WO2019061262A1

WO2019061262A1 - Method, device for operating ultrasonic image and ultrasonic imaging system

Info

Publication number: WO2019061262A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/104283
Authority: WO
Inventors: 隆劲波; 刘智光
Original assignee: 深圳迈瑞生物医疗电子股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-09-29
Filing date: 2017-09-29
Publication date: 2019-04-04
Also published as: CN111052254B; CN111052254A

Abstract

Provided are a method, a device for operating an ultrasound image and an ultrasonic imaging system to improve the diagnostic efficiency of a remote consultation. The method of operating the ultrasound image comprises: sending the ultrasound image to a consultation group, the ultrasound image is associated with the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent; generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group; displaying the indication map; receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, wherein the target indication map comprises at least one of the indication maps; and activating the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.

Description

Method, device and ultrasonic imaging system for operating ultrasonic image

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of telemedicine, and in particular to a method, device and ultrasonic imaging system for operating an ultrasound image.

Background technique

The remote consultation is to transmit the patient's case data including electrocardiogram, X-ray, CT, MR, ultrasound, pathology and other image data through long-distance transmission and communication through modern communication technology, computer network technology, multimedia communication network, and experts and doctors and patients in different places. Synergistic analysis and discussion of medical imaging data of patients, further clarify the diagnosis, guide the determination of treatment plans, realize the sharing of medical resources, expert resources, technical equipment resources and medical science and technology achievements information resources, greatly save medical expenses, improve medical level, especially to reduce Differences between urban and rural areas, improving medical standards in remote areas and reducing the cost of medical care for patients have an important role.

Among them, the commonly used forms of remote teleconsultation include: controlling the local terminal to log in to the remote consultation client, and creating a consultation group; the members of the consultation group may include the initiator of the consultation (for example, a local doctor), and the members of the expert group invited by the initiator. (For example, a remote expert); the initiator of the consultation sends the consultation information such as text, voice, ultrasound image or video to the server through the local terminal, and the server broadcasts the consultation information to the invited expert group members to conduct the remote consultation.

For ultrasound remote consultation, the ultrasound image is the core. Therefore, it is often necessary to repeatedly view the ultrasound image in the communication record of the consultation group. At this point, you need to find the consultation group and then enter the consultation group to view the ultrasound images in the communication record of the consultation group. This reduces the diagnostic efficiency of remote consultations.

Summary of the invention

The application provides a method of operating an ultrasound image, the method comprising:

Sending an ultrasound image to the consultation group, the ultrasound image being associated with the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent;

Generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group;

Display the indication map;

Receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, the target indication map including the At least one of the indication maps;

The consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated.

The application also provides an apparatus for operating an ultrasound image, the apparatus comprising:

Memory

processor;

monitor;

One or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the processor performing the following steps when executing the one or more programs:

Controlling the display to display the indication map;

Receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, the target indication map including at least one of the indication maps;

The application also provides an ultrasound imaging system, the ultrasound imaging system comprising:

Probe

a transmitting circuit that excites the probe to emit ultrasonic waves to the scanning object;

a receiving circuit, the receiving circuit receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the scanning object through the probe to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal;

a processor that processes the ultrasonic echo signal to obtain an ultrasound image of the scanned object, the ultrasound image as a local ultrasound image;

a display that displays the local ultrasound image;

The processor also performs the following steps:

Display the indication map;

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the method of operating an ultrasound image as described above.

The technical solution provided by the present application, after transmitting the ultrasound image to the consultation group, generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group, and displaying the indication map; wherein the ultrasound image and the ultrasound image are sent to The consultation group is associated; when receiving the first instruction of the selected target indication map, the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated. Therefore, through the correlation between the ultrasound image and the consultation group, it is possible to further view the communication records in the activated consultation group, so as to timely understand the consultation topic discussed or the discussion process and diagnosis suggestions of the disease, and improve the remote consultation. Diagnostic efficiency.

DRAWINGS

1 is a structural block diagram of a remote consultation system provided by the present application;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application;

3 is another structural block diagram of the remote consultation system provided by the present application;

4 is another structural block diagram of the remote consultation system provided by the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface for operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application; FIG.

FIG. 6 is another schematic diagram of an interface for operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application; FIG.

FIG. 7 is another schematic diagram of an interface for operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application; FIG.

FIG. 8 is another structural block diagram of the remote consultation system provided by the present application.

Detailed ways

Referring to FIG. 1, a structural block diagram of a remote consultation system provided by the present application. The system includes a plurality of terminals such as a local terminal and a remote terminal, such as

terminals

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 in FIG. 1, which communicate data through the network 4. Here, the "local terminal" and the "remote terminal" are relative to each other. For example, in one embodiment, the local terminal may be the

terminal

5, 6, and at this time, the

terminals

1, 2, 3, and 7 are remote terminals. Similarly, in one embodiment, the local terminal may also be the terminal 3. In this case, the

terminals

1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 are remote terminals. And so on. Hereinafter, the present application will be described by taking the

terminals

5 and 6 as local terminals as an example. However, as described above, the present application is not limited to the

terminals

5, 6 being local terminals. In other embodiments, the local terminal can also be other end end.

In the embodiment of the present application, each terminal (for example, the

terminals

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7) may be an ultrasound imaging system, an ultrasound image workstation or a server, or a conventional personal computer or a notebook computer. , tablet, smartphone or other suitable electronic device. These terminals can be either integrated or distributed.

In an embodiment of the present application, network 4 may be a wired or wireless communication network based on any suitable communication protocol, such as an internet network or a local area network or the like.

The local terminal 5 is an ultrasound imaging system, the local terminal 6 is an ultrasound image workstation, the

remote terminals

1, 2, and 3 are personal computers, and the remote terminal 7 is a server. The process of ultrasonic remote consultation is described. For example, in one embodiment, the ultrasound imaging system 5 can transmit ultrasonic waves to the scanning object through its probe, receive ultrasonic echo signals returned from the scanning object, and process the ultrasonic echo signals to obtain ultrasonic images of the scanned object. . The ultrasound image may be stored in the ultrasound imaging system 5 or the ultrasound image workstation 6 or in another memory. Taking the ultrasound image stored in the ultrasound image workstation 6 as an example, the local doctor can read the ultrasound image stored in the ultrasound image workstation 6 by running the remote consultation client installed in the ultrasound image workstation 6 and logging in to the corresponding account; The personal computer is connected to the ultrasound image workstation 6 and runs a remote consultation client installed in the personal computer to read the ultrasound image stored in the ultrasound image workstation 6.

After running the remote consultation client, the local doctor can create a consultation group and invite the members of the expert group to join the consultation group to discuss the topic of the consultation by inviting friends. The consultation group provides a platform for multiple people to communicate, and members of the consultation group can exchange chats and transfer files with each other. In this article, it is mainly a platform for remote communication between doctors. Create a group by means of creating a group (for example, QQ group or WeChat group). When creating a consultation group, you can pull multiple members into a consultation group. After the consultation group is established, you can also allow it. Join by other members. For example, you can apply to join the consultation group by searching the current consultation group ID, and join the consultation group with the consent of the group administrator; or directly invite the group administrator to the consultation group. The text or picture sent by each member in the group can be shared by all members in the group, that is, the content sent within the group is visible to members in the group. After the consultation group is created successfully, the local doctor who created the consultation group and the members of the expert group who joined the consultation group can send information such as text, voice ultrasound images or videos within the group. For example, the local doctor selects the ultrasound image stored in the ultrasound image workstation 6 to send it to the creation by clicking the image transmission function. In the established consultation group, the server deployed in the network 4 transits, and the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group is broadcasted to the members of the expert group who join the consultation group, thereby realizing the communication of the ultrasound remote consultation.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, in one embodiment, terminal 6 can function as a local terminal. At this time, in step 202, the local terminal 6 may transmit the ultrasound image to the consultation group, and the ultrasound image may be one or more frames of images that have been previously acquired by the local ultrasound imaging system 5 or other remote ultrasound imaging system. Or an image video (ultrasound movie). For example, the ultrasound image may be a frozen image frame or an image video formed by a multi-frame image. In addition, the ultrasound image may include other information related to the ultrasound image in addition to the ultrasound image of the scanned object, such as the corresponding UI interface, the information of the scanned object, and the ultrasound when the ultrasound imaging system 5 obtains the ultrasound image. Various parameters of the image, and so on. The ultrasound image may be stored in the local terminal 6 or stored in other memory.

In one embodiment, the user can perform a transmission operation of the ultrasound image based on the image transmission function of the consultation group, and the local terminal 6 transmits the ultrasound image to the consultation group according to the transmission operation of the user. For example, the user clicks the picture button of the conversation window of the consultation group, and based on the click operation, the session window pops up a folder for storing the ultrasound image, and the user selects any one or more frames of the ultrasound image in the folder, thereby transmitting the selected ultrasound image. Go to the consultation group. The ultrasound image sent to the consultation group is displayed in a certain zoom ratio on the conversation area of the consultation group, and the session area is used for sending text or images, videos, and the like. In another embodiment, the local terminal 6 can send the pre-selected ultrasound image to the designated consultation group by default.

The same ultrasound image can be sent to multiple consultation groups, for example, for the same ultrasound image, it needs to be sent to two different consultation groups for observation and discussion. The image transmission operation may also be performed in the session window of the consultation group according to the above transmission method. Different consultation groups may sequentially distribute the same ultrasound image, for example, the ultrasound image is first transmitted in the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image is also transmitted in the consultation group b. Different ultrasound images may be sequentially distributed in different consultation groups. For example, the ultrasound image a is sent first in the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image b is sent in the consultation group b, where the order of transmission is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment, the local terminal 6 may be a device (such as a server, an ultrasound image workstation, or a personal computer) that operates an ultrasound image, which may include the processor 302, the memory 304, and the display 306, and may also include other Peripherals such as mice, keyboards, etc. Processor 302 can send an ultrasound image to the consultation group. The ultrasound image may be stored in the local terminal 6 or stored in other memory. For example, in one embodiment, the ultrasound imaging system 5 can transmit ultrasonic waves to the scanning object through its probe, receive ultrasonic echo signals returned from the scanning object, and process the ultrasonic echo signals to obtain ultrasonic images of the scanned object. . The ultrasound image may be stored in the ultrasound imaging system 5 or in the local terminal 6 or in another memory, which may be read by the local terminal 6. The ultrasound image sent to the consultation group may be any one or more frames of ultrasound images, and may specifically be one or more frames of ultrasound images for a certain case or case. The concept of the consultation group has been described above, and will not be described herein.

The process of transmitting the ultrasound image to the consultation group can be relayed by the server. In one example, the processor 302 receives the image transmission instruction, and then uploads the ultrasound image to be sent to the server, and delivers the ultrasound image to the consultation group through the relay of the server, so that other members of the consultation group (for example, the remote terminal terminal) 1, 2, 3) can also receive the ultrasound image. After the ultrasound image is uploaded to the server, the server can establish an association relationship between the ultrasound image and the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent. That is, the ultrasound image is associated with the consultation group. The association may characterize that the ultrasound image has been sent in the consultation group, or the transmission record of the ultrasound image is included in the history record of the consultation group (in the case of uncleaned or deleted, the ultrasound image is included).

In one example, the server may obtain a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) of the ultrasound image and a consultation group ID (eg, a consultation group number), and bind the GUID of the ultrasound image to the consultation group ID, thereby The image is associated with the consultation group. Alternatively, the server uniquely encodes the ultrasound image based on the binary, binding the unique code to the consultation group ID, thereby associating the ultrasound image with the consultation group.

After transmitting the ultrasound image to the consultation group, in step 204, the processor 302 can generate a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image transmitted to the consultation group. The indication map may be a thumbnail image generated based on the ultrasound image at a certain scale. For a single-frame ultrasound image, it may be a zoom map based on the single-frame ultrasound image, and the format of the zoom image may be a common image format such as JPG or the like. For a multi-frame ultrasound image (eg, ultrasound video), it may be a zoom image of the first frame ultrasound image in the multi-frame ultrasound image, the picture format may be a common picture format such as JPG; or may take several frames in a multi-frame ultrasound image. A dynamic zoom map composed of ultrasound images, which may be a common image format such as GIF. In one example, a corresponding image is generated for the ultrasound image only when the ultrasound image is first transmitted to the consultation group. Diagram. That is to say, in the consultation group, if the ultrasound image is repeatedly transmitted, the corresponding indication map may not be generated or the indication map may not be repeatedly displayed. If the ultrasound image is repeatedly transmitted within the same consultation group, the number of times the indication map is repeatedly transmitted can be displayed in the consultation group. In another example, it is also possible to generate a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image as long as it is sent to the consultation group.

Based on the related description of step 202, when different consultation groups send the same ultrasound image, for example, the ultrasound image a is sent in the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image a is still sent in the consultation group b, and the processor 302 can send to the consultation group a. The ultrasound image a generates an indication map a, and also generates an indication map b for the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group b. When different ultrasound images are sent by different consultation groups, for example, the ultrasound image a is sent in the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image b is sent in the consultation group b, and the processor 302 can generate an indication map for the ultrasound image a sent to the consultation group a. a, an indication map b is generated for the ultrasound image b transmitted to the consultation group b. The method may be not limited to this. For example, when the same ultrasound image is transmitted by different consultation groups, the processor 302 may generate the same indication map for the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group a and the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group b. However, when different consultation groups send different ultrasound images, the processor 302 may generate an indication map a for the ultrasound image a sent to the consultation group a, and generate an indication map b for the ultrasound image b transmitted to the consultation group b.

When the same ultrasound image is sent in the same consultation group, for example, the ultrasound image a is sent in the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image a is still transmitted in the consultation group a, and the processor 302 can generate an indication map for the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group a. a, also generating an indication map b for the ultrasound image a that is then sent again to the consultation group a, indicating that the map a and the indication map b may be the same or similar two indication maps. When the same consultation group sends different ultrasound images, for example, the ultrasound image a is sent at the consultation group a, and then the ultrasound image b is sent at the consultation group a, the processor 302 can generate an indication image for the ultrasound image a sent to the consultation group a. An indication map b is generated for the ultrasound image b transmitted to the consultation group a, and the indication map a and the instruction map b are two indication maps that are different. The method may be not limited to this. For example, when the same ultrasound image is transmitted by the same consultation group, the processor 302 may generate the same indication map for the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group a and the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group a again. However, when the same consultation group transmits a different ultrasound image, the processor 302 may generate an indication map a for the ultrasound image a transmitted to the consultation group a, and generate an indication map b for the ultrasound image b transmitted to the consultation group a.

In step 206, the processor 302 can output the indication map to the display 306 through which the indication map is displayed. In one example, it can be followed by the time sent to the consultation group. These indications are displayed in sequence.

Based on the description of

steps

202, 204, the corresponding indication map generated for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group can be displayed centrally on a session interface or a certain area of the session window. The session interface or the session window represents an interactive interface for performing an operation of the ultrasound image. In general, the interaction interface displays the chat window corresponding to the currently opened consultation group, and the area in which the indication map is displayed may be all the consultation groups. Shared area. In other words, when multiple consultation groups are created, you can open or switch the chat window of the consultation group through related operations (such as clicking on a consultation group in the consultation group list), and the indication screen is displayed on the interaction interface. The area does not change when performing a switching consultation group. The change may be only the chat window corresponding to the consultation group. The area in which the indication map is collectively displayed on the interactive interface may be changed when the ultrasound image is sent to the consultation group to generate a corresponding indication map. For example, when a frame indication map is generated, the indication map is added and displayed in an area where the indication map is collectively displayed. Based on the range limitation of the display area, the newly generated instruction map can be displayed top-up when added to the area in which the indication map is collectively displayed. The indicator at the end of the area can be placed in the background and does not need to be displayed in the area. In this case, you can view all the objects in the area by clicking on the area to view more icons and call up the background. Instruction map.

In step 208, the processor 302 can receive the first instruction and determine at least one of the indication maps as the target indication map according to the first instruction. The first instruction may be a selection instruction for selecting one or more indication maps.

Based on the related description of

steps

202, 204, and 206, the first instruction received by the processor 302 may be a selective operation performed by the user on the area in which the indication map is displayed in a centralized manner, for example, the user selects the area of the indication display map by clicking or touching. One or more indication maps, the purpose of which is to view the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the selected indication map, which can be understood as the communication records of the ultrasound images corresponding to the selected indication map in which consultation groups existed. . The first instruction received by the processor 302 may also be a default setting selection operation, for example, a default setting is to select a frame or a multi-frame indication map of the specified position in the area of the centralized display indication map.

After determining the target indication map, in step 210, the processor 302 can activate the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the selected target indication map.

Based on the related description of

steps

202, 204, 206, and 208, for the selected indication map, the processor 302 activates the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the indication map, so that the selected one can be visually seen. In which or which consultation group the ultrasound image corresponding to the indication image has an exchange record, so that the communication record in the activated consultation group can be further reviewed, and the discussion topic discussed or the discussion process of the condition can be known in time. Diagnostic advice and other information have improved the diagnostic efficiency of remote consultations.

In the example of a scene, based on the above description of the interactive interface for operating the ultrasound image, in the scenario where multiple consultation groups have been created and the indication map is also displayed in a plurality of indication maps (the establishment of the consultation group and The generation of the indication map refers to the foregoing content, and details are not described herein again. For example, the user opens a consultation group a and is a member of the consultation group a. The interactive interface also displays the chat window a corresponding to the opened consultation group a while displaying the indication map area, and the user sends an ultrasound image a in the chat window a of the consultation group a, and correspondingly displays the area of the indication map in a centralized manner. A frame indicator map a will be added immediately (allowing for a delay). Displaying the scene of the ultrasound image that is sent by the user in the consultation group based on the interaction interface, and the user triggers (for example, clicks) the indication image a, and the corresponding ultrasound image corresponding to the indication image a is activated. Associated consultation group a. At this time, another chat window b about the consultation group a may be superimposed and displayed based on the chat window a of the consultation group a displayed on the interaction interface, and the indication map area may not be displayed based on the new chat window b, for the saved area. It can be used to display a large image of the ultrasound image. For example, a large image of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indicator a can be displayed in the chat window b of the consultation group a. Since most of the contours of the ultrasound images may have similarities, the ultrasound images sent to the consultation group are also appropriately scaled due to the limitations of the window boundaries. When users want to view more details, it is often necessary to open the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group again to enter the large image mode and view a larger image of the ultrasound image. In this paper, the large image of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indicator a can be displayed in the chat window b of the consultation group a, so that the detailed features included in the ultrasound image can be more intuitively and clearly viewed.

In another example of the scenario, based on the above description of the interactive interface for operating the ultrasound image, in a scenario in which a plurality of consultation groups have been created and the indication map is also displayed in a plurality of indication maps (the establishment of the consultation group) The generation of the indication map refers to the foregoing content, and details are not described herein again. For example, in the area where the indication map is collectively displayed, a frame indication map b is displayed, which is generated correspondingly when the user sends the ultrasound image b to the consultation group b. Based on this, the user opens a consultation group a and is a member of the consultation group a. At this time, in the interactive interface, the chat window of the consultation group b is closed, and the switching display is displayed as the chat window a corresponding to the opened consultation group a, and the area where the indication map is displayed is not switched, and is still displayed in the interactive interface. An ultrasound image was sent in the chat window a of the consultation group a a, the corresponding area in which the indication map is displayed in a centralized manner will be added to the frame indication map a immediately (allowing a delay). The user displays the scene of the ultrasound image that is sent in the consultation group b based on the interaction interface, and the user triggers (for example, clicks) the indication image b, and the corresponding ultrasound image corresponding to the indication diagram b is activated. Associated consultation group b. At this time, the chat window b about the consultation group b can be superimposed and displayed based on the chat window a of the consultation group a displayed on the interaction interface, thereby quickly locating the consultation group b associated with the instruction diagram b. Based on the located related consultation group b, the communication record of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indication map b in the consultation group b can be visually seen, so that the communication record in the activated consultation group can be further checked, so as to timely understand the situation. The consultation topic discussed or the discussion process and diagnosis suggestions about the condition improved the diagnostic efficiency of the remote consultation.

In addition, based on the chat window b, the indication map area may not be displayed, and for the saved area, the large image of the ultrasound image may also be displayed. For example, the large image of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indication diagram b may be in the chat of the consultation group b. Displayed in window b. Since most of the contours of the ultrasound images may have similarities, the ultrasound images sent to the consultation group are also appropriately scaled due to the limitations of the window boundaries. When users want to view more details, it is often necessary to open the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group again to enter the large image mode and view a larger image of the ultrasound image. In this paper, the large image of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indicator b can be displayed in the chat window b of the consultation group b, so that the detailed features included in the ultrasound image can be more intuitively and clearly viewed.

In one example, the manner in which the processor 302 activates the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the selected target indication map may be to send an activation request to the server for requesting activation of the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map. a session window of the consultation group; the server responds to the activation request, and sends feedback information in response to the activation request to the processor 302, where the feedback information may be a structured information set, including but not limited to being used for displaying the target indication map. The data of the conversation window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image, the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map, and the information attached to the ultrasound image (eg, labels, annotations, etc.). Based on the feedback information, the processor 302 can control the display 306 to display the conversation window of the associated consultation group. At the same time, the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map and the information attached to the ultrasound image can be displayed together.

In one example, the manner in which the processor 302 activates the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the selected target indication map may be that the consultation group to be activated is determined from the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map. Due to the presence of an ultrasound image that may be associated with multiple consultation groups, In this embodiment, the consultation group that needs to be viewed may be further determined based on the plurality of related consultation groups. The determination mode can be selected by the user. For example, after the user selects the target indication map, the list of the consultation group associated with the target indication map is popped up, and the consultation group list displays the plurality of consultation groups associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map. The user can select one or more consultation groups to be viewed based on the consultation group list. For example, the user triggers (for example, clicks) the consultation group a in the consultation group list, that is, the selected consultation group a is the consultation group to be activated. By receiving the user triggering the consultation group a operation, the processor 302 transmits to the server an activation request for requesting activation of the session window of the consultation group a to be activated. The determination method can also be automatically selected by the machine. For example, the default setting selection method selects the first consultation group (for example, the consultation group a) from the associated multiple consultation groups as the consultation group to be activated, and the consultation group to be activated is determined. After the consultation group a, the processor 302 sends an activation request to the server for requesting activation of the session window of the consultation group a to be activated. Responding to the activation request, the server sends feedback information in response to the activation request to the processor 302, where the feedback information may be a structured set of information, including but not limited to the consultation associated with displaying the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map. The data of the conversation window of the group, the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map, and the information attached to the ultrasound image (such as labels, annotations, etc.). Based on the feedback information, the processor 302 can control the display 306 to display the conversation window of the consultation group to be activated, and simultaneously display the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map and the information attached to the ultrasound image.

In one example, the processor 302 can also locate an ultrasound image corresponding to the selected target indication map based on the displayed session window. The displayed session window may include a chat window for displaying an interactive record, which may be understood as displaying an ultrasound image corresponding to the selected target indication map in the chat window. The displayed ultrasound image is not an independently generated image, but the ultrasound image is directly found in the chat record of the consultation group, and the chat window that sent the ultrasound image at that time is displayed as the current chat window.

In one example, the ultrasound image corresponding to the targeted target indication map can view the case information corresponding to the ultrasound image. For example, the user clicks on the icon of the case information of the ultrasound image, and the processor 302 sends a request for viewing the case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map to the server in response to the click operation, and the server responds to the request in response to the request. The feedback information is sent to the processor 302, and the feedback information may be a structured information set, including but not limited to interface data for displaying case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map, and information attached to the interface (eg, a label) , comments, etc.). Based on the feedback information, the processor 302 can control the display 306 to display a target indication. The case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the figure may also be displayed together with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.

In one example, annotations can be added to the displayed case information. For example, the case information provides an inputable area in which the user can enter the annotation content and the processor 302 receives the content annotated with the case information. Among them, the content of the annotation can be displayed in the area immediately, and can be saved after the annotation is completed. In order to allow other users to view the annotated content when viewing the case information, the content completed by the annotation is uploaded to the server in addition to being saved locally. When it is required to view the annotated content, the user may click to view an icon of the annotation content input to the case information of the ultrasound image, and the processor 302 sends a view to the server to view the case information of the ultrasound image in response to the click operation. The request for annotating the content, the server responding to the request, and transmitting feedback information in response to the request to the processor 302, the feedback information may be a structured set of information including, but not limited to, case information for displaying the ultrasound image The interface data of the input annotation content, and the information attached to the interface (such as labels, annotations, etc.). Based on the feedback information, the processor 302 can control the display 306 to display the annotation content input to the case information of the ultrasound image, and simultaneously display the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.

In one example, the same ultrasound image may have repeated transmissions in the same consultation group. Based on this, the conversation window of the consultation group may include a display area for recording the ultrasound image transmitted in the consultation group, and the display area may not be needed. At the same time, all the ultrasound images sent in the consultation group are displayed, and only the part can be displayed, for example, the top ten ultrasound images that have been sent in the consultation group are displayed. The number of times the ultrasound image is repeatedly transmitted can be displayed in the display area. The display may be performed by simultaneously displaying a digital marker on the ultrasound image displayed on the display area, the marker being used to indicate the number of times the ultrasound image is repeatedly transmitted within the consultation group. The manner of displaying the number of repeated transmissions may be directly displayed without performing related activation operations, or may be hidden in advance, and displayed together after being activated. The activation may be performed by the user clicking the icon of the number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is repeatedly sent in the associated consultation group, and the processor 302 sends the ultrasound corresponding to the target indication map to the server in response to the click operation. a request for the number of times the image is repeatedly sent within the associated consultation group, the server responding to the request, and transmitting feedback information in response to the request to the processor 302, the feedback information may include an ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map being associated The number of times the consultation group is repeatedly transmitted, the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map, and the like. Based on the feedback information, the processor 302 can control the display 306 to display a target indication. The number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the map is repeatedly transmitted in the associated consultation group, and the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map may also be displayed together.

In the method for operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application, after transmitting the ultrasound image to the consultation group, generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group, and displaying the indication map; wherein the ultrasound image and the ultrasound The consultation group to which the image is sent is associated; when the first instruction of the selected target indication map is received, the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated. Therefore, through the correlation between the ultrasound image and the consultation group, it is possible to further view the communication records in the activated consultation group, so as to timely understand the consultation topic discussed or the discussion process and diagnosis suggestions of the disease, and improve the remote consultation. Diagnostic efficiency.

Referring to Figure 4, in one embodiment, terminal 5 can be an ultrasound imaging system 5 that can function as a local terminal. The ultrasound imaging system 5 can include a probe 400, a transmit circuit 401, a transmit/receive select switch 402, a receive circuit 403, a beam synthesis circuit 404, a processor 405, and a display 406. The transmitting circuit 401 can excite the probe 400 to emit ultrasonic waves to the scanning object. The receiving circuit 403 can receive the ultrasonic echo returned from the scanning object through the probe 400, thereby obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal. The ultrasonic echo signal is subjected to beam combining processing by the beam combining circuit 404, and then sent to the processor 405. The processor 405 processes the ultrasonic echo signal to obtain an ultrasound image of the scanned subject. This ultrasound image can be used as a local ultrasound image. These local ultrasound images can be displayed on display 406.

The content of the processing performed by the processor 405 includes the content of the steps performed by the processor 302 in the embodiment of FIG. 3, which can be understood based on the content of the embodiment of FIG. 3, and details are not described herein again.

Referring to FIG. 5, a schematic diagram of an interactive interface 500 for operating an ultrasound image includes a main menu area 501, a conversation list area 502, an indication map browsing area 503, a session area 504, an input area 505, a group file browsing area 506, and group members. List area 507. The main menu area 501 can include a personal information field for viewing user information. A toolbar may also be included for creating a consultation group, adding friends, switching languages and personal settings, etc. The main menu area 501 may also include a search area for searching for consultation groups, contacts, files, chat records, and the like. The conversation list area 502 is used to display one or more consultation groups created, such as the consultation group 5021, the consultation group 5022, and the consultation group 5023 shown in FIG. 5. The indication map browsing area 503 is configured to display a corresponding indication map generated by the processor for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group, and the indication map may be one or more. The session area 504 is used to display the content of the session, including text, pictures or videos. The input area 505 is used to display input content, including input text, expressions, and the like. The input area 505 can include The image sending field, which activates the image sending field, can read the consultation file of the local terminal, and the consultation file can include an ultrasound image or other documents. The group file browsing area 506 is used to display images, videos or files sent within the consultation group. The group member list area 507 is used to display each member in the consultation group.

A specific scenario of applying the method of operating an ultrasound image provided by the present application is as follows.

Referring to FIG. 5, for example, the consultation group 5021 is opened, and an ultrasound image is selected to be transmitted to the consultation group 5021 at the input area 505. The ultrasound image sent to the consultation group 5021 is displayed within the session area 504, such as the ultrasound image 5041 within the session area 504. At this time, a corresponding indication map is generated for the ultrasound image 5041, such as an indication map 5031 indicating the map browsing area 503. At the same time, another indication map 5061 of the transmitted ultrasound image 5041 is also displayed simultaneously in the group file browsing area 506 of the consultation group 5021. The indication map 5031 in the indication map browsing area 503 is selected, and the indication map 5031 is determined to be the target indication map.

After the determination indication map 5031 is the selected target indication map, the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated to display the conversation window corresponding to the consultation group.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, for example, after the indication map 5031 is selected, the conversation window 600 of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the map 5031 is activated. At this time, the interface 500 may appear in a blurred or shaded state, or may disappear directly. The session window 600 includes a main map display area 603, a session area 604, an input area 605, and a group file browsing area 606. The main map display area 603 is for displaying an ultrasonic image, for example, after the indication map 5031 is selected, the ultrasonic image 6031 is displayed in the main map display area 603. The session area 604, the input area 605 and the group file browsing area 606 correspond to the same functions as the session area 504, the input area 505, and the group file browsing area 506. For example, an ultrasound image sent to the consultation group is displayed in the session area 604, for example Ultrasound image 6041 within session area 604. The group file browsing area 606 displays an indication map 6061 corresponding to the ultrasound image 6031. I will not repeat them here.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7, for example, after the indication map 5031 is selected, the consultation group list 700 associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the indication map 5031 is activated. The consultation group list 700 displays a plurality of consultation groups (eg, the consultation group 7001 and the consultation group 7002) associated with the ultrasound image. At this time, the interface 500 may appear in a blurred or shaded state, or may disappear directly. Select any of the consultation groups to activate the conversation window of the consultation group associated with the corresponding ultrasound image. The session window can be understood by referring to the description function of the session window 600 shown in FIG. 6, and details are not described herein again.

Referring to FIG. 8, in one embodiment, the processing steps performed by the server 7 in this document can be implemented by the local terminal 6 by utilizing the processing capability of the local terminal 6, thereby eliminating the deployed server and simplifying. system structure. Therefore, in this embodiment, the local terminal 6 performs the corresponding functional steps of the foregoing server in addition to the corresponding functional steps of the foregoing processor 302, and is not described in detail herein with reference to the foregoing description.

A person skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the foregoing embodiment. If the related hardware can be executed by a computer program, the corresponding computer program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The above is a further detailed description of the present application in conjunction with the specific preferred embodiments, and the specific implementation of the present application is not limited to the description. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be made in the form of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A method of operating an ultrasound image, comprising:

Sending an ultrasound image to a consultation group, the ultrasound image being associated with a consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent;

Generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group;

Displaying the indication map;

Receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, the target indication map including at least one of the indication maps;

The consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated.
The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting an ultrasound image to a consultation group comprises:

Receiving an image transmission instruction;

And uploading the ultrasound image to a server according to the image sending instruction, so that the server delivers the ultrasound image to the consultation group.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the generating the corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group comprises:

A corresponding indication map is generated for the ultrasound image only when the ultrasound image is first transmitted to the consultation group.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Different indication maps are displayed in the preset display area.
The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

A session window of the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent is displayed, and the session window of the consultation group and the preset display area are displayed together on the first interaction interface.
Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said activation The consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map includes:

Sending an activation request to the server, the activation request for requesting activation of a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Receiving, by the server, first feedback information in response to the activation request to display a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the activating the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map comprises:

Determining a consultation group to be activated from a consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Sending an activation request to the server, the activation request for requesting activation of the session window of the consultation group to be activated;

Receiving, by the server, first feedback information in response to the activation request to display a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the method further comprises:

Displaying a conversation window of the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent, the conversation window of the consultation group and the preset display area displaying different indication maps are displayed together on the first interaction interface;

The session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map includes:

And displaying, in the first interaction interface, a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the method further comprises:

An ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is located in a conversation window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The method of claim 9 wherein the method further comprises:

Sending a first viewing request to the server, the first viewing request for requesting to view the directory Case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the indicator map;

Receiving second feedback information of the server in response to the first viewing request to display the case information.
The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving annotation information input on case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

The annotation information is displayed.
The method of claim 11 wherein the method further comprises:

Upload the annotation information to the server.
The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

Sending a second viewing request to the server, where the second viewing request is used to request to view annotation information input on case information of an ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Receiving, by the server, third feedback information in response to the second viewing request to display the annotation information.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

Sending a third viewing request to the server, where the third viewing request is used to request to view the number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is repeatedly sent in the associated consultation group;

Receiving fourth feedback information of the server in response to the third viewing request to display the number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is repeatedly sent within the associated consultation group.
An apparatus for operating an ultrasound image, comprising:

Memory

processor;

monitor;

One or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in the memory and being configured The setting is performed by the processor, and the processor implements the following steps when executing the one or more programs:

Sending an ultrasound image to a consultation group, the ultrasound image being associated with a consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent;

Generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group;

Controlling the display to display the indication map;

Receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, the target indication map including at least one of the indication maps;

The consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated.
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the step of the processor performing the sending of the ultrasound image to the consultation group comprises:

Receiving an image transmission instruction;

And uploading the ultrasound image to a server according to the image sending instruction, so that the server delivers the ultrasound image to the consultation group.
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the step of the processor executing to generate a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image transmitted to the consultation group comprises:

A corresponding indication map is generated for the ultrasound image only when the ultrasound image is first transmitted to the consultation group.
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

The display is controlled to display different indication maps in a preset display area.
The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

The display is controlled to display a conversation window of the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent, and the conversation window of the consultation group and the preset display area are displayed together on the first interaction interface.
The device according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the step of the processor performing the activation of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map comprises:

Sending an activation request to the server, the activation request for requesting activation of a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Receiving, by the server, first feedback information in response to the activation request to control the display to display a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The device according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the step of the processor performing the activation of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map comprises:

Determining a consultation group to be activated from a consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Sending an activation request to the server, the activation request for requesting activation of the session window of the consultation group to be activated;

Receiving, by the server, first feedback information in response to the activation request to control the display to display a session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The apparatus according to claim 20 or 21, wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Controlling, by the display, a conversation window of the consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent, the conversation window of the consultation group and the preset display area displaying different indication maps are displayed together on the first interaction interface;

The controlling, by the processor, the session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is:

And controlling, by the display, the session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map to be superimposed on the first interaction interface.
The apparatus according to claim 20 or 21, wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Positioning the session window of the consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map The ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map.
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Sending a first viewing request to the server, where the first viewing request is used to request to view case information of an ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Receiving second feedback information of the server in response to the first viewing request to control the display to display the case information.
The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Receiving annotation information input on case information of the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

The annotation information is displayed.
The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Upload the annotation information to the server.
The apparatus of claim 26 wherein said processor further performs the following steps:

Sending a second viewing request to the server, where the second viewing request is used to request to view annotation information input on case information of an ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map;

Receiving, by the server, third feedback information in response to the second viewing request to display the annotation information.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the processor further performs the following steps:

Sending a third viewing request to the server, where the third viewing request is used to request to view the number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is repeatedly sent in the associated consultation group;

Receiving fourth feedback information of the server in response to the third viewing request to control the display to display the number of times the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is repeatedly transmitted in the associated consultation group.
An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:

Probe

a transmitting circuit that excites the probe to emit ultrasonic waves to the scanning object;

a receiving circuit, the receiving circuit receiving an ultrasonic echo returned from the scanning object through the probe to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal;

a processor that processes the ultrasonic echo signal to obtain an ultrasound image of the scanned object, the ultrasound image as a local ultrasound image;

a display that displays the local ultrasound image;

The processor also performs the following steps:

Sending an ultrasound image to a consultation group, the ultrasound image being associated with a consultation group to which the ultrasound image is sent;

Generating a corresponding indication map for the ultrasound image sent to the consultation group;

Displaying the indication map;

Receiving a first instruction, and determining a target indication map according to the first instruction, the target indication map including at least one of the indication maps;

The consultation group associated with the ultrasound image corresponding to the target indication map is activated.