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US 12,507,990 B2Granted
Ultrasonic imaging method, ultrasonic imaging apparatus and storage medium
AssigneeShenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorChongchong Guo
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Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging method includes: detecting an imaging setting for current ultrasonic imaging before ultrasonic imaging; determining a beam forming procedure corresponding to the imaging setting from a plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures; controlling an ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to a biological tissue under examination based on the imaging setting and obtain echo signals from the biological tissue under examination; beam-forming the echo signals by the determined beam forming procedure to generate beam-formed data; generating an ultrasonic image of the biological tissue under examination based on the beam-formed data.
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An ultrasonic imaging method, comprising:
- obtaining an imaging setting for current ultrasonic imaging, the imaging setting comprising at least a type of a biological tissue under examination;
- determining a first beam forming procedure corresponding to the imaging setting from a plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures according to predetermined relationships between different imaging settings and the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures, wherein the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures comprise at least a minimum variance beam forming procedure and a coherent factor beam forming procedure;
- controlling an ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to the biological tissue under examination according to the imaging setting and obtain echo signals from the biological tissue under examination;
- beam-forming the echo signals by the determined first beam forming procedure to generate first beam-formed data;
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- generating an ultrasonic image of the biological tissue under examination based on the first beam-formed data,
- wherein the determining a first beam forming procedure corresponding to the imaging setting from a plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures according to predetermined relationships between different imaging settings and the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures, comprises:
- determining the minimum variance beam forming procedure as the first beam forming procedure in response to a determination that the type of the biological tissue under examination is a nerve;
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- determining the coherent factor beam forming procedure as the first beam forming procedure in response to a determination that the type of the biological tissue under examination is a heart, muscle, or bone.
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An ultrasonic imaging method, comprising:
- controlling an ultrasonic probe to transmit a first transmitting ultrasonic wave to a biological tissue under examination based on an imaging setting for current ultrasonic imaging and obtain first echo signals from the biological tissue under examination, wherein the imaging setting comprises a type of the biological tissue under examination;
- beam-forming the first echo signals with a first beam forming procedure corresponding to the imaging setting according to predetermined relationships between different imaging settings and a plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures, wherein the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures comprise at least a minimum variance beam forming procedure and a coherent factor beam forming procedure, and wherein the minimum variance beam forming procedure is determined as the first beam forming procedure in response to a determination that the type of the biological tissue under examination is a nerve, and the coherent factor beam forming procedure is determined as the first beam forming procedure in response to a determination that the type of the biological tissue under examination is a heart, muscle, or bone;
- generating a first ultrasonic image of the biological tissue under examination based on beam-formed data obtained by the first beam forming procedure;
- obtaining an adjusted imaging setting for current ultrasonic imaging;
- determining a second beam forming procedure corresponding to the adjusted imaging setting from the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures based on the predetermined relationships between different imaging settings and the plurality of predetermined beam forming procedures;
- controlling the ultrasonic probe to transmit a second ultrasonic wave to the biological tissue under examination based on the adjusted imaging setting and obtain second echo signals from the biological tissue under examination;
- beam-forming the second echo signals by the determined second beam forming procedure;
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- generating a second ultrasonic image of the biological tissue under examination based on beam-formed data obtained by the second beam forming procedure.
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