JPH03140147A - Ultrasonic diagnostic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate a setting operation required for a diagnosis by replacing data corresponding to a diagnostic condition registered by a diagnostic condition registering means with a link operation procedure executed successively, and also, executing successively each procedure of the link operation procedure. CONSTITUTION:By turning on a registration receiving switch 9a of a console 9 and operating various switches of the console 9, a switch analytic processing is executed, and by the processing, data for setting a diagnostic condition is generated. This data is saved in a memory provided on a diagnostic condition registering circuit 10 by turning on a registration end switch 9b. By operating a registering condition actuating switch 9c, the data is replaced with a link operation procedure executed successively, and also, one or plural of each procedure of the link operation procedure is executed successively. Since the registered diagnostic condition is executed successively as the link operation procedure, it is unnecessary to operate various and many switches of the console 9 and the setting operation required for a diagnosis is facilitated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention scans an ultrasonic beam onto a subject to obtain an M-mode display image (motion image) and a B-mode display image (Tomo image).
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The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that obtains ultrasonic image information such as an NG image) and displays it for diagnosis.

(Prior Art) This type of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has various diagnostic conditions such as scan conditions, signal processing conditions 1 display conditions, and patient information registration conditions.

That is, the above-mentioned scan conditions include M mode scan, B mode scan, D mode scan, DF mode scan, etc., regardless of the presence or absence of focusing. Furthermore, the signal processing conditions include M mode processing, B mode processing, D mode processing, DF mode processing, auxiliary processing incidental to each processing, etc. corresponding to the scanning conditions. Furthermore, display conditions include displaying one or more images obtained by each of the scans and processes, color processing, sweep display, and the like. Furthermore, the patient information registration conditions include the name of the patient, the date of diagnosis, and the gender of the patient being examined.

Such diagnostic conditions are set by an operator such as a doctor by operating various switches on a console prior to diagnosis, and diagnosis becomes possible when the settings are completed.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, this type of ultrasonic diagnostic device is configured by an operator such as a doctor by operating various switches on the operating vehicle prior to diagnosis. In an emergency, this may lead to erroneous settings, and when diagnosing a large number of subjects under the same conditions, the settings require a great deal of effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that allows easy setting operations required for diagnosis.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has a structure in which the following measures are taken to solve the above three problems and achieve the object.

That is, the present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that obtains diagnostic information about the subject by signal processing echo signals obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasound waves to and from a subject.Scan conditions, signal processing conditions 1 display conditions , a diagnostic condition registration means for registering diagnostic conditions such as subject information registration conditions as data;
The data corresponding to the diagnostic condition registered by this diagnostic condition registration step is replaced with a linked operation procedure that is executed sequentially, and one or more of the steps in the linked operation procedure are executed sequentially. The invention is characterized by comprising means for causing the

(Function) By taking such measures, during diagnosis, the registered diagnostic conditions are executed sequentially as a linked operation procedure, eliminating the need to operate various switches on the console. This facilitates the setting operations required for diagnosis.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for registering diagnostic conditions in the same embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, an ultrasonic probe 1 is made up of a large number of microscopic transducers, and is driven to transmit and receive by a transmitter/receiver circuit 2, which will be described later, to obtain echo signals.

The transmitting/receiving circuit 2 drives each transducer of the ultrasound probe 1 to transmit separately under scanning conditions according to commands from a transmitting/receiving control circuit 6, which will be described later. It has become something to do.

The detection circuit 3 processes the echo signal obtained from the transmitter/receiver circuit 2 under signal processing conditions by a system controller 8 (described later) or a control circuit (not shown), for example, by performing envelope detection and D-mode image generation in order to generate a B-mode image. Alternatively, to generate a DF mode image, quadrature phase detection or the like is performed to generate a B mode image, a D mode image, or a DF mode image.

A DSC (digital scan converter) 4 displays ultrasound images in various ultrasound scans obtained by the detection circuit 3 in a single display using, for example, a standard TV scan, under display conditions by a DSC control circuit 7, which will be described later. It is used to convert images into images that can be displayed in multiple formats, etc.

The display 5 displays the image generated by the DSC 4 on, for example, a TV. This display 5
The system controller 8 described later or a control circuit (not shown) allows the patient information to be displayed manually, for example, under the patient information registration conditions.

The transmission/reception control circuit 6 and the DSC control circuit 7 are operated under the command from the system controller 8 under the scan condition 1 indication condition,
Diagnostic conditions such as signal processing conditions 1 display conditions and examiner information registration conditions can be created, and these are set by the operator operating various switches on the console 9.

The above configuration is the same as the conventional one, but in this embodiment, as a configuration for registering diagnostic conditions, the operation console 9 includes a registration reception switch 9a, a registration end switch 9b,
Registration condition activation switch 9cD (added, also activates the diagnostic condition registration circuit 10, and activates these switches 9a, 9b, 9
c and the diagnostic condition registration circuit 10 are operated with the system controller 8.

Under the above configuration, when the power switch (not shown) of the operation console 9 is turned on, the system controller 8 waits for operation after initialization processing, and from then on, various normal switches provided on the operation console 9 are operated. By doing so, diagnostic conditions such as scan conditions, signal processing conditions 1 display conditions, and patient information registration conditions can be set in the same way as in the past, and ultrasound image diagnosis can be performed under these diagnostic conditions. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the following operation is performed by adding a configuration for registering diagnostic conditions.

The processing procedure for registering diagnostic conditions will be described below with reference to FIG. That is, when the power switch (not shown) of the console 9 is turned on, the system controller 8 waits for operation after initialization processing is executed in step S1.
By doing so, by operating the various normal switches provided on the operation console 9 in the same way as described above,
Along with the child operation, switch analysis processing is performed in step S2, and data for setting diagnostic conditions is generated by this processing. The data for setting this diagnostic condition is
By turning on the registration end switch 9b, the information is stored in the memory of the diagnostic condition registration circuit 10 in step S3.

Then, by operating the registration condition starting switch 9c, the data is replaced with a linked operation procedure to be executed sequentially, and one or more of the steps in the linked operation procedure are sequentially executed.

For example, if the registration condition activation switch 9c is turned ON once, the setting is completed in the same way as the one-time switch operation when setting the conditions described above.
In some cases, when c is turned ON once, the setting is completed in the same way as multiple switch operations when setting the conditions described above.

Further, the setting contents corresponding to each operation of the registration condition activation switch 9c may be displayed on the display 5.

As described above, this embodiment does not have a configuration for registering diagnostic conditions, so during diagnosis, the registered diagnostic conditions are sequentially executed as linked operation procedures, so the operation There is no need to operate a large number of various switches on the console 9, making the setting operations required for diagnosis easier.

In addition, the diagnostic conditions that can be set in the above example are as follows:
Scan conditions, signal processing conditions 1 display conditions.

It may be all or part of the subject information registration conditions. Furthermore, the configuration for registering diagnostic conditions may be either hardware or software. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention includes a diagnostic condition registration means for registering diagnostic conditions such as scan conditions, signal processing condition 2 display conditions, and subject information registration conditions as data, and a diagnostic condition registration means for registering diagnostic conditions such as scan conditions, signal processing condition 2 display conditions, and patient information registration conditions. means for replacing the data corresponding to the diagnostic conditions registered by the means with linked operation procedures to be executed sequentially, and for causing one or more of the steps in the linked operator-order to be executed sequentially; During diagnosis, the registered diagnostic conditions are executed sequentially as a linked operation procedure, eliminating the need to operate numerous switches on the console and reducing the setting operations required for diagnosis. becomes easier.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus with easy setting operations required for diagnosis.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registering diagnostic conditions in the embodiment. 1... Ultrasonic probe, 2... Transmission/reception circuit, 3...
Detection circuit, 4...DSC15...Display, 6
... Transmission/reception control circuit, 7... DSC control circuit, 8.
...System controller, 9...Operation console, 9a...
・Registration reception switch, 9b...Registration end switch,
9c... Registration condition start switch, 10... Diagnosis condition registration circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that obtains diagnostic information about the subject by signal processing echo signals obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasound waves to and from a subject, scan conditions, signal processing conditions, display conditions, and subject information registration are used. A diagnostic condition registration means for registering diagnostic conditions such as conditions as data, and data corresponding to the diagnostic conditions registered by this diagnostic condition registration means to be replaced with linked operation procedures to be executed sequentially. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising means for sequentially executing one or more of the steps of the linked operation procedure.