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KR-102963439-B1 - ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM AND SYSTEM

KR102963439B1KR 102963439 B1KR102963439 B1KR 102963439B1KR-102963439-B1

Abstract

The present disclosure may include a communication unit that communicates with an ultrasonic generating device and an ultrasonic image acquisition device; and a processor that controls operations related to ultrasonic image processing, wherein the processor receives an ultrasonic ON signal from the ultrasonic generating device through the communication unit during an ultrasonic ON period, receives a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device through the communication unit, and receives an ultrasonic OFF signal from the ultrasonic generating device through the communication unit during an ultrasonic OFF period, receives a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device through the communication unit, and displays at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image through a display unit.

Inventors

  • 강동환
  • 김선
  • 이현숙
  • 김명덕

Assignees

  • 가디우스 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20241007

Claims (10)

  1. Display unit; and It includes a processor that controls operations related to ultrasound image processing, and The above processor is, Depending on the operation mode of the ultrasound generator, either ultrasound ON or ultrasound OFF, at least one image among an image of the ultrasound-irradiated target area and an image of the peripheral area of the ultrasound-irradiated target area acquired from the ultrasound image acquisition device is selectively received, and the received image is displayed on the display unit. In the above-mentioned ultrasound off operation mode, images of the target area are received separately through different scanning lines, and An ultrasound image monitoring device characterized by receiving images of the surrounding area of the target region simultaneously through the same scan line when the above-mentioned ultrasound ON operation mode is in use.
  2. In paragraph 1, The above processor is, An ultrasound image monitoring device characterized by displaying an image of the peripheral area of the target area being ultrasound-irradiated on the display unit when the above-mentioned ultrasound ON operation mode is in the above-mentioned ultrasound ON operation mode.
  3. In paragraph 1, The above processor is, An ultrasound image monitoring device characterized by displaying an image of the ultrasound-irradiated target area on the display unit when the above-mentioned ultrasound off operation mode is in the above-mentioned ultrasound off operation mode.
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  6. In an ultrasonic image monitoring method performed by an ultrasonic image monitoring device, A step of selectively receiving at least one image among an image of an ultrasound-irradiated target area and an image of a peripheral area of an ultrasound-irradiated target area acquired from an ultrasound image acquisition device, depending on either the ultrasound ON or ultrasound OFF operation mode of the ultrasound generating device by the processor of the ultrasound image monitoring device; and The above processor includes the step of displaying the received image on the display unit of the ultrasound image monitoring device, The above receiving step is, When the above processor is in the operation mode of the ultrasound off, it separates and receives images of the target area through different scanning lines, and A method characterized by receiving images of the peripheral area of the target area at once through the same scan line by the above processor when the above-mentioned ultrasound ON operation mode.
  7. In paragraph 6, The step indicated above is, A method characterized by displaying an image of the peripheral area of the target area being irradiated with ultrasound on the display unit when the above-described processor is in the operation mode of the above-described ultrasound ON.
  8. In paragraph 6, The step indicated above is, A method characterized by displaying an image of the ultrasonically irradiated target area on the display unit when the ultrasonically off operation mode is used by the above processor.
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Description

Ultrasound image processing apparatus, method, program and system The present disclosure relates to an ultrasound image monitoring device, method, program and system. Ultrasound refers to waves with a frequency of 20KHz or higher that can penetrate water, and is widely used in the medical field, such as ultrasonic diagnostic devices and ultrasonic therapy devices. In the medical field, the most representative application of ultrasound is ultrasound imaging devices that utilize the transmission and reflection properties of ultrasound. For example, there is a device that obtains cross-sectional images of the human body by visualizing the reflection time and intensity as ultrasound penetrates individual organs. In addition, there is a device that uses heat generated by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to burn and remove specific subcutaneous tissues, such as tumors within the skin, or to induce degeneration and regeneration of skin tissue. However, conventional ultrasound image processing devices could not visualize the location where the ultrasound is focused and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasound irradiation. FIG. 1 is a drawing showing an example of an ultrasonic image monitoring system according to the present disclosure. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ultrasonic image monitoring device of Figure 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an ultrasound image monitoring method according to the present disclosure. Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating, as an example, the process of receiving a first ultrasound image during the ultrasound ON period through the processor of Figure 1. Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating, as an example, the process of receiving a second ultrasound image during the ultrasound OFF period through the processor of Figure 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating, as an example, the process of displaying a first ultrasound image acquired during an ultrasound ON period and a second ultrasound image acquired during an ultrasound OFF period through the processor of FIG. 1. Throughout this disclosure, the same reference numerals denote the same components. This disclosure does not describe all elements of the embodiments, and general content in the art to which this disclosure pertains or content that overlaps between embodiments is omitted. The terms 'part, module, component, block' as used in the specification may be implemented in software or hardware, and depending on the embodiments, a plurality of 'parts, modules, components, blocks' may be implemented as a single component, or a single 'part, module, component, block' may include a plurality of components. Throughout the specification, when a part is described as being "connected" to another part, this includes not only cases where they are directly connected but also cases where they are indirectly connected, and indirect connections include connections made via a wireless communication network. Furthermore, when it is stated that a part "includes" a certain component, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it does not exclude other components but may include additional components. Throughout the specification, when it is stated that a component is located "on" another component, this includes not only cases where a component is in contact with another component, but also cases where another component exists between the two components. Terms such as "first," "second," etc., are used to distinguish one component from another, and the components are not limited by the aforementioned terms. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless there is an obvious exception in the context. In each step, identification codes are used for convenience of explanation and do not describe the order of the steps; the steps may be performed differently from the specified order unless a specific order is clearly indicated in the context. The operating principles and embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. In this specification, the ultrasound image monitoring device according to the present disclosure includes all of various devices capable of performing computational processing and providing results to a user. For example, the ultrasound image monitoring device according to the present disclosure may include a computer, a server device, and a portable terminal, or may take the form of any one of them. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, desktop, laptop, tablet PC, slate PC, etc. equipped with a web browser. A server device is a server that processes information by communicating with external devices, and may include application servers, computing servers, database servers, file servers, mail servers, proxy servers, and web servers. A portable terminal is a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as PCS