CN1720007A - Ultrasonic diagnosing device - Google Patents
Ultrasonic diagnosing device Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN1720007A CN1720007A CN 200380104688 CN200380104688A CN1720007A CN 1720007 A CN1720007 A CN 1720007A CN 200380104688 CN200380104688 CN 200380104688 CN 200380104688 A CN200380104688 A CN 200380104688A CN 1720007 A CN1720007 A CN 1720007A
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- oscillator
- diagnostic ultrasound
- ultrasound equipment
- probe
- arrangement
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
Images
Landscapes
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
Abstract
The present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can execute the positioning of a probe and an inspection sample easily and accurately at an excellent reproducibility. This is the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that includes; a probe for transmitting an ultrasonic wave into a living body and receives a reflection wave from an inspection sample inside the living body; an image generator for generating a fault image of the inspection sample in accordance with a signal received by the probe; and an image display for displaying the fault image. The probe has a first transducer element array and a second transducer element array, and these transducer element arrays are arranged such that array directions intersect each other. Moreover, the image generator and the image display generate and display a first fault image corresponding to a signal received by the first transducer element array and a second fault image corresponding to a signal received by the second transducer element array.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to utilize the arrangement oscillator to carry out ultrasonic transmission/reception, and obtain the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of body internal information.
The invention still further relates to for example in order to obtain the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the internal organs information of wire as blood vessel.
Background technology
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment obtains in vivo 2 dimension information by live body being carried out ultrasonic transmission/reception, is widely used in various medical fields.As this diagnostic ultrasound equipment, the Doppler bloodflow meter of the known time dependent situation of phase place that the B mode display device that utilizes amplitude information to obtain the measured object layer image is arranged, utilize mobile blood reflux ejected wave and the colored blood-stream image device etc. that flows.In addition, also proposed in recent years not only to obtain blood flow etc. more rapidly multidate information also obtain internal organs and the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of multidate information (for example, special fair 7-67451 communique) more slowly such as move.This diagnostic ultrasound equipment is provided with sends ultrasound wave into intravital measured object, and receives the probe from the echo of measured object.Be provided with the arrangement oscillator in this probe, thereby carry out repeatedly, obtain intravital 2 dimension information intravital ultrasonic transmission/reception.
Figure 15 is the block diagram of the device of above-mentioned communique record.Among Figure 15, the high electric field pulse of transceiver 111 outputs is transformed into ultrasonic signal in ultrasonic probe 112, transmit to the direction that will obtain live body 113 information.Ultrasonic pulse receives in the internal organs that will obtain live body 113 internal informations (or blood vessel etc.) reflection and by ultrasonic probe 112, via transceiver 111 quadrature detector 114 utilize with transmission frequency about equally the reference signal of frequency carry out detection, two signals of output I, Q.
Also be transformed into amplitude information I, two signal input amplitudes of Q arithmetical unit 116, and this signal is used for the B pattern and shows.I, Q signal are also imported autocorrelator 124, and be relevant by in autocorrelator 124 the same degree of depth of 2 equidirectional receiving and transmitting signals being obtained, and obtains the rotation amount of phase place.The rotation amount of phase place and internal organs amount of movement are proportional.The device that carries out this calculating is exactly addendum modification arithmetical unit 125., can obtain internal organs from the total amount of the small variations in a certain moment and where move to by addendum modification integrator 126 integrations with the addendum modification of addendum modification computing arithmetical units 125.
The addendum modification that B mode image that obtain amplitude arithmetical unit 116 and addendum modification integrator 126 are obtained shows in display 122 via scan converter 121.In addition, the reference position in the addendum modification integrator 126 is determined in for example heart beating etc. of the information that live body signal transducer 129 and live body signal detector 127 surveyed live bodies 113.Change successively live body 113 emission ultrasonic pulse directions are carried out above-mentioned action, can be used as 2 dimension pictorial display changes.
Figure 16 is the sketch map that expression one example constitutes the probe of traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment.Be provided with a plurality of oscillator 10a～10n in this probe and arrange the arrangement oscillator 10 that forms in one direction.
But, in above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, have the problem that is difficult to aim at probe location when measuring.About this problem, when being endovascular sebaceous cyst example with measured object, describe with reference to Figure 17 A, Figure 17 B and Figure 18.
Figure 17 A is the traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the expression sketch map that concerns of the position of probe and measured object in use, is equivalent to vertical view, and Figure 17 B is equivalent to its X-X ' cutaway view.Figure 18 is the sketch map that example picture at this moment shows.
Shown in Figure 17 A, during mensuration, probe configuration becomes to make the orientation of arranging oscillator 10 consistent with the blood flow direction of blood vessel 4, and sebaceous cyst 5 is positioned at arrangement oscillator 10 belows.At this moment, as shown in figure 18, display frame illustrates the layer image 7 of blood vessel 4, and the markings (guide line) 8 that the sending direction of ultrasonic beam 6 is promptly represented in the center of arranging oscillator 10 are shown simultaneously.By the position alignment of traveling probe execution probe, so that markings 8 are positioned on the sebaceous cyst 5 of layer image 7.But, even the position consistency of markings 8 and sebaceous cyst 5 in the display frame, in fact shown in Figure 17 B, on the cross-sectional direction (with the vertical direction of the central axis direction of blood vessel 4) of blood vessel 4 center of oscillator 10 and the dislocation of sebaceous cyst 5 might appear also arranging.If produce such dislocation, then be difficult to the internal state that sebaceous cyst 5 is measured on accurate and high repeatability ground.In this measured object (for example, the tumor in the liver, the polyp in the gallbladder etc.) beyond sebaceous cyst also is the same problem that produces.
In the conventional case, observe the wire internal organs for example during blood vessel, be difficult to the orientation of ultrasonic probe 112 is snapped to the problem of vessel directions.Here, the ultrasonic probe 112 that preferably aligns, with near the blood vessel wall the output ultrasonic wave probe 112, blood part, from ultrasonic probe 112 images such as blood vessel wall far away, but this needs masterful technique.
Disclosure of an invention
The present invention's first purpose is to provide a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment, addresses these problems, and can not need masterful technique and aims at wire internal organs positions such as blood vessel and observe, and can obtain high-precision mobile message.
In addition, the present invention's second purpose is to provide a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment, can make the accurate and high repeatability ground of probe aim at the position of measured object.
The present invention is provided with for reaching above-mentioned first purpose: a plurality of arrangement oscillators of arbitrarily angled joint and show the parts of the image that obtains respectively separately from described a plurality of arrangement oscillators; Described arrangement oscillator is arranged with parallel state by a plurality of oscillators and is constituted.
In other words, as an example, the orientation of a plurality of arrangement oscillators is disposed orthogonally.Specifically, for example, 2 are arranged oscillator is the configuration of T font, and in addition, 2 are arranged oscillator is cruciform arrangement, and in addition, 3 are arranged oscillator is the configuration of H font.
Pass through said structure, after one side's centrally aligned of a plurality of arrangement oscillators can being arrived wire internal organs position, another orientation is registered to wire internal organs direction position, therefore do not need masterful technique just can aim at wire internal organs position such as blood vessel and observe, can obtain high-precision mobile message.
For reaching above-mentioned second purpose, diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention is characterised in that and is provided with: in vivo sending ultrasound wave, and reception is from the probe of the echo of described in vivo measured object, the image of making the layer image of described measured object according to the signal of described probe reception makes portion, and the image displaying part that shows described layer image;
Described probe is provided with first order oscillator and the second order oscillator that the oscillator orientation is disposed with crossing one another,
Described image makes portion and the making of described image displaying part and shows first layer image of the signal correspondence that described first order oscillator receives and second layer image of the signal correspondence that described second order oscillator receives.
In the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, probe possesses a plurality of arrangement oscillators, shows with each to arrange the corresponding a plurality of layer images of oscillator.Therefore, can confirm the position of probes and measured object from different a plurality of directions, thus can be with probe location easy and reliable and high repeatability be registered on the measured object position.As a result, can obtain to high repeatability the signal corresponding with measured object.
In the described diagnostic ultrasound equipment, image displaying part preferably shows the layer image of measured object, and the markings of expression first order oscillator and second order oscillator position.According to this preference, can confirm the position of probe on the layer image easily, therefore can easier position alignment of carrying out probe.
In addition, in described diagnostic ultrasound equipment, preferably make the not configuration overlappingly of first order oscillator and second order oscillator.If first order oscillator and second order oscillator are intersected, the shape that then must cause on the cross section narrowed width of oscillator each other etc. to arrange oscillator changes, but these change and reduce ultrasonic reception sensitivity sometimes.But, can avoid such problem according to this preference.
At this moment, the first order oscillator can carry out linear scanning.On the other hand, the second order oscillator can be received and dispatched the ultrasound wave to the transmission of live body surface tilt.In addition, the second order oscillator can carry out sector scanning.
In addition, in described diagnostic ultrasound equipment, preferably make the width of first order oscillator less on part near the second order oscillator through adjustment.
As the measured object of the object of described diagnostic ultrasound equipment, the sebaceous cyst that exists in intravital internal organs, blood vessel, the blood vessel etc. is for example arranged.Wherein, know that the state of sebaceous cyst is very important concerning the diagnosis of arteriosclerosiss such as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, described diagnostic ultrasound equipment is fit to obtain the relevant information of this sebaceous cyst state.
The simple declaration of accompanying drawing
Figure 1A is that expression utilizes 2 in the embodiment of the invention 1 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is 2 vertical views of arranging the configuration direction of oscillator A, B of expression;
Figure 1B is that expression utilizes 2 of the embodiment of the invention 1 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator B is arranged in expression;
Fig. 1 C is that expression utilizes 2 of the embodiment of the invention 1 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the expression right side view of arranging the aligned state in oscillator B completing place;
Fig. 1 D is that expression utilizes 2 of the embodiment of the invention 1 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator A is arranged in expression;
Fig. 1 E is that expression utilizes 2 of the embodiment of the invention 1 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the front view that expression utilization is arranged the aligned state in oscillator A completing place;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the expression one routine embodiment of the invention 1;
Fig. 3 is another routine block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the expression embodiment of the invention 1;
Fig. 4 A is that expression utilizes 2 in the embodiment of the invention 2 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is 2 vertical views of arranging the configuration direction of oscillator A, B of expression;
Fig. 4 B is that expression utilizes in the embodiment of the invention 22 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator B is arranged in expression;
Fig. 4 C is that expression utilizes 2 in the embodiment of the invention 2 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the right side view that the state of the position alignment of arranging oscillator B is finished in expression;
Fig. 4 D is that expression utilizes in the embodiment of the invention 22 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator A is arranged in expression;
Fig. 4 E is that expression utilizes 2 in the embodiment of the invention 2 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the front view that the state of the position alignment of arranging oscillator A is finished in expression;
Fig. 5 A is that expression utilizes 3 in the embodiment of the invention 3 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is 3 vertical views of arranging the configuration direction of oscillator A, B, C of expression;
Fig. 5 B is that expression utilizes in the embodiment of the invention 33 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator B is arranged in expression;
Fig. 5 C is that expression utilizes 3 in the embodiment of the invention 3 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the right side view that the state of the position alignment of arranging oscillator B is finished in expression;
Fig. 5 D is that expression utilizes in the embodiment of the invention 33 to arrange the probe of oscillators and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the vertical view that the state in the position alignment of oscillator C is arranged in expression;
Fig. 5 E is that expression utilizes 3 in the embodiment of the invention 3 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the left side view that the state of the position alignment of arranging oscillator C is finished in expression;
Fig. 5 F is that expression utilizes 3 in the embodiment of the invention 3 to arrange the probe of oscillator and the key diagram of its position alignment, and is the front view that the state of the position alignment of arranging oscillator C is finished in expression;
Fig. 6 is the pie graph of an example of the structure of explanation diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the sketch map of the probe of the example diagnostic ultrasound equipment that constitutes the embodiment of the invention 4;
Fig. 8 A is the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of overlooking direction;
Fig. 8 B is the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of its II-II ' cross-wise direction;
Fig. 8 C is the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of I-I ' cross-wise direction;
Fig. 9 is the diagrammatic sketch that the picture in the routine above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment shows;
Figure 10 is the sketch map of the probe of another routine above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment when using, and is the sketch map of the I-I ' cross-wise direction of Fig. 8 A;
Figure 11 is the sketch map of the probe of the example diagnostic ultrasound equipment that constitutes the embodiment of the invention 5;
Figure 12 is the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of the IV-IV ' cross-wise direction of Figure 11;
Figure 13 is the sketch map of the probe of the example diagnostic ultrasound equipment that constitutes the embodiment of the invention 6;
Figure 14 is the above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of the V-V ' cross-wise direction of Figure 13;
Figure 15 is the block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of conventional case;
Figure 16 is the sketch map that explanation one example constitutes the probe of traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment;
Figure 17 A is the traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of overlooking direction;
Figure 17 B is the traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment probe when using and the sketch map of the position relation of measured object, is the sketch map of its X-X ' cross-wise direction;
Figure 18 is the sketch map that the picture of the traditional diagnostic ultrasound equipment of an example shows.
Preferred forms of the present invention
Describe with regard to embodiment of the present invention hereinafter with reference to Fig. 1～Figure 14.
Figure 1A～Fig. 1 E is with the tested regional alignment of a plurality of arrangement oscillators of the embodiment of the invention 1 key diagram to blood vessel.Figure 1A is 2 vertical views of arranging the configuration direction of oscillator A, B of expression.Arrangement oscillator A is arranged by oscillator a～n wire and constitutes, and arrangement oscillator B is arranged by oscillator a～j wire and constitutes.Arrangement oscillator A and arrangement oscillator B are shown in Figure 1A, and measured body T font configuration relatively is on the extended line of the centrage (not shown) that is centered close to the center of passing the oscillator a～n that arranges oscillator A of arrangement oscillator B.
Fig. 2 illustrates the example of the block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment that is connected with 2 arrangement oscillator A, B.Fig. 2 compares its difference with the device of conventional case shown in Figure 15 and is, be provided with the transceiver 11 that is used to arrange oscillator B, quadrature detector 14, amplitude arithmetical unit 16, the input of scan converter 121 has 3, can also show the image of the amplitude information of arranging oscillator B on the display 122.
In other words, ultrasonic probe among Fig. 2 (being designated hereinafter simply as probe) 12 is arranged oscillator A, B by 2 and is constituted, export high electric field pulse to arranging oscillator A, B respectively from transceiver 111,11, in arranging oscillator A, B, be transformed into ultrasonic signal, to the direction transmission of the information that will obtain live body 13.The ultrasonic pulse of arranging oscillator A, B is respectively in the internal organs that will obtain live body 13 internal informations (or blood vessel etc.) reflection, and by arranging oscillator A, B reception, via transceiver 111,11 in quadrature detector 114,14, utilize with transmission frequency about equally the reference signal of frequency carry out detection, output I, Q two signals.
From two signals of I, Q of quadrature detector 114,14 input amplitude arithmetical unit 116,16 and be transformed into amplitude information respectively, this signal is used for the B pattern and shows.I, Q signal are also imported autocorrelator 124, in the autocorrelator 124, the same degree of depth of the signal of 2 equidirectional transmitting-receivings is got relevant, thereby obtain the rotation amount of phase place.The amount of phase rotation and internal organs amount of movement are proportional.What carry out this calculating is addendum modification arithmetical unit 125.In the addendum modification of addendum modification computing arithmetical units 125 by addendum modification integrator 126 integrations, thereby according to total amount, can obtain internal organs and where move on to from the minute movement in a certain moment.The addendum modification of obtaining in B mode image that obtain amplitude arithmetical unit 116,16 and the addendum modification integrator 126 shows in display 122 via scan converter 121.
Fig. 3 arranges another block diagram of diagnostic ultrasound equipment that oscillator is connected with 2.In this example, omitted the circuit 11,14,16 of arrangement oscillator B side shown in Figure 2, can switch to one of arrangement oscillator A, B by switch 32 and use.
The action of present embodiment then is described.Figure 1B is illustrated in the vertical view of placing the state of probe 12 on the blood vessel 4.In this moment, the image of arranging oscillator B shows in display 122.The operator regulates the position of probe 12, so that radially (circle of contact direction) center of blood vessel 4 is come between the oscillator e and f of the middle body of arranging oscillator B.At this moment, if show on the image and oscillator e and f between suitable line, then regulate easily.In the stage that regulate to finish, the relation of arranging oscillator B and blood vessel 4 shown in the right side view of Fig. 1 C, the position alignment at each center.
Then the operator operates probe 12, makes arrangement oscillator A consistent with the length direction of blood vessel 4.At this moment, shown in the vertical view of Fig. 1 D, serve as that axle makes arrangement oscillator A (orientation β) circular-arc mobile with the central point o that arranges oscillator B, thus can be along the direction aligned position of blood vessel 4.In this operating process, arrange the pictorial display of oscillator A.At this moment in the operation, if arrange the shape convex of oscillator B, off-center point o ground does not carry out circular-arc operation.End concerns shown in the front view of Fig. 1 E the position alignment of its all directions to the position of punctual arrangement oscillator A and blood vessel 4.
As previously discussed, arrange oscillator A and orthogonal arrangement oscillator B, can determine to arrange the end of oscillator A, then, make arrangement oscillator A can be registered to the length direction of blood vessel 4 easily, can obtain excellent blood-vessel image through circular-arc operation by using.
Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 E is with the tested zone of a plurality of arrangement oscillators in the embodiment of the invention 2 and the aligned key diagram of blood vessel.Fig. 4 A is 2 vertical views of arranging the configuration of oscillator A, B of expression.Similarly to Example 1, arrange oscillator A and constitute, arrange oscillator B and constitute by each oscillator a～j by each oscillator a～r.Arrangement oscillator A and arrangement oscillator B are configured to cross shown in Fig. 4 A, the rectangular intersection of centrage (not shown) of passing the centrage (not shown) at the oscillator a～r center of arranging oscillator A and passing the oscillator a～j center of arranging oscillator B.
In the embodiment of the invention 2, as the vertical view of Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, right side view respectively shown in, when showing the image of arranging oscillator B, aim at oscillator B center and blood vessel 4 centers of arranging.Be the center then, shown in the vertical view of Fig. 4 D, arrange oscillator A, shown in the front view of Fig. 4 E, can aim at the length direction of blood vessel 4 by rotation with the intersection point of arranging oscillator A and arrangement oscillator B.
Fig. 5 A～Fig. 5 F is with the tested zone of a plurality of arrangement oscillators of the embodiment of the invention 3 and the aligned key diagram of blood vessel.Adopt 3 among this embodiment and arrange oscillator A, B, C.Fig. 5 A is 3 vertical views of arranging the configuration of oscillator A, B, C of expression.Arrange oscillator A and constitute, arrange oscillator B, C and constitute by each oscillator a～j respectively by each oscillator a～j.Arrangement oscillator A, arrangement oscillator B and arrangement oscillator C are configured to the H font shown in Fig. 5 A, the extended line that passes the centrage (not shown) at the oscillator a～j center of arranging oscillator A is positioned at the center of arranging oscillator B and arrangement oscillator C.
The diagnostic ultrasound equipment that is connected with the probe of the embodiment of the invention 3 roughly with Fig. 2,3 same, be in Fig. 2, to increase to arrange the circuit that oscillator C uses, or the switch 32 of Fig. 3 formed 3 branches.
In the present embodiment, at first, utilize and for example arrange oscillator B arbitrarily in parallel arrangement oscillator B, the C and show its image, shown in the vertical view of Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 C, right side view, will arrange each centrally aligned of oscillator B and blood vessel 4.The image that then shows the arrangement oscillator C parallel with arranging oscillator B shown in the vertical view of Fig. 5 D, serves as the axle rotating probe with the center O 1 of arranging oscillator B, shown in the left side view of Fig. 5 E, makes the centrally aligned of arranging oscillator C and blood vessel 4.At this moment, the length direction of arranging oscillator A and blood vessel 4 is aimed at shown in the front view of Fig. 5 F.
Also have, the configuration of arranging oscillator is not limited to the embodiment of above explanation, can be their state of combination, for example, makes up the trapezoidal of 2 above T fonts, H font.
Fig. 6 is the pie graph of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the expression one routine embodiment of the invention 4.Be provided with in this diagnostic ultrasound equipment: to live body 3 carry out the transmitting-receiving of ultrasonic signal probe 101, the image that probe 101 carries out the receiving and transmitting part 102 of the transmitting-receiving of the signal of telecommunication, the signal of telecommunication that receives based on receiving and transmitting part 102 makes layer image is made the image displaying part 104 that portion 103, display image make the layer image that portion 103 makes.
101 pairs of live bodies of probe 3 carry out the transmitting-receiving of ultrasonic signal.Fig. 7 is the sketch map of a routine probe structure.Be provided with first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2 in this probe 101.Comprise a plurality of oscillator 1a～1n in the first order oscillator 1, comprise a plurality of oscillator 2a～2f in the second order oscillator 2.These arrange oscillator disposes the oscillator orientation intersected with each otherly.In addition, preferably make and respectively arrange oscillator and do not dispose with overlapping each other.For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2 constitute the configuration of T font ground.
Then, the action with regard to above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment describes.
At first, make probe 101 and check that object is that live body 3 surfaces contact.Send the signal of telecommunication (transmission signal) from receiving and transmitting part 102 to arranging oscillator, in arranging oscillator, should send signal and be transformed into ultrasonic signal, and send to live body 3.The ultrasonic signal that is transferred to live body 3 is measured object (for example, endovascular sebaceous cyst etc.) reflection in live body 3.Arrange oscillator and receive this echo, and be transformed into the signal of telecommunication (received signal), send to receiving and transmitting part 102.Receiving and transmitting part 102 carries out suitable processing (for example, detection, amplification etc.) to received signal, and its output signal is input to image and makes portion 103.In arranging oscillator, repeat such transmitting-receiving action while carrying out ultrasonic scanning.
Above-mentioned action is carried out respectively in first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2.At this moment, the ultrasonic scanning method is linear scanning in first order oscillator 1, is dip sweeping in second order oscillator 2.Here, " dip sweeping " transmitting-receiving face (joining or relative face with live body 3 surfaces) of referring to arranging oscillator tilts to carry out the scanning of ultrasonic transmission/reception.
Then, make in the portion 103,, make first layer image of measured object,, make second layer image of measured object based on the received signal that obtains with second order oscillator 2 based on obtaining received signal with first order oscillator 1 at image.Not special the qualification for example, can be adopted digital scan scaling method etc. on the image creating method.Then, image being made first layer image and second layer image that portion 103 makes shows on image displaying part 104.At this moment, in the image displaying part 104, preferably show the layer image of measured object, the markings of the center of oscillator are respectively arranged in demonstration expression simultaneously.
In addition, based on first layer image and second layer image that image displaying part 104 shows, carry out the position alignment of probe and measured object.With regard to the position alignment of this probe, be that example describes when being the sebaceous cyst that forms in the blood vessel with measured object.Fig. 8 A～Fig. 8 C is that first and second when carrying out the position alignment of this probe arranged the sketch map that the positions of oscillators and measured object concern, Fig. 8 A is equivalent to vertical view, and Fig. 8 B is equivalent to its II-II ' cutaway view, and Fig. 8 C is equivalent to I-I ' cutaway view.
Shown in Fig. 8 A～Fig. 8 C, carry out the position alignment of probe, make blood vessel 4 be positioned at first order oscillator 1 under, and its blood flow direction is consistent with the orientation of first order oscillator 1.Also have, the sebaceous cysts 5 that form in the blood vessel 4 and are positioned on the centrage extended line that the orientation of second order oscillator 2 extends under first order oscillator 1, carry out position alignment.
Fig. 9 is the diagrammatic sketch that the picture after the routine position alignment shows.According to so above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, the longitudinal section (cross section that comprises the central shaft of blood vessel 4) that shows blood vessel 4 as the first layer image 7a, and show the cross section (with the cross section of the orthogonality of center shaft of blood vessel 4) of blood vessel 4 as the second layer image 7b, the position consistency of markings 8 and sebaceous cyst 5 on both sides' layer image.Like this, above-mentioned position alignment is carried out by the position consistency of the sebaceous cyst 5 in markings 8 that image displaying part 104 is shown and the layer image.
Like this, according to above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, probe is provided with a plurality of arrangement oscillators that its orientation is disposed intersected with each otherly, can show with each to arrange the corresponding a plurality of layer images of oscillator.Therefore, can confirm the position of probe and measured object at least, can make probe location be registered to the position of measured object easily and reliably from two directions.As a result, can obtain to high repeatability the signal corresponding with measured object.
Particularly, in the present embodiment, shown in Fig. 8 C, in second order oscillator 2, carry out dip sweeping.Make second order oscillator 2 not do dip sweeping and when making common linear scanning (scanning that the ultrasound wave that the transmitting-receiving face of arranging oscillator is generally perpendicularly carried out is received and dispatched), if will make the second order oscillator obtain the layer image of measured object, then need under the second order oscillator, there be measured object.Thereby, in this case, first order oscillator and second order oscillator are intersected, but the shape of the oscillator of cross section become problem.For example, narrow to each other oscillator width, can cause the sensitivity of this part to reduce at cross section.
To this, when carrying out dip sweeping,, also can obtain the layer image of measured object by second order oscillator 2 even under second order oscillator 2, do not have measured object with second order oscillator 2.Thereby, need not to make first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2 to intersect, for example can be configured to the T font, therefore can suppress sensitivity as described above and descend.
Also have, in the above description, illustration in second order oscillator 2, carry out the occasion of dip sweeping, as shown in figure 10, also can in second order oscillator 2, carry out sector scanning.With similarly above-mentioned, according to such form,, also can obtain the layer image of measured object by the second order oscillator even under the second order oscillator, there is not the state of measured object, can need not to make first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator to dispose across.
Then, the example with regard to the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the embodiment of the invention 5 describes.This diagnostic ultrasound equipment is provided with probe, receiving and transmitting part, image similarly to Example 4 and makes portion and image displaying part.
Figure 11 is the sketch map of the probe structure of a routine present embodiment.In addition, the sketch map of the probe when Figure 12 is the diagnostic ultrasound equipment use is suitable with the IV-IV ' cutaway view of Figure 11.
This probe possesses first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2.Comprise a plurality of ticker 1a～1n in the first order oscillator 1, second order oscillator 2 comprises a plurality of oscillator 2a～2f.These arrange oscillator similarly to Example 4, and the oscillator orientation is disposed intersected with each otherly.
In the present embodiment, to the transmitting-receiving face of first order oscillator 1, the transmitting-receiving face tilt of second order oscillator 2.In other words, when second order oscillator 2 uses at diagnostic ultrasound equipment, as shown in figure 12, be configured to hyperacoustic transmitting-receiving face and live body 3 surface tilt.
Such configuration as shown in the figure, can realize by second order oscillator 2 is placed on the pedestal 9.As this pedestal 9, for example can adopt the object of in container, filling medium.At this moment, container has flexibility, closely to contact with live body 3 surfaces, and preferably can be by live body 3 surface configuration Free Transforms.Constitute the material of container and medium as long as do not hinder ultrasonic transmission, do not limit especially.For example, silicone rubber, polyurethane rubber etc. can be used, water, property of water-bearing gel etc. can be made as medium as container.
Also have, the action of above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment similarly to Example 4.But, in the present embodiment, as shown in figure 12, in second order oscillator 2, carry out linear scanning.
According to above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, also similarly to Example 4, can confirm the position of probes and measured object at least from two directions, can be easily and reliably probe location is registered to the measured object position.As a result, can obtain to high repeatability the signal corresponding with measured object.
In addition, as mentioned above, in the present embodiment, the 2 enterprising line linearity scannings of second order oscillator.Second order oscillator 2 makes its transmitting-receiving face and the configuration of live body 3 surface tilt ground.Therefore, when the enterprising line linearity of this second order oscillator scans, can receive and dispatch ultrasound wave to the transmission of live body 3 surface tilt.Thereby, as embodiment 4 explanation like that, can access effect same when scanning with the enterprising line tilt of second order oscillator.
Embodiment 6
Then, the example with regard to the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the embodiment of the invention 6 describes.This diagnostic ultrasound equipment is provided with probe, receiving and transmitting part, image and makes portion and image displaying part similarly to Example 4.
Figure 13 is the sketch map of the probe structure of a routine present embodiment.In addition, Figure 14 is the sketch map of the probe of diagnostic ultrasound equipment when using, and is equivalent to the V-V ' cutaway view of Figure 13.Also have, the oblique line portion of Figure 14 represents the projection of first order oscillator 1 apart from the part (with oscillator 1a or the suitable part of 1n of Figure 13) of second order oscillator 2.
This probe possesses first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2.First order oscillator 1 comprises a plurality of oscillator 1a～1n, and second order oscillator 2 comprises a plurality of oscillator 2a～2f.These arrange oscillator similarly to Example 4, and the oscillator orientation is disposed intersected with each otherly.For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, make first order oscillator 1 and second order oscillator 2 constitute the configuration of T font ground.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 13, the width that makes first order oscillator 1 through adjustment is little near the part of second order oscillator 2.Here, the width of oscillator " arrange " refer to and 2 arrange the plane parallel that oscillator forms, and with the orthogonal direction of orientation on size.With reducing of the width of the approaching part of this second order oscillator, as shown in the figure, preferably second order oscillator 2 side end faces by making first order oscillator 1 are to recessed realization of width centreline side of first order oscillator 1.In this case, the end face of first order oscillator 1 for example, can be recessed into about 70% of 1a width partly on the part near second order oscillator 2, preferably can be recessed into about 75%.In addition, worsen for preventing the ultrasound wave picture quality, the width of first order oscillator 1 for example in the probe of mid frequency 7MHz, preferably makes its least part also more than 4mm.
Also have, the action of above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment similarly to Example 4, dip sweeping or sector scanning are carried out in the hyperacoustic scanning in the second order oscillator 2.
By above-mentioned diagnostic ultrasound equipment, also similarly to Example 4, can confirm the position of probes and measured object from two directions at least, so can be easily and reliably probe location is registered to the measured object position.As a result, can obtain to high repeatability the signal corresponding with measured object.
In addition, as mentioned above, the width of first order oscillator is less on the part near the second order oscillator in the present embodiment.Therefore, as shown in figure 14, compare with embodiment 4, the position of second order oscillator 2 becomes the position near measured object.Thereby, when dip sweeping second order oscillator, can increase angle to the ultrasonic transmission direction on live body 3 surfaces (live body 3 surperficial subvertical directions relatively), the result can improve the image quality of the layer image that is obtained.In addition, even when carrying out sector scanning with the second order oscillator, owing in the less scope of ultrasonic beam deflection, can scan measured object, thereby also can access the preferable image quality.
1～3 clear the present invention as can be known adopts the probe with the arrangement oscillator more than 2 by the foregoing description, at first with the circle of contact direction of 1 probe alignment blood vessel, follow and operate orthogonal with it another probe circular-arcly, can accomplish aiming at of length of vessel direction and oscillator direction easily, can obtain the image quality preferable image, and do not need skilled and can be registered to the internal organs of wire such as blood vessel and observed, the diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can obtain high-precision mobile message can be provided.
Know as can be known that by the foregoing description 4～6 probe of the present invention has a plurality of arrangement oscillators,, can confirm the position of probes and measured object from a plurality of directions owing to show the corresponding a plurality of layer images of received signal of arranging oscillator with each.Therefore, the present invention can provide accurate and high repeatability ground probe location can be registered to the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of measured object position.
The industrial possibility of utilizing
The invention provides the ultrasonic wave that carries out easily position alignment and can obtain good image examines Disconnected device, the present invention can be used for the medical treatment diagnosing or treat, and is comprising ultrasonic wave Also useful in the Medical Devices exploitation of diagnostic device, the manufacturing.
Claims (13)
1. diagnostic ultrasound equipment wherein, is provided with a plurality of arrangement oscillators of arbitrarily angled joint and shows the parts of the image that obtains respectively separately from described a plurality of arrangement oscillators; Described arrangement oscillator is arranged with parallel state by a plurality of oscillators and is constituted.
2. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the orientation of described a plurality of arrangement oscillators is disposed orthogonally.
3. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: 2 arrangement oscillators are the configuration of T font in described a plurality of arrangement oscillators.
4. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: 2 arrangement oscillators are cruciform arrangement in described a plurality of arrangement oscillators.
5. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: 3 arrangement oscillators are the configuration of H font in described a plurality of arrangement oscillators.
6. a diagnostic ultrasound equipment is characterised in that and is provided with: in vivo sending ultrasound wave, and reception is from the probe of the echo of described in vivo measured object, the image that the signal that receives according to described probe makes the layer image of described measured object makes portion, and the image displaying part that shows described layer image;
Described probe is provided with first order oscillator and the second order oscillator that the oscillator orientation is disposed with crossing one another,
Described image makes portion and described image displaying part and makes and show first layer image of the signal correspondence that described first order oscillator receives and second layer image of the signal correspondence that described second order oscillator receives.
7. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: described image displaying part shows the layer image of measured object, shows the markings of described first order oscillator of expression and described second order oscillator position simultaneously.
8. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: make described first order oscillator and described second order oscillator be configured to not overlapping.
9. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: carry out linear scanning in described first order oscillator.
10. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described second order oscillator transmitting-receiving is to the ultrasound wave of live body surface tilt transmission.
11. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: in described second order oscillator, carry out sector scanning.
12. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: make the width of described first order oscillator less on part through adjustment near the second order oscillator.
13. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: measured object is the sebaceous cyst that exists in the blood vessel.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP296634/2002 | 2002-10-09 | ||
| JP2002296634A JP2004129797A (en) | 2002-10-09 | 2002-10-09 | Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment |
| JP313121/2002 | 2002-10-28 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN1720007A true CN1720007A (en) | 2006-01-11 |
Family
ID=32286558
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN 200380104688 Pending CN1720007A (en) | 2002-10-09 | 2003-10-08 | Ultrasonic diagnosing device |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JP2004129797A (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1720007A (en) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN103048387A (en) * | 2011-10-14 | 2013-04-17 | 通用电气公司 | Ultrasonic tomography systems |
| CN103412053A (en) * | 2013-07-22 | 2013-11-27 | 北京航空航天大学 | Wave-velocity-free acoustic emission source locating method based on acoustic emission sensor arrays and wave beam formation |
| CN103750863A (en) * | 2014-01-07 | 2014-04-30 | 绵阳美科电子设备有限责任公司 | Ultrasonic volume measuring probe and measuring method thereof |
| CN103987323A (en) * | 2011-11-30 | 2014-08-13 | 索尼公司 | Signal processing apparatus and method |
| CN110072462A (en) * | 2016-09-16 | 2019-07-30 | 国家医疗保健研究所 | For the method and relevant apparatus to the sample imaging containing blood |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP4441664B2 (en) * | 2004-07-28 | 2010-03-31 | 株式会社ユネクス | Blood vessel shape measuring device and blood flow measuring device |
| KR100961855B1 (en) | 2008-02-25 | 2010-06-09 | 주식회사 메디슨 | Ultrasound probe having a plurality of probing sections |
| JP5222323B2 (en) * | 2010-06-16 | 2013-06-26 | 日立アロカメディカル株式会社 | Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment |
| CN113017787B (en) * | 2019-12-25 | 2023-11-28 | 本多电子株式会社 | Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic image display device |
| WO2023139874A1 (en) * | 2022-01-22 | 2023-07-27 | 株式会社ユネクス | Device for displaying position of puncture needle |
-
2002
- 2002-10-09 JP JP2002296634A patent/JP2004129797A/en active Pending
-
2003
- 2003-10-08 CN CN 200380104688 patent/CN1720007A/en active Pending
Cited By (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN103048387A (en) * | 2011-10-14 | 2013-04-17 | 通用电气公司 | Ultrasonic tomography systems |
| US9354204B2 (en) | 2011-10-14 | 2016-05-31 | General Electric Company | Ultrasonic tomography systems for nondestructive testing |
| CN103987323A (en) * | 2011-11-30 | 2014-08-13 | 索尼公司 | Signal processing apparatus and method |
| CN103412053A (en) * | 2013-07-22 | 2013-11-27 | 北京航空航天大学 | Wave-velocity-free acoustic emission source locating method based on acoustic emission sensor arrays and wave beam formation |
| CN103412053B (en) * | 2013-07-22 | 2015-11-18 | 北京航空航天大学 | A kind of acoustic emission source locating method without the need to velocity of wave of launching sensor array and Wave beam forming based on alliteration |
| CN103750863A (en) * | 2014-01-07 | 2014-04-30 | 绵阳美科电子设备有限责任公司 | Ultrasonic volume measuring probe and measuring method thereof |
| CN103750863B (en) * | 2014-01-07 | 2017-07-18 | 绵阳美科电子设备有限责任公司 | A kind of ultrasound volume measuring probe and its measuring method |
| CN110072462A (en) * | 2016-09-16 | 2019-07-30 | 国家医疗保健研究所 | For the method and relevant apparatus to the sample imaging containing blood |
| CN110072462B (en) * | 2016-09-16 | 2022-05-24 | 国家医疗保健研究所 | Method for imaging a sample containing blood and related device |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JP2004129797A (en) | 2004-04-30 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US5065740A (en) | Ultrasonic medical treatment apparatus | |
| CA1153097A (en) | Rotating ultrasonic scanner | |
| US6213948B1 (en) | Apparatus for three dimensional ultrasound imaging | |
| CN100516928C (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with elevation biplane images | |
| CN103702615B (en) | Ultrasound probe and diagnostic ultrasound equipment | |
| EP1795131B1 (en) | High intensity focused ultrasound system | |
| CN1305443C (en) | Ultrasound wave imaging equipment | |
| CN110367943A (en) | Phase array transducer and ultrasound phase-control detection system | |
| CN1739457A (en) | Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of ultrasound imaging | |
| CN1700886A (en) | Device and method for measuring elasticity of a human or animal organ and for two-or three-dimensional representation thereof | |
| CN1720007A (en) | Ultrasonic diagnosing device | |
| CN1894598A (en) | Volumetric ultrasound imaging system using two-dimensional array transducer | |
| CN1293847C (en) | Ultrasonic diagnosing device and ultrasonic diagnosing method | |
| JP2011177385A (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | |
| JP2005074146A (en) | Method for measuring ultrasonic wave, and mechanism for generating the ultrasonic wave | |
| US20100168579A1 (en) | Methods and apparatus for high speed image acquisition rates in 3d medical imaging | |
| KR20050055001A (en) | Ultrasonic diagnosing device | |
| CN1196448C (en) | Method of ultrasonic imaging and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | |
| JP5202916B2 (en) | Ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus and control program thereof | |
| KR100264970B1 (en) | Ultrasonic probe for position detection | |
| JP4494744B2 (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment | |
| US20040254466A1 (en) | Apparatus and method for real time three-dimensional ultrasound imaging | |
| CN209644941U (en) | A kind of breast imaging device based on CTLM and ultrasonic technology | |
| JP2010005138A (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | |
| JP2010227603A (en) | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C02 | Deemed withdrawal of patent application after publication (patent law 2001) | ||
| WD01 | Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication |