the remote host 120 for the ultrasound diagnostic specialist to perform the demonstration, one or more information transmission channels from the remote host 120 to the local host 110 for transmitting real-time ultrasound diagnostic information, one or more patient ultrasound diagnostic report transmission channels, one or more file transmission channels, one or more image transmission channels, and one or more video transmission channels.

In some embodiments, the control transmission channel 1402 includes: one or more voice signal transmission channels, one or more image signal transmission channels, one or more video signal transmission channels, and one or more robot control signal transmission channels.

In certain embodiments, the local host 110 includes: a local information interface 111, a local control interface 112, a local network interface 113, an information multiplexer 114, a local processor 115 and a local memory 116.

In some embodiments, the remote host 120 includes: a remote information interface 121, a remote control interface 122, a remote network interface 123, an information multiplexer 124, a remote processor 125 and a remote memory 126.

In some embodiments, the mobile information and control terminal 140 further includes one or more information display devices 150. Wherein the information display device 150 includes: one or more flat panel Televisions (TVs), High Definition Televisions (HDTVs), ultra-high definition televisions (UHDTV), one or more flat panel televisions with touch screen control (TVs), High Definition Televisions (HDTVs), ultra-high definition televisions (UHDTV), one or more computer monitors with touch screen control, one or more smart phones (SMARTPHONEs), one or more TABLET computers (TABLETs), one or more Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices, one or more optical projectors, one or more laser projectors, and various combinations of the foregoing information display devices. Wherein the display screen of each information display device 150 may be divided into one or more display regions for displaying one or more ultrasound diagnostic information and ultrasound diagnostic results, respectively, from the information transmission channel 1401.

At block 604, an ultrasound diagnostician uses an ultrasound diagnostic imaging system 510 to ultrasonically diagnose and examine a patient 502 via an ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 at a second location via the mobility information and control terminal 140.

At block 606, the sonographer interactively sends a series of diagnostic ultrasound control commands to the diagnostic ultrasound operator 501 through a set of information transmission channels 1401 and the communications network 130. The ultrasound diagnostic specialist guides the ultrasound diagnostic operator 501 through the ultrasound diagnostic control instructions to perform an ultrasound diagnosis and examination of the patient 502 using the ultrasound diagnostic imaging system 510.

At block 608, the remote host 120 interactively provides the real-time ultrasound diagnostic information to the ultrasound diagnostician over the communications network 130 via the information transmission channel 1401.

The above-described

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606 and 608 form a loop of interactive ultrasound diagnostic tests that can continue until the ultrasound diagnostician has achieved satisfactory results for the ultrasound diagnostic test.

At query block 610, the remote ultrasound diagnostic system 100 asks the ultrasound diagnostician a question whether the ultrasound diagnostic test is deemed to have been completed by the ultrasound diagnostician. When the sonographer has satisfactory results for this ultrasound diagnostic examination, the method of use 600 next proceeds to block 612. When the sonographer has not achieved satisfactory results for the diagnostic ultrasound exam, the method 600 proceeds to block 606 where the patient is subjected to further diagnostic ultrasound exams.

Once the sonographer has satisfied with the diagnostic ultrasound examination, the diagnostic ultrasound examination is complete and the sonographer prepares a diagnostic ultrasound report for the patient's diagnostic ultrasound at block 612. The ultrasound diagnostic report is then sent to the physician of the patient 502 and stored in the patient database 160.

The foregoing description of various exemplary embodiments of the invention has been presented only to illustrate and set forth portions of the invention and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to enable one skilled in the art to utilize the invention and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates without departing from its spirit and scope. The scope of the invention is therefore defined by the appended claims, the foregoing description and the exemplary embodiments described therein, as well as the accompanying drawings.

Claims

1. A remote ultrasound diagnostic system comprising:

a mobile information and control terminal used by an ultrasonic diagnostic specialist, wherein the mobile information and control terminal retrieves information of a patient from a patient database, sends an ultrasonic diagnostic operation instruction to an ultrasonic diagnostic operator at a second location, receives the ultrasonic diagnostic information of the patient, and prepares and displays an ultrasonic diagnostic report of the patient;

a local host computer arranged at a first place, wherein the local host computer retrieves the information of the patient from a patient database through a mobile information and control terminal, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by an ultrasonic diagnosis expert and sends the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator, receives the ultrasonic diagnosis information of the patient and prepares and displays an ultrasonic diagnosis report of the patient;

a remote host computer arranged at a second place, wherein the remote host computer is connected to an ultrasonic diagnosis imaging system, and an ultrasonic diagnosis operator carries out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on a patient according to an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert, obtains ultrasonic diagnosis information and transmits the obtained ultrasonic diagnosis information to the ultrasonic diagnosis expert; and

a communication network, wherein the communication network connects the mobile information and control terminal, the local host, the remote host and the patient database via a set of information transmission channels and a set of control transmission channels,

the remote ultrasonic diagnosis system retrieves patient information from a patient database, receives an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert, guides an ultrasonic diagnosis operator to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis and examination on the patient at a second place through the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction, interactively receives real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information transmitted by a remote host, prepares and displays the ultrasonic diagnosis information and a diagnosis report of the patient, transmits the diagnosis report of the patient to a doctor of the patient and stores the diagnosis report of the patient in the patient database.

2. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the communication network comprises:

wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), wherein WPANs may also include Wi-Fi networks, bluetooth networks, infrared networks, and Zigbee networks;

a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN);

wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs);

a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN);

a cellular network;

a mobile communication network; and

combinations of the various networks described above.

3. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the set of information transmission channels comprises a first information transmission channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWhere M is a positive integer, a set of control channels including a first control channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer.

4. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein a set of information transmission channels comprises:

one or more file transfer channels;

one or more image transmission channels; and

one or more video transmission channels.

5. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the information transmission channel comprises:

one or more patient information transmission channels;

one or more information transmission channels which are used for the ultrasonic diagnostician to perform demonstration and transmitted from the local host computer to the remote host computer;

one or more information transmission channels for transmitting real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information from the remote host computer to the local host computer; and

one or more patient ultrasound diagnostic report transmission channels.

6. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system of claim 1, the control transmission channel comprising:

one or more voice signal transmission channels;

one or more image signal transmission channels;

one or more video signal transmission channels; and

one or more robot control signal transmission channels.

7. The remote ultrasound diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the mobile information and control terminal includes one or more information display devices.

8. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system according to claim 7, wherein the information display device comprises:

one or more flat panel televisions, high definition televisions, ultra high definition televisions;

one or more of a flat panel television, a high-definition television and an ultra-high-definition television with touch screen control;

one or more computer monitors;

one or more computer monitors with touch screen controls;

one or more smart phones;

one or more tablet computers;

one or more personal digital assistant devices;

one or more optical projectors;

one or more laser projectors; and

a combination of any of the above information display devices.

9. The remote ultrasonic diagnostic system according to claim 7, wherein the display screen of each information display device is divided into one or more display areas for displaying one or more ultrasonic diagnostic information and ultrasonic diagnostic results from the information transmission channel, respectively.

10. The remote ultrasound diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the local host comprises:

a local information interface for receiving and transmitting ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the local host and the remote host through the information transmission channel;

a local control interface for receiving the ultrasonic diagnosis operation command from the mobile information and control terminal through the control transmission channel and the communication network and transmitting the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation command to the remote host;

a local network interface connecting the local host to the communication network;

an information multiplexer for transmitting ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the local host and the remote host through the information transmission channel;

a local processor and a local memory, wherein the local memory includes random access memory for operation of the local processor, and a non-volatile memory having stored therein an operating system and computer-executable instructions that, when executed in the local processor, cause the local processor to perform the following functions:

establishing a mobile information and control terminal through a local network interface, wherein the local host, the remote host and the patient database are connected with a communication network through a network;

the ultrasonic diagnosis expert retrieves the patient from the patient database through the mobile information and control terminal

The information of (a);

receiving ultrasonic diagnosis operation sent by ultrasonic diagnosis experts through mobile information and control terminal

The instructions send the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator, and the ultrasonic diagnosis operator is interactively guided to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis examination on the patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions;

receiving real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information sent by a remote host through an information transmission channel; and preparing an ultrasound diagnosis report by an ultrasound diagnostician and transmitting the ultrasound diagnosis report to a doctor of the patient and storing the ultrasound diagnosis report in a patient database through a communication network.

11. The remote ultrasound diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the remote host comprises:

a remote information interface for receiving and transmitting ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the remote host and the local host through an information transmission channel;

a remote control interface for receiving ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through mobile information and a control terminal through a control transmission channel;

a remote network interface for connecting the remote host to a communications network;

an information multiplexer for receiving and transmitting ultrasonic diagnosis information between the mobile information and control terminal, the remote host and the local host through an information transmission channel;

a remote processor and a remote memory, wherein the remote memory includes random access memory for operation of the remote processor, and a non-volatile memory having an operating system and computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed on the remote processor, cause the remote processor to perform the following functions:

establishing a mobile information and control terminal through a remote network interface, and connecting a patient database and a remote host with a communication network through a network;

receiving the information from the ultrasonic diagnosis expert and sending the information to the ultrasonic diagnosis operator through the control transmission channel

Ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions of the personnel;

the ultrasonic diagnosis operator interacts with the patient according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction

Ultrasonic diagnostic examination;

ultrasonic diagnosis operator interactively real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information through information transmission channel

Sending to an ultrasonic diagnosis expert; and

and receiving an ultrasonic diagnosis report sent by an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through an information transmission channel.

12. A method of using a remote ultrasound diagnostic system, comprising:

installing a local host at a first place, wherein an ultrasonic diagnosis expert carries out ultrasonic diagnosis on a patient through a series of ultrasonic diagnosis operation instructions by means of mobile information and a control terminal;

installing a remote host at a second location, wherein an ultrasonic diagnosis operator at the second location uses an ultrasonic diagnosis imaging system to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis on the patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction;

connecting the mobile information and control terminal, the local host, the remote host, and a patient database to a communication network through a set of information transmission channels and a set of control transmission channels;

the mobile information and control terminal asks for patient information from the patient database and displays the asked patient information to an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through the mobile information and control terminal;

the ultrasonic diagnosis expert interactively sends an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator through the mobile information and control terminal and the control transmission channel;

the ultrasonic diagnosis operator interactively receives an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by an ultrasonic diagnosis expert and carries out ultrasonic diagnosis on the patient according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction;

the ultrasonic diagnosis operator sends ultrasonic diagnosis information to an ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through the information transmission channel; and

the ultrasonic diagnostician prepares an ultrasonic diagnostic report based on the received ultrasonic diagnostic information, and sends the ultrasonic diagnostic report to the patient's doctor and stores it in the patient database.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication network comprises:

a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN);

wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs);

a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN);

a cellular network;

a mobile communication network; and

combinations of the various networks described above.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the information transmission channel comprises a first information transmission channel I₁Second information transmission channel I₂…, and Mth information transmission channel I_MWherein M is a positive integer, and said control transmission channel comprises a first control transmission channel C₁Second control transmission channel C₂…, and Nth control transmission channel C_NWherein N is a positive integer.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the information transmission channel comprises:

one or more patient information transmission channels;

one or more information transmission channels for transmitting real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information from the remote host computer to the local host computer;

one or more patient ultrasound diagnostic report transmission channels;

one or more file transfer channels;

one or more image transmission channels; and

one or more video transmission channels.

16. The method of claim 12, the controlling the transmission channel comprising:

one or more voice signal transmission channels;

one or more image signal transmission channels;

one or more video signal transmission channels; and

one or more robot control signal transmission channels.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the local host comprises:

the ultrasonic diagnosis expert retrieves the information of the patient from the patient database through the mobile information and control terminal;

receiving an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent by an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through mobile information and a control terminal, sending the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator, and interactively guiding the ultrasonic diagnosis operator to carry out ultrasonic diagnosis examination on a patient according to the ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction;

receiving real-time ultrasonic diagnosis information sent by a remote host through an information transmission channel; and

an ultrasound diagnosis report is prepared by an ultrasound diagnostician and transmitted to a doctor of a patient and stored in a patient database through a communication network.

18. The method of claim 12, the remote host comprising:

receiving an ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction sent to an ultrasonic diagnosis operator from an ultrasonic diagnosis expert through a control transmission channel;

the ultrasonic diagnosis operator carries out interactive ultrasonic diagnosis examination on the patient according to the received ultrasonic diagnosis operation instruction;

the ultrasonic diagnosis operator interactively sends the ultrasonic diagnosis information to an ultrasonic diagnosis expert in real time through an information transmission channel; and

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the mobile information and control terminal comprises one or more information display devices, wherein the display screen of each information display device is divided into one or more display areas for displaying the one or more ultrasound diagnostic information and the ultrasound diagnostic result from the information transmission channel.

20. The method of claim 12, the information display device comprising: