公开(公告)号：US08469888B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US12491168

申请日：2009-06-24

申请人： Kwang Ju Lee ,  Jong Sik Kim ,  Ra Young Yoon ,  Mok Kun Jeong

发明人： Kwang Ju Lee ,  Jong Sik Kim ,  Ra Young Yoon ,  Mok Kun Jeong

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S7/52085

摘要： There are disclosed embodiments for forming an enhanced elastic image in an ultrasound system. An elastic image of a target object may be formed by scanning N scan lines. A control unit divides the N scan lines into M scan lines groups by using an acquisition period necessary for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals to acquire ultrasound data. An ultrasound data acquiring unit transmits ultrasound signals to a target object and receives the ultrasound signals reflected from the target object at a predetermined transmission/reception sequence for each of the M scan line groups. This forms ultrasound data corresponding to each of the M scan line groups while a pressure is applied to the target object. An elastic image forming unit forms at least one sub elastic image corresponding to each of the M scan line groups based on the ultrasound data. The elastic forming unit sums M sub elastic images corresponding to the respective M scan line groups to thereby form an elastic image of the target object.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在超声系统中形成增强的弹性图像的实施例。 可以通过扫描N条扫描线来形成目标对象的弹性图像。 控制单元通过使用发送和接收超声信号来获得超声数据所需的采集周期将N条扫描线分成M条扫描线组。 超声数据获取单元将超声信号发送到目标对象，并以预定的发送/接收顺序从每个M个扫描线组接收从目标对象反射的超声信号。 当对目标对象施加压力时，这形成对应于每个M个扫描线组的超声数据。 弹性图像形成单元基于超声数据形成与每个M个扫描线组对应的至少一个子弹性图像。 弹性形成单元将对应于各个M个扫描线组的M个亚弹性图像相加，从而形成目标对象的弹性图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090326378A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12491168

申请日：2009-06-24

申请人： Kwang Ju Lee ,  Jong Sik Kim ,  Ra Young Yoon ,  Mok Kun Jeong

发明人： Kwang Ju Lee ,  Jong Sik Kim ,  Ra Young Yoon ,  Mok Kun Jeong

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S7/52085

摘要： There are disclosed embodiments for forming an enhanced elastic image in an ultrasound system. An elastic image of a target object may be formed by scanning N scan lines. A control unit divides the N scan lines into M scan lines groups by using an acquisition period necessary for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals to acquire ultrasound data. An ultrasound data acquiring unit transmits ultrasound signals to a target object and receives the ultrasound signals reflected from the target object at a predetermined transmission/reception sequence for each of the M scan line groups. This forms ultrasound data corresponding to each of the M scan line groups while a pressure is applied to the target object. An elastic image forming unit forms at least one sub elastic image corresponding to each of the M scan line groups based on the ultrasound data. The elastic forming unit sums M sub elastic images corresponding to the respective M scan line groups to thereby form an elastic image of the target object.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在超声系统中形成增强的弹性图像的实施例。 可以通过扫描N条扫描线来形成目标对象的弹性图像。 控制单元通过使用发送和接收超声信号来获得超声数据所需的采集周期将N条扫描线分成M条扫描线组。 超声数据获取单元将超声信号发送到目标对象，并以预定的发送/接收顺序从每个M个扫描线组接收从目标对象反射的超声信号。 当对目标对象施加压力时，这形成对应于每个M个扫描线组的超声数据。 弹性图像形成单元基于超声数据形成与每个M个扫描线组对应的至少一个子弹性图像。 弹性形成单元将对应于各个M个扫描线组的M个亚弹性图像相加，从而形成目标对象的弹性图像。

公开(公告)号：US08133179B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US11854202

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Ra Young Yoon

发明人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Ra Young Yoon

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： A method of displaying an elastic image, comprising: a) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of scan lines set on a target object to obtain first ultrasound data, the target object including a plurality of tissues; b) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of scan lines set on the target object by applying a stress to the target object to obtain second ultrasound data; c) calculating displacements of the tissues based on the first and second ultrasound data; d) calculating strains in the tissues based on the calculated displacements; e) forming an elastic image based on the calculated strains and a graph indicating changes of the tissues for the respective scan lines; and f) displaying the elastic image together with the graph.

摘要翻译： 一种显示弹性图像的方法，包括：a）沿着设置在目标对象上的多条扫描线执行超声信号的发送/接收，以获得第一超声数据，所述目标对象包括多个组织; b）通过向目标对象施加应力，沿着设置在目标对象上的多条扫描线执行超声信号的发送/接收，以获得第二超声数据; c）基于第一和第二超声数据计算组织的位移; d）基于计算的位移计算组织中的应变; e）基于所计算的应变形成弹性图像，以及表示各扫描线的组织变化的曲线图; 以及f）与图形一起显示弹性图像。

公开(公告)号：US08012093B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US12495210

申请日：2009-06-30

申请人： Ra Young Yoon ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Moo Ho Bae ,  Mok Kun Jeong

发明人： Ra Young Yoon ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Moo Ho Bae ,  Mok Kun Jeong

IPC分类号： A61B5/103 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G01B7/16

CPC分类号： A61B8/0833 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： There is provided an ultrasound system for forming strain images by decreasing decorrelation of receive signals, which vary with time or space. More specifically, the decorrelation between the receive signals obtained without and with applying stress to a target object is reduced to decrease an error, which occurs during the calculation of a delay. Also, a center frequency, which varies with depth of a target object, is compensated to form the strain image.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于通过减少随时间或空间而变化的接收信号的去相关来形​​成应变图像的超声系统。 更具体地说，减少了获得的接收信号与对目标对象施加应力之间的去相关，以减少在计算延迟期间发生的误差。 此外，补偿与目标物体的深度不同的中心频率，以形成应变图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090318811A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-24

申请号：US12495210

申请日：2009-06-30

申请人： Ra Young Yoon ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Moo Ho Bae ,  Mok Kun Jeong

发明人： Ra Young Yoon ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Moo Ho Bae ,  Mok Kun Jeong

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/0833 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： There is provided an ultrasound system for forming strain images by decreasing decorrelation of receive signals, which vary with time or space. More specifically, the decorrelation between the receive signals obtained without and with applying stress to a target object is reduced to decrease an error, which occurs during the calculation of a delay. Also, a center frequency, which varies with depth of a target object, is compensated to form the strain image.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于通过减少随时间或空间而变化的接收信号的去相关来形​​成应变图像的超声系统。 更具体地说，减少了获得的接收信号与对目标对象施加应力之间的去相关，以减少在计算延迟期间发生的误差。 此外，补偿与目标物体的深度不同的中心频率，以形成应变图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090131797A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US12271753

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Yung Gil Kim ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Ra Young Yoon

发明人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Yung Gil Kim ,  Sung Jae Kwon ,  Ra Young Yoon

IPC分类号： A61B8/15

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/54 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8995

摘要： The present invention relates to an ultrasound diagnostic device. The ultrasound diagnostic device comprises a pair of transducers operable to transmit/receive ultrasound signals. The transducers are arranged to face each other. The transducers may be an array transducer including a plurality of elements, which are linearly arranged.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种超声诊断装置。 超声诊断装置包括一对能够发送/接收超声信号的换能器。 传感器被布置成彼此面对。 换能器可以是包括线性排列的多个元件的阵列换能器。

公开(公告)号：US20080064956A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11854202

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Ra Young Yoon

发明人： Mok Kun Jeong ,  Ra Young Yoon

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： A method of displaying an elastic image, comprising: a) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of scan lines set on a target object to obtain first ultrasound data, the target object including a plurality of tissues; b) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of scan lines set on the target object by applying a stress to the target object to obtain second ultrasound data; c) calculating displacements of the tissues based on the first and second ultrasound data; d) calculating strains in the tissues based on the calculated displacements; e) forming an elastic image based on the calculated strains and a graph indicating changes of the tissues for the respective scan lines; and f) displaying the elastic image together with the graph.

摘要翻译： 一种显示弹性图像的方法，包括：a）沿着设置在目标对象上的多条扫描线执行超声信号的发送/接收，以获得第一超声数据，所述目标对象包括多个组织; b）通过向目标对象施加应力，沿着设置在目标对象上的多条扫描线执行超声信号的发送/接收，以获得第二超声数据; c）基于第一和第二超声数据计算组织的位移; d）基于计算的位移计算组织中的应变; e）基于所计算的应变形成弹性图像，以及表示各扫描线的组织变化的曲线图; 以及f）与图形一起显示弹性图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100125205A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12623250

申请日：2009-11-20

申请人： Sang Shik Park ,  Mok Kun Jeong ,  Chul An Kim ,  Jong Sik Kim

发明人： Sang Shik Park ,  Mok Kun Jeong ,  Chul An Kim ,  Jong Sik Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B5/0095 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： An embodiment for adaptively performing persistence processing on elastic images in an ultrasound system is disclosed. An ultrasound data acquisition unit sequentially acquires a plurality of ultrasound data frames based on ultrasound echo signals reflected from a target object by repeatedly applying and releasing stress to/from the target object. A processing unit calculates inter-frame displacements of the frames between the ultrasound data frames to form elastic images. The processing unit adaptively performs persistence processing on the elastic images in consideration of application or release of the stress to/from the target object.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在超声系统中对弹性图像进行自适应执行持久性处理的实施例。 超声数据获取单元通过反复施加和释放来自目标对象的应力，从目标物体反射的超声波回波信号顺序取得多个超声波数据帧。 处理单元计算超声数据帧之间的帧的帧间位移以形成弹性图像。 考虑到向目标对象施加或释放应力，处理单元自适应地对弹性图像执行持续处理。

公开(公告)号：US08864668B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US12416551

申请日：2009-04-01

申请人： Jong Sik Kim ,  Mok Kun Jeong

发明人： Jong Sik Kim ,  Mok Kun Jeong

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61B5/04 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52 ,  A61B5/02

CPC分类号： G01S7/52046 ,  A61B5/02007 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/543 ,  G01S7/52034 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S7/52085

摘要： Embodiments for forming elastic images in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a Tx/Rx unit repeatedly transmits/receives an ultrasound beam along scan lines in a target object to output receive signals. An image processing unit forms a plurality of consecutive ultrasound images based on the receive signals and set a center of the target object on each of the ultrasound images. The image processing unit further sets radial scan lines in radial directions with respect to the center on each of the ultrasound image and reconstructs the ultrasound images such that the radial scan lines are in parallel with each other to form reconstruction images. An elastic image forming unit forms an elastic image based on the reconstruction images.

摘要翻译： 公开了在超声系统中形成弹性图像的实施例。 在一个实施例中，Tx / Rx单元沿着目标对象中的扫描线重复地发送/接收超声波束，以输出接收信号。 图像处理单元基于接收信号形成多个连续的超声图像，并且在每个超声图像上设置目标对象的中心。 图像处理单元进一步相对于每个超声图像上的中心设置径向扫描线，并且重建超声图像，使得径向扫描线彼此平行以形成重建图像。 弹性图像形成单元基于重建图像形成弹性图像。

公开(公告)号：US08337406B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US12623250

申请日：2009-11-20

申请人： Sang Shik Park ,  Mok Kun Jeong ,  Chul An Kim ,  Jong Sik Kim

发明人： Sang Shik Park ,  Mok Kun Jeong ,  Chul An Kim ,  Jong Sik Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B5/0095 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： Adaptive persistence processing on elastic images in an ultrasound system is disclosed. An ultrasound data acquisition unit sequentially acquires a plurality of ultrasound data frames based on ultrasound echo signals reflected from a target object by repeatedly applying and releasing stress to/from the target object. A processing unit calculates inter-frame displacements of the frames between the ultrasound data frames to form elastic images. The processing unit adaptively performs persistence processing on the elastic images in consideration of application or release of the stress to/from the target object.

摘要翻译： 公开了对超声系统中弹性图像的自适应持久性处理。 超声数据获取单元通过反复施加和释放来自目标对象的应力，从目标物体反射的超声波回波信号顺序取得多个超声波数据帧。 处理单元计算超声数据帧之间的帧的帧间位移以形成弹性图像。 考虑到向目标对象施加或释放应力，处理单元自适应地对弹性图像执行持续处理。