TWI793643B - Guiding system and guiding method for ultrasound scanning operation - Google Patents

Abstract

A guiding system and a guiding method for ultrasound scanning operation are disclosed. The system includes a hand-held guiding device, a display device, an ultrasound scanning device, a prompt device and a control host. When the hand-held guiding device generates a first physical motion, the control host detects the first physical motion and generate a navigation prompt information accordingly. The prompt device is suitable for presenting the navigation prompt information to guide the ultrasound scanning device to move to generate a second physical motion. The control host obtains an ultrasound image through the ultrasound scanning device and sends the ultrasound image to the display device at a guiding side for displaying.

Description

Ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system and ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method

The invention relates to an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system and an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method.

Ultrasonic scanning technology can be applied to fetal examination and examination of human organs such as the heart. Generally speaking, the ultrasonic scanning device must be operated by professionals such as doctors or examiners to perform ultrasonic scanning on the patient's body at the scene. However, in the application of telemedicine, doctors cannot contact patients on site and cannot operate ultrasound scanning devices on site, which makes it difficult to obtain ultrasound images of remote patients.

The invention provides an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system and an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method, which can improve the efficiency of ultrasonic image acquisition in telemedicine.

The embodiment of the invention provides an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system, which includes a hand-held guiding device, a display device, an ultrasonic scanning device, a prompting device and a control host. The hand-held guide is located at the guide end. The display device is located at the leading end. The ultrasonic scanning device is located at the operating end. The prompting device is located at the operating end. The control host is communicatively connected to the guide terminal and the operation terminal. Wherein, when the hand-held guidance device produces a first physical action, the control host detects the first physical action and generates navigation prompt information accordingly, and the prompt device is adapted to present the navigation prompt information to guide The ultrasonic scanning device moves to generate a second physical action, the control host captures ultrasonic images through the ultrasonic scanning device, and transmits the ultrasonic images to the display device at the leading end for further processing. show.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a method for guiding an ultrasonic scanning operation, which is implemented by using the above-mentioned ultrasonic scanning operation guiding system. The method includes: detecting the first physical action of the handheld guidance device; generating the navigation prompt information according to the first physical action, and presenting the navigation prompt information through the prompt device; The ultrasonic scanning device captures the ultrasonic image; and transmits the ultrasonic image to the display device for display.

Based on the above, after detecting the first physical action of the hand-held guidance device, the navigation prompt information can be generated according to the first physical action and presented through the prompting device. The navigation prompt information is suitable for guiding the ultrasonic scanning device to move to generate the second physical action. The control host can capture ultrasonic images through the ultrasonic scanning device and transmit the ultrasonic images to a display device for display. Thereby, the efficiency of capturing ultrasonic images in telemedicine can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system 10 includes a hand-held guiding device 11 , a display device 12 , an ultrasonic scanning device 13 , a control host 14 and a prompting device 15 . The hand-held guiding device 11 and the display device 12 are located at the guiding end. The ultrasonic scanning device 13 and the prompting device 15 are located at the operating end. The control host 14 can be communicatively connected to the guide end and the operation end.

The hand-held guiding device 11 can be operated by the user to generate a first physical action, and the first physical action is suitable for guiding the movement of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . In one embodiment, the hand-held guiding device 11 includes a hand-held control device such as a stylus or an electronic control stick. Alternatively, in an embodiment, the hand-held guiding device 11 may include a hand-held ultrasonic scanner.

The display device 12 is suitable for displaying images. For example, the display device 12 may include a display or a display device including a display, such as a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a television. The hand-held guiding device 11 and the display device 12 can be wired or wirelessly coupled to the control host 14 to communicate with the control host 14 .

The ultrasonic scanning device 13 is suitable for performing ultrasonic scanning on the object 100 . The target object 100 is, for example, a human body. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic scanning device 13 may include a hand-held ultrasonic scanner. In addition, the ultrasonic scanning device 13 can be wired or wirelessly coupled to the control host 14 to communicate with the control host 14 .

The control host 14 is suitable for transmitting information between the guide end and the operation end, and can perform functions such as data processing. For example, the control host 14 may include computer devices such as notebook computers, desktop computers, tablet computers, industrial computers, or servers. In addition, the number of the hand-held guiding device 11 , the display device 12 , the ultrasonic scanning device 13 and the control host 14 is not limited, and can be one or more.

The prompting device 15 is adapted to present a navigation prompting information from the control host 14 to guide the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to move. In FIG. 1 , the prompting device 15 is exemplified by a display. However, in another embodiment, the prompting device 15 may also include various signal or information output devices such as a sounding device (such as a speaker or a buzzer) and/or a vibrating device (such as a vibrator). The prompting device 15 can be independent from the ultrasonic scanning device 13 or set on the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . In addition, the prompting device 15 can be wired or wirelessly coupled to the control host 14 to communicate with the control host 14 .

When the hand-held guiding device 11 generates the first physical movement, the control host 14 can detect the first physical movement of the hand-held guiding device 11 at the leading end. In an embodiment, the first physical action may include an action performed by a user operating the hand-held guiding device 11 in a physical space, such as moving in a certain direction, tilting in a certain direction, and/or moving in a certain direction Press down etc. The control host 14 can generate navigation prompt information 101 according to the first physical action and present it through the prompt device 15 at the operating end. In one embodiment, the navigation prompt information 101 can guide the ultrasonic scanning device 13 located at the operating end to perform a corresponding second physical action according to the first physical action. When the ultrasonic scanning device 13 performs the second physical action, the control host 14 can capture the ultrasonic image 102 through the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . In one embodiment, the ultrasonic image 102 may be the ultrasonic image 102 obtained by performing an ultrasonic scanning of the target 100 by the ultrasonic scanning device 13 performing a second physical action. The control host 14 can transmit the ultrasonic image 102 to the display device 12 at the leading end for display.

In one embodiment, the user who operates the hand-held guiding device 11 at the guiding end is also referred to as an instructor, such as a doctor or examiner, who has professional training in ultrasonic scanning. In one embodiment, the user who operates the ultrasonic scanning device 13 at the operating end is also referred to as an operator, such as medical personnel or ordinary people who may not have professional training in ultrasonic scanning.

In one embodiment, the instructor at the leading end can view the ultrasonic image 102 returned by the operating end through the display device 12 . At the same time, the instructor can operate the hand-held guiding device 11 to perform the first physical action, so as to guide the operator at the operating end to operate the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to perform the second physical action. In another embodiment, the instructor at the guiding end can first view the environmental information provided by the operating end through the display device 12 to know the location of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . In detail, the instructor at the leading end can first provide a feature point for the operator at the operating end to first place the ultrasonic scanning device 13 as the starting point for scanning. Taking the target object 100 as the abdomen of a human body as an example, when performing an abdominal ultrasonic scan , the feature point can be set as the navel of the human body, and the operator at the operating end can place the ultrasonic scanning device 13 at the position of the feature point navel. Then, the guide at the guiding end can view the environmental information of the position of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 through the display device 12, and then evaluate the operation direction of the first entity action. During operation, the instructor uses the hand-held guiding device 11 to perform the first physical action to guide the operator to correspondingly perform the second physical action. Through such an interactive guidance operation, even if the operator at the operating end is not familiar with how to use the ultrasonic scanning device 13 , the operator at the operating end can capture a suitable ultrasonic image from the target 100 according to the guidance of the instructor.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a control host according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the control host 14 may include a communication interface 21 , a storage circuit 22 and a processor 23 . The communication interface 21 may include a communication circuit (such as a wired and/or wireless network card). For example, the communication interface 21 can support wireless communication protocols such as WIFI, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE), or Long Term Evolution (LTE), or wired communication protocols such as Ethernet (Ethernet) .

The storage circuit 22 is suitable for storing data. For example, the storage circuit 22 may include a volatile storage circuit and a non-volatile storage circuit. Volatile storage circuits are adapted to store data volatilely. For example, the volatile storage circuit may include random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM) or similar volatile storage media. Non-volatile storage circuits are adapted to store data in a non-volatile manner. For example, the non-volatile storage circuit may include a read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), a solid state disk (solid state disk, SSD) and/or a traditional hard disk (Hard disk drive, HDD) or similar non-volatile Storage media.

The processor 23 is coupled to the communication interface 21 and the storage circuit 22 . The processor 23 is suitable for controlling the whole or part of the operation of the host 14 . For example, the processor 23 may include a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), programmable Controller, application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASIC), programmable logic device (Programmable Logic Device, PLD) or other similar devices or a combination of these devices.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a hand-held guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3 , the hand-held guiding device 11 may include a communication interface 31 , a sensor 32 and a processor 33 . The communication interface 31 may include a communication circuit (such as a wired and/or wireless network card). For example, the communication interface 31 can support wireless communication protocols such as WIFI, Bluetooth, BLE, or LTE, or wired communication protocols such as Ethernet.

The sensor 32 is disposed in the hand-held guiding device 11 . The sensor 32 is adapted to sense a first physical motion of the hand-held guiding device 11 and generate a first inertial measurement signal. In one embodiment, the first inertial measurement signal can reflect the moving direction, inclination direction, inclination angle, and depression depth of the hand-held guiding device 11 when performing the first physical action and the distance between the hand-held guiding device 11 in the physical space. Action-related measurements. Therefore, in an embodiment, the sensor 32 may include a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor and/or a gyroscope, and other sensors capable of generating inertial measurement signals. In addition, the number of sensors 32 may be one or more, and is not limited thereto.

The processor 33 is coupled to the communication interface 31 and the sensor 32 . The processor 23 is adapted to be in charge of the whole or part of the operation of the hand-held guiding device 11 , such as sending the first inertial measurement signal to the control host 14 through the communication interface 31 . The processor 23 may include a CPU, or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor, DSP, programmable controller, ASIC, PLD or other similar devices or a combination of these devices.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an ultrasonic scanning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4 , the ultrasonic scanning device 13 may include a communication interface 41 , a sensor 42 , an ultrasonic probe 43 , an image generating module 44 and a processor 45 . The communication interface 41 may include communication circuits, including wired and/or wireless network cards. For example, the communication interface 41 can support wireless communication protocols such as WIFI, Bluetooth, BLE, or LTE, or wired communication protocols such as Ethernet.

The sensor 42 is disposed in the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . The sensor 42 is suitable for sensing the second physical motion of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 and generating a second inertial measurement signal. In one embodiment, the second inertial measurement signal can reflect the distance between the ultrasonic scanning device 13 in the physical space and the moving direction, tilt direction, tilt angle, and depression depth of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 when performing the second physical action. Action-related measurements. Therefore, in an embodiment, the sensor 42 may include a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor and/or a gyroscope, and other sensors capable of generating inertial measurement signals. In addition, the number of sensors 42 may be one or more, and is not limited thereto.

The ultrasonic probe 43 is suitable for emitting ultrasonic signals to the contacted target 100 and receiving the ultrasonic signals reflected back by the target 100 . The ultrasonic signal reflected by the target 100 can carry structural information inside the target 100 .

The image generating module 44 is coupled to the ultrasonic probe 43 and is adapted to generate the ultrasonic image 102 according to the ultrasonic signal reflected by the target 100 . The ultrasonic image 102 can reflect the internal structure of the target object 100 . The image generating module 44 can be implemented as software or hardware, which is not limited in this invention.

The processor 45 is coupled to the communication interface 41 , the sensor 42 , the ultrasonic probe 43 and the image generating module 44 . The processor 45 is adapted to be responsible for the whole or part of the operation of the ultrasonic scanning device 13, such as transmitting the second inertial measurement signal and the ultrasonic image 102 to the control host 14 through the communication interface 41. The processor 45 may include a CPU, or Other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessors, DSPs, programmable controllers, ASICs, PLDs, or other similar devices or combinations of these devices.

In one embodiment, the sensor 32 of the hand-held guiding device 11 can generate a first inertial measurement signal according to the first physical movement. The processor 33 of the handheld guidance device 11 can transmit the first inertial measurement signal to the control host 14 through the communication interface 31 . The processor 23 of the control host 14 can receive the first inertial measurement signal through the communication interface 21 and analyze the first inertial measurement signal to obtain information related to the movement of the first entity. According to this information, the processor 23 of the control host 14 can generate navigation prompt information 101 and transmit the navigation prompt information 101 to the prompt device 15 via the communication interface 21 for presentation.

In one embodiment, the navigation prompt information 101 can reflect the movement track of the hand-held guidance device 11 . For example, the moving track may include at least one of the moving direction, tilting direction, tilting angle and depression depth of the hand-held guiding device 11 . The operator at the operating end can operate the ultrasonic scanning device 13 according to the navigation prompt information 101 to perform physical actions such as moving, tilting and pressing down along the moving track of the hand-held guiding device 11 .

In one embodiment, the ultrasonic scanning device 13 may include a light emitter 131 and a body 132 . The light emitter 131 can be disposed on the body 132, as shown in FIG. 1 . In one embodiment, the communication interface 41 , the sensor 42 , the ultrasonic probe 43 and the image generating module 44 shown in FIG. 4 can be disposed in the main body 132 .

In one embodiment, the control host 14 can transmit the navigation prompt information 101 to the processor 45 of the ultrasonic scanning device 13, and the processor 45 can control the light emitter 131 to emit light 103 according to the navigation prompt information 101 to guide the ultrasonic scanning The device 13 moves. The light 103 includes visible light and is suitable for guiding the movement of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . In one embodiment, the processor 45 can control the light 103 emitted by the light emitter 131 to point to the target direction according to the navigation prompt information 101 , so as to guide the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to move towards the target direction. In an embodiment, the light 103 and/or the light spot formed by the light 103 irradiating on an object (such as the target 100 ) can also be regarded as part of the information of the navigation prompt information 101 . For example, the light 103 can project the movement trajectory of the guiding ultrasonic scanning device 13 on the target 100 according to the movement trajectory in the first physical action, so that the operator of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 can follow the guidance of the light 103 to generate the second physical action. In addition, the main body 132 is suitable for providing the user operation of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to capture the ultrasonic image 102 and transmit the ultrasonic image 102 to the control host 14 .

The prompting device 15 is suitable for presenting navigation prompting information 101 . The navigation prompt information 101 is suitable for guiding the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to perform the second physical action according to the first physical action. It should be noted that the prompting device 15 may include one or more devices of the same or different types, and these devices may be arranged on the ultrasonic scanning device 13 or be independent of the ultrasonic scanning device 13, and the invention is not limited . In an embodiment, the light emitter 131 can be one of the prompting devices 15 .

In one embodiment, the prompting device 15 and the light emitter 131 can be present in the ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system 10 at the same time for cooperative operation. For example, when the prompting device 15 and the light emitter 131 exist in the ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system 10 at the same time, the light emitter 131 can emit light 103 to guide the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to move. At the same time, the prompting device 15 can present at least part of the information in the navigation prompting information 101 , such as a moving track, a moving direction indicator, etc., so as to guide the ultrasonic scanning device 13 cooperatively. In another embodiment, the ultrasonic scanning device 13 may not have the light emitter 131 .

In one embodiment, the control host 14 can detect the second physical action of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . For example, the sensor 42 of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 can generate a second inertial measurement signal according to the second physical movement. The processor 45 of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 can transmit the second inertial measurement signal to the control host 14 through the communication interface 41 . The processor 23 of the control host 14 can receive the second inertial measurement signal through the communication interface 21 and analyze the second inertial measurement signal to obtain information related to the movement of the second entity.

In one embodiment, the control host 14 can compare the first physical action with the second physical action to obtain the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action. This difference can be reflected in the movement trajectory of the hand-held guiding device 11 when performing the first physical action and the movement trajectory of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 when performing the second physical action. Specifically, the hand-held guidance device 11 generates a first inertial measurement signal according to the first physical movement, and transmits the first inertial measurement signal to the control host 14, and the ultrasonic scanning device 13 generates the second inertial measurement signal according to the second physical movement Measure the signal, and send the second inertial measurement signal to the control host 14, so the control host 14 can judge the difference between the first physical movement and the second physical movement according to the first inertial measurement signal and the second inertial measurement signal Whether the difference meets a warning condition. In response to the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action meeting the warning condition, the control host 14 can instruct the prompting device 15 to output warning information. In addition, if the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action does not meet the warning condition, which means that the difference is within the allowable operating error range, the control host 14 may not instruct the prompting device 15 to output warning information.

In one embodiment, the processor 23 of the control host 14 can compare the movement trajectory of the hand-held guiding device 11 when performing the first physical action with the movement trajectory of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 when performing the second physical action. In response to the difference between the movement trajectory when the hand-held guiding device 11 performs the first physical movement and the movement trajectory when the ultrasonic scanning device 13 performs the second physical movement exceeds an allowable value, the processor 23 may determine that the first physical movement Whether the difference with the action of the second entity conforms to the warning information, and send an instruction message to the prompting device 15 through the communication interface 21 . According to the instruction message, the prompting device 15 can output warning information.

In one embodiment, the warning information can be presented on the display screen of the display via the prompting device 15 . In one embodiment, the warning information can be outputted through a sounding device (such as a speaker or a buzzer) in the prompting device 15 and/or a vibrating device (such as a vibrator) for vibration. For example, the sounding device and/or the vibrating device may be disposed on the ultrasonic scanning device 13 or independent of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 .

In one embodiment, the control host 14 can store the ultrasonic image 102 captured by the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . For example, the ultrasonic image 102 can be stored in the storage circuit 22 of the control host 14 . However, in one embodiment, in response to the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action meeting the warning condition (for example, the movement trajectory when the hand-held guiding device 11 performs the first physical action and the ultrasonic scanning device 13 when performing the second physical action) If the difference between the moving trajectories of the two entities exceeds the allowable value), the control host 14 may discard and store the current ultrasonic image 102 from the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . For example, when it is determined that the ultrasound image 102 can be discarded, the processor 23 of the control host 14 may not store the ultrasound image 102 in the storage circuit 22 or delete the ultrasound image 102 from the storage circuit 22 . In this way, it is possible to avoid continuously storing useless ultrasonic images 102 and occupying the storage space of the storage circuit 22 when the moving track of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 deviates too far from the preset track (ie, the moving track of the hand-held guiding device 11 ). .

In one embodiment, in response to the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action meeting the warning condition, the control host 14 may instruct the prompting device 15 to present navigation correction information. The navigation correction information is suitable for correcting the movement track of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 . For example, the navigation correction information can be presented in a screen displayed on the display of the prompting device 15 . For example, the processor 23 of the control host 14 can send a command message to the prompting device 15 through the communication interface 21 . According to the instruction message, the prompting device 15 can output the navigation correction information.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of navigation modification information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5 , in an embodiment, the navigation modification information 51 may be presented in a screen displayed by the prompting device 15 . The navigation correction information 51 may include directional indicators 501-508 pointing in different directions. In one embodiment, one of the directional indicators 501-508 (such as the directional indicator 508) can change the visual effect (such as changing color, zooming in or flashing), so as to clearly inform the operator of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 that the current The moving direction of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 needs to move in a specific direction (such as the direction indicated by the indicator 508 ), so as to prevent the ultrasonic scanning device 13 from continuously moving in a wrong direction.

In an embodiment, the navigation correction information can also be presented through the light 103 . For example, the color or brightness characteristics such as the color, brightness, and flashing frequency of the light 103 can be changed according to the navigation correction information, so as to warn the operator of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 that the ultrasonic scanning device 13 must move in a specific direction or change the ultrasonic scanning The direction of movement of the device 13.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a hand-held guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 6 , in an embodiment, the hand-held guiding device 61 may include a body 601 and a soft material layer 602 . The soft material layer 602 is disposed on the body 601 . It should be noted that the soft material layer 602 is implemented with a soft or elastic material (such as silicone). In addition, the body 601 may be the same or similar to the hand-held guiding device 11 of FIG. 1 .

In one embodiment, when the operator of the hand-held guiding device 61 operates the hand-held guiding device 61 to perform the first physical action, so that the soft material layer 602 is pressed down by the main body 601 to cause deformation of the soft material layer 602, the main body 601 The first inertia measurement signal generated by the sensor inside the main body 601 can be sent to the control host 14 according to the first physical action. In this way, the control host 14 can obtain the movement trajectory (such as the distance, depth or inclination angle of pressing toward the soft material layer 602) of the hand-held guiding device 61 when performing the first physical action according to the first inertial measurement signal, and generate corresponding Navigation Tips 101. Then, the control host 14 can use the navigation prompt information 101 to guide the operator of the ultrasonic scanning device 13 to perform similar second physical actions such as pressing down or tilting.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is implemented by using the aforementioned ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system 10 . In step S701 , the first physical movement of the hand-held guidance device is detected. In step S702, generate navigation prompt information according to the first physical action, and present the navigation prompt information through a prompt device, wherein the navigation prompt information is suitable for guiding the ultrasonic scanning device to perform a second physical action according to the first physical action Two physical actions. In step S703, an ultrasonic image is captured by the ultrasonic scanning device. In step S704, the ultrasonic image is transmitted to a display device for display.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 8 , in step S801 , a first physical motion of the hand-held guiding device is detected. In step S802, generate navigation prompt information according to the first physical action, and present the navigation prompt information through a prompt device, wherein the navigation prompt information is suitable for guiding the ultrasonic scanning device to perform a second physical action according to the first physical action Two physical actions. In step S803, an ultrasonic image is captured by the ultrasonic scanning device. In step S804, the ultrasonic image is transmitted to a display device for display. Wherein, after performing the second physical action, step S805 is performed simultaneously with step S803. In step S805, a second physical motion of the ultrasonic scanning device is detected. In step S806, it is determined whether the difference between the first entity action and the second entity action meets the warning condition. If yes, in step S807, output warning information through the prompting device. If not, go back to step S805. In addition, in an embodiment, step S807 may also include discarding the currently captured ultrasound image when the warning condition is met.

However, the steps in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 have been described in detail above, and will not be repeated here. It should be noted that each step in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 can be implemented as a plurality of program codes or circuits, which is not limited in the present invention. In addition, the methods shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 can be used together with the above exemplary embodiments, or can be used alone, which is not limited in the present invention.

To sum up, through the interactive guidance operation between the hand-held guiding device and the display device at the guiding end and the ultrasonic scanning device and the prompting device at the operating end, even if the operator at the operating end is not familiar with the ultrasonic scanning device, The operator at the operating end can also capture a suitable ultrasonic image from the target according to the guidance of the instructor. Thereby, the efficiency of capturing ultrasonic images in telemedicine can be improved.

Although the creation has been disclosed above with the embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the creation. The scope of protection of this creation shall be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

10: Ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system 11, 61: Hand-held guiding device 12: Display device 13: Ultrasonic scanning device 131: Optical transmitter 132, 601: Ontology 14: Control host 15: Prompt device 101: Navigation prompt information 102:Ultrasonic image 103: light 100: Target 21, 31, 41: Communication interface 22: storage circuit 23, 33, 45: Processor 32, 42: Sensors 43:Ultrasonic probe 44: Image generation module 51:Navigation correction information 501~508: Directional indicators 602: soft material layer S701~S704, S801~S807: steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a control host according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a hand-held guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an ultrasonic scanning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of navigation modification information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a hand-held guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flow chart of an ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (13)

An ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system, comprising: a hand-held guiding device located at a guiding end; a display device located at the guiding end; an ultrasonic scanning device located at an operating end; a prompting device located at the operating end terminal; and a control host, which communicates with the guide terminal and the operation terminal; wherein, when the hand-held guidance device generates a first physical action, the control host detects the first physical action and generates a navigation accordingly Prompting information, the prompting device is suitable for presenting the navigation prompting information to guide the operator at the operating end to operate the ultrasonic scanning device to move to generate a second physical action, and the control host captures an ultrasonic scanning device through the ultrasonic scanning device. and transmit the ultrasonic image to the display device at the leading end for display. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in claim 1, wherein the hand-held guiding device further includes: a body; and a soft material layer arranged on the body; wherein the body can be used according to the hand-held guiding device The first physical action is used to transmit a first inertia measurement signal to the control host, and the first physical action includes the body pressing down on the soft material layer to cause the soft material layer to deform. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in Claim 1, wherein the handheld guidance device further includes: a sensor adapted to sense the first physical motion of the handheld guide device and generate a first inertial measurement signal; and a processor coupled to the sensor, the processor adapted to The first inertia measurement signal is sent to the control host. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in Claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic scanning device further includes: a sensor adapted to sense the second physical movement of the ultrasonic scanning device and generate a second Inertial measurement signal; an ultrasonic probe, suitable for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to a target object, and receiving the ultrasonic signal reflected by the target object; an image generation module, coupled to the ultrasonic probe, The image generating module is adapted to generate the ultrasonic image according to the ultrasonic signal reflected back by the target; and a processor, coupled to the sensor, the ultrasonic probe and the image generating module, The processor is adapted to transmit the ultrasonic image to the control host. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in claim 4, wherein the ultrasonic scanning device further includes: a body adapted to provide a user operation to capture the ultrasonic image, and transmit the ultrasonic image to The control host, wherein the sensor, the ultrasonic probe and the image generation module are arranged in the main body; and a light emitter is arranged on the main body; wherein, the processor can be controlled according to the navigation prompt information The light transmitter emits light to guide the movement of the ultrasonic scanning device. The ultrasonic scanning operation guiding system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light is directed to a target direction to guide the ultrasonic scanning device to move towards the target direction. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in Claim 1, wherein the hand-held guidance device generates a first inertial measurement signal according to the first physical movement, and transmits the first inertial measurement signal to the control host , the ultrasonic scanning device generates a second inertial measurement signal according to the second physical action, and transmits the second inertial measurement signal to the control host, and the control host generates a second inertial measurement signal according to the first inertial measurement signal and the first inertial measurement signal Two inertial measurement signals are used to determine whether the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action meets a warning condition. When the warning condition is met, the control host instructs the prompting device to output a warning message. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in claim 1, wherein, when the ultrasonic scanning device generates the second physical motion, a movement trajectory is the same as a movement trajectory when the hand-held guiding device generates the first physical movement When the difference between them exceeds a permissible value, the control host determines whether the difference between the first physical action and the second physical action meets a warning condition, and when the warning condition is met, the control host instructs the prompting device Output a warning message. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in claim 8, wherein, when the response meets the warning condition, the control host instructs the mentioning device to present a navigation correction information, and the navigation correction information is suitable for correcting the ultrasonic scanning device. A moving track. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system as described in Claim 1, wherein the navigation prompt information is one of a moving track or a moving direction indicator, and the moving track may include at least one of the moving direction, tilt direction, tilt angle and depression depth one. An ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method is performed using the ultrasonic scanning operation guidance system described in any one of claims 1-10, which includes: detecting the first physical action of the hand-held guiding device; according to the first A physical action generates the navigation prompt information, and presents the navigation prompt information through the prompt device; captures the ultrasonic image through the ultrasonic scanning device; and transmits the ultrasonic image to the display device for display. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method as described in claim 11 further includes: detecting the second physical motion of the ultrasonic scanning device; and judging whether the difference between the first physical motion and the second physical motion conforms to A warning condition, if yes, output a warning message through the prompting device. The ultrasonic scanning operation guidance method according to claim 12 further includes: discarding the ultrasonic image when the warning condition is met.

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