Ultrasonic imaging device and method for determining veterinary mode thereof

Abstract

The ultrasonic imaging device and the method for determining the veterinary mode provided by the present invention display a veterinary mode selection interface, which includes multiple probe types; when the user selects a probe type, at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface, and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is also associated with the corresponding animal type; and then the user can determine the inspection mode and the animal type associated with the selected inspection mode by selecting the inspection mode, thereby determining the probe type, inspection mode and animal type, and also determining the corresponding veterinary mode and activating it. It can be seen that in the above process, the user only needs two keys to activate the corresponding veterinary mode, and the operation is very convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of medical devices, and in particular to an ultrasonic imaging device and a method for determining a veterinary mode thereof. Background Art

[0002] When using ultrasound imaging equipment to examine animals, it is necessary to select the animal type, probe, and examination mode according to different animals, so as to match the image parameters and calculation formulas of the corresponding animals.

[0003] Usually, the selection of "probe" and "inspection mode" on the main interface does not distinguish between humans and animals. When inspecting each animal, the selection of "animal type" is generally provided through a drop-down box or other means. After selecting the animal type, return to the main interface to select "probe" and "inspection mode". This method requires switching interfaces back and forth to operate, which is not only prone to incorrect operations, such as selecting the wrong animal type, but also cumbersome to operate. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention mainly provides an ultrasonic imaging device and a method for determining a veterinary mode thereof, so as to facilitate a user to activate the veterinary mode.

[0005] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising:

[0006] Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types;

[0007] Receiving an instruction for selecting a probe type, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, displaying at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type on the veterinary mode selection interface and displaying at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type in an inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein, when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated;

[0008] An instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

[0009] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising:

[0010] Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes a plurality of animal types and a plurality of inspection modes; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type, and when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated;

[0011] receiving an instruction for selecting an examination mode, and in response to the instruction for selecting an examination mode, displaying at least one probe type associated with the selected examination mode on the veterinary mode selection interface;

[0012] An instruction for selecting a probe type is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

[0013] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising:

[0014] Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes a plurality of animal types and a plurality of inspection modes; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type, and when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated;

[0015] Receive an instruction for selecting an inspection mode, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, determine a probe type based on the selected inspection mode and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs, and activate a veterinary mode corresponding to the determined probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs.

[0016] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising:

[0017] Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types;

[0018] Receiving an instruction for selecting a probe type, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, displaying a plurality of animal types and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type on the veterinary mode selection interface; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in an inspection mode area associated with at least one of the animal types, and when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with the animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the activated inspection mode is also activated;

[0019] An instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

[0020] In the method provided by one embodiment, in the veterinary mode selection interface, various animal types and inspection modes are arranged in an array; wherein all animal types are arranged in a row along a first direction, and various inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged in a column along a second direction, and the inspection modes of the same type associated with each animal type are located in the same row, and the various inspection modes in each animal type and the associated inspection mode area are located in the same column, and when an inspection mode is selected, the animal type located in the same column as the selected inspection mode is determined as the animal type of the veterinary mode.

[0021] In the method provided in one embodiment, the ultrasonic imaging device includes a main display and a touch screen; the touch screen displays the veterinary mode selection interface; the method further includes:

[0022] The biological tissue is scanned according to the activated veterinary mode to obtain an ultrasonic image and display the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display.

[0023] In the method provided by one embodiment, the probe type in the veterinary mode selection interface is presented by a corresponding first button, the inspection mode is presented by a corresponding second button, and the animal type is presented by a corresponding first icon.

[0024] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising:

[0025] A veterinary mode selection interface is displayed; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple animal types, multiple inspection modes and multiple probe types; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type, and when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated; wherein each inspection mode is associated with at least one probe type, and each inspection mode is also provided with an activation area, and at least one probe type associated with each inspection mode is provided in the activation area corresponding to each inspection mode, and when the probe type in the activation area is activated, the inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the activated probe type belongs is also activated;

[0026] An instruction for selecting a probe type is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, an inspection mode corresponding to an activation area to which the selected probe type belongs, and an animal type associated with an inspection mode area to which the inspection mode belongs is activated.

[0027] In the method provided by one embodiment, in the veterinary mode selection interface, various animal types and inspection modes are arranged in an array; wherein all animal types are arranged in a row along a first direction, and various inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged in a column along a second direction, and the inspection modes of the same type associated with each animal type are located in the same row, and the various inspection modes in each animal type and the associated inspection mode area are located in the same column, and when a probe type is selected, the animal type whose inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the selected probe type belongs is determined as the animal type of the veterinary mode.

[0028] The method provided in one embodiment further includes:

[0029] Recording the activated veterinary mode to obtain recording information;

[0030] According to the recorded information, a plurality of interactive elements are displayed on the display interface according to preset rules; the interactive elements are used to identify the veterinary mode in the recorded information, and the interactive elements display an animal identifier for identifying the animal type in the veterinary mode, a probe identifier for identifying the probe type in the veterinary mode, and an inspection mode identifier for identifying the inspection mode in the veterinary mode;

[0031] An instruction for selecting an interactive element is received, and in response to the instruction, a currently activated veterinary mode is switched to the veterinary mode identified by the selected interactive element.

[0032] The method provided in one embodiment further includes:

[0033] When the veterinary mode is activated, at least one of the annotation items, measurement items and body position diagrams applicable to the veterinary mode is also switched accordingly.

[0034] The method provided in one embodiment further includes:

[0035] The animal type includes at least one of cats, dogs and other animals.

[0036] In the method provided by one embodiment, the canine family includes at least one of small dogs, medium dogs and large dogs classified by weight range.

[0037] The method provided in one embodiment further includes:

[0038] At least one of the probe types is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface according to historical usage data, and the probe type with the highest frequency of use is highlighted.

[0039] An embodiment provides a method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasound imaging device, wherein the veterinary mode is determined by a probe type, an animal type, and an examination mode, and the method includes:

[0040] A veterinary mode selection interface is displayed; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types; the probe type is used to determine the probe type used in the veterinary mode when selected and to trigger the veterinary mode selection interface to display at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type and to display at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein each inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with the animal type includes at least one inspection mode; the inspection mode is used to determine the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode when selected and to determine the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs as the animal type applicable in the veterinary mode.

[0041] An embodiment provides an ultrasonic imaging device, including:

[0042] Ultrasound probe;

[0043] A transmitting / receiving control circuit, used for controlling the ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to the region of interest in the biological tissue and to receive the echo of the ultrasonic waves to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal;

[0044] A human-computer interaction device, used to output visual information and receive user input;

[0045] A processor is used to execute the method for determining the veterinary mode of the ultrasonic imaging device as described above.

[0046] An embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a program is stored. The program can be executed by a processor to implement the method described above.

[0047] According to the ultrasonic imaging device and the method for determining the veterinary mode thereof of the above-mentioned embodiment, a veterinary mode selection interface is displayed, which includes a plurality of probe types; when the user selects a probe type, at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface, and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is also associated with the corresponding animal type; and then the user can determine the inspection mode and the animal type associated with the selected inspection mode by selecting the inspection mode, thereby determining the probe type, inspection mode and animal type, and also determining the corresponding veterinary mode and activating it. It can be seen that in the above process, the user only needs two keys to activate the corresponding veterinary mode, and the operation is very convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] Figure 1 A structural block diagram of an embodiment of an ultrasonic imaging device provided by the present invention;

[0049] Figure 2 A flow chart of an embodiment of a method for determining a veterinary mode provided by the present invention;

[0050] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the method shown;

[0051] Figure 4 A flow chart of an embodiment of a method for determining a veterinary mode provided by the present invention;

[0052] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the method shown;

[0053] Figure 6 A flow chart of an embodiment of a method for determining a veterinary mode provided by the present invention;

[0054] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the method shown;

[0055] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a plurality of interactive elements displayed on a display interface in the ultrasonic imaging device provided by the present invention;

[0056] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the ultrasonic imaging device provided by the present invention;

[0057] Fig.10 A flow chart of an embodiment of a method for determining a veterinary mode provided by the present invention;

[0058] Fig.11 for Fig.10 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the method shown;

[0059] Fig.12 for Fig.10 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a veterinary mode selection interface in the method shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] The present invention is further described in detail below by specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein similar elements in different embodiments adopt associated similar element numbers. In the following embodiments, many detailed descriptions are for making the present application better understood. However, those skilled in the art can easily recognize that some features can be omitted in different situations, or can be replaced by other elements, materials, methods. In some cases, some operations related to the present application are not shown or described in the specification, this is to avoid the core part of the present application being overwhelmed by too much description, and for those skilled in the art, it is not necessary to describe these related operations in detail, and they can fully understand the related operations according to the description in the specification and the general technical knowledge in the art.

[0061] In addition, the features, operations or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any appropriate manner to form various implementations. At the same time, the steps or actions in the method description can also be interchanged or adjusted in a manner that is obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the various sequences in the specification and the drawings are only for the purpose of clearly describing a certain embodiment and are not meant to be a required sequence, unless otherwise specified that a certain sequence must be followed.

[0062] The serial numbers of the components in this document, such as "first", "second", etc., are only used to distinguish the objects described and do not have any order or technical meaning. The "connection" and "coupling" mentioned in this application, unless otherwise specified, include direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0063] like Figure 1 As shown, the ultrasonic imaging device provided by the present invention includes an ultrasonic probe 30, a transmitting / receiving circuit 40 (i.e., a transmitting circuit 410 and a receiving circuit 420), a beamforming module 50, an IQ demodulation module 60, a processor 20, a human-computer interaction device 70 and a memory 80.

[0064] The ultrasonic probe 30 includes a transducer (not shown in the figure) composed of a plurality of array elements arranged in an array, wherein the plurality of array elements are arranged in a row to form a linear array, or arranged in a two-dimensional matrix to form a surface array, or the plurality of array elements can also form a convex array. The array elements are used to transmit ultrasonic waves according to the excitation electrical signal, or to convert the received ultrasonic waves into electrical signals. Therefore, each array element can be used to realize the mutual conversion between the electrical pulse signal and the ultrasonic wave, thereby realizing the transmission of ultrasonic waves to the biological tissue 10 to be imaged, and can also be used to receive the echo of the ultrasonic wave reflected back by the tissue. When performing ultrasonic detection, the transmitting circuit 410 and the receiving circuit 420 can be used to control which array elements are used to transmit ultrasonic waves and which array elements are used to receive ultrasonic waves, or control the array elements to transmit ultrasonic waves or receive ultrasonic waves in time slots. The array elements participating in ultrasonic emission can be excited by electrical signals at the same time, thereby transmitting ultrasonic waves at the same time; or the array elements participating in ultrasonic emission can also be excited by several electrical signals with a certain time interval, thereby continuously transmitting ultrasonic waves with a certain time interval.

[0065] The array element uses, for example, a piezoelectric crystal, and converts the electrical signal into an ultrasonic signal according to the transmission sequence transmitted by the transmitting circuit 410. Depending on the purpose, the ultrasonic signal may include one or more scanning pulses, one or more reference pulses, one or more push pulses and / or one or more Doppler pulses. According to the wave form, the ultrasonic signal includes a focused wave, a plane wave, a diverging wave, and the like.

[0066] The user moves the ultrasonic probe 30 to select a suitable position and angle to transmit ultrasonic waves to the biological tissue 10 to be imaged and receive the echo of the ultrasonic waves returned by the biological tissue 10 to be imaged, and outputs an ultrasonic echo signal. The ultrasonic echo signal is a channel analog electrical signal formed by the receiving array element as a channel, which carries amplitude information, frequency information and time information.

[0067] The transmitting circuit 410 is used to generate a transmitting sequence according to the control of the processor 20. The transmitting sequence is used to control some or all of the multiple array elements to transmit ultrasound to the object to be imaged. The transmitting sequence parameters include the array element position, the number of array elements and the ultrasound beam transmission parameters (such as amplitude, frequency, number of transmissions, transmission interval, transmission angle, waveform, focus position, etc.) used for transmission. In some cases, the transmitting circuit 410 is also used to phase delay the transmitted beam so that different transmitting array elements transmit ultrasound at different times so that each transmitted ultrasound beam can be focused on a predetermined area of ​​interest. Different working modes, such as B image mode, C image mode and D image mode (Doppler mode), may have different transmitting sequence parameters. After the echo signal is received by the receiving circuit 420 and processed by subsequent modules and corresponding algorithms, a B image reflecting the anatomical structure of the tissue, a C image reflecting the blood flow information and a D image reflecting the Doppler spectrum image can be generated.

[0068] The receiving circuit 420 is used to receive the ultrasonic echo signal from the ultrasonic probe 30 and process the ultrasonic echo signal. The receiving circuit 420 may include one or more amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), etc. The amplifier is used to amplify the received echo signal after appropriate gain compensation, and the amplifier is used to sample the analog echo signal at a predetermined time interval to convert it into a digitized echo signal, and the digitized echo signal still retains amplitude information, frequency information, and phase information. The data output by the receiving circuit 420 can be output to the beamforming module 50 for processing, or output to the memory 80 for storage.

[0069] The beamforming module 50 is connected to the receiving circuit 420 signal, and is used to perform beamforming processing such as corresponding delay and weighted summation on the echo signal. Since the distances from the ultrasonic receiving point in the measured tissue to the receiving array element are different, the channel data of the same receiving point output by different receiving array elements have delay differences, and delay processing is required to align the phases and perform weighted summation on the different channel data of the same receiving point to obtain the ultrasound image data after beamforming. The ultrasound image data output by the beamforming module 50 is also called radio frequency data (RF data). The beamforming module 50 outputs the radio frequency data to the IQ demodulation module 60. In some embodiments, the beamforming module 50 may also output the radio frequency data to the memory 80 for caching or storage, or directly output the radio frequency data to the processor 20 for image processing.

[0070] The beamforming module 50 may perform the above functions in the form of hardware, firmware or software. For example, the beamforming module 50 may include a central controller circuit (CPU) capable of processing input data according to specific logic instructions, one or more microprocessor chips or any other electronic components. When the beamforming module 50 is implemented in software, it may execute instructions stored in a tangible and non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., a memory) to perform beamforming calculations using any appropriate beamforming method. The beamforming module 50 may be integrated in the processor 20 or may be provided separately, which is not limited in the present invention.

[0071] The IQ demodulation module 60 removes the signal carrier through IQ demodulation, extracts the tissue structure information contained in the signal, and performs filtering to remove noise. The signal obtained at this time is called a baseband signal (IQ data pair). The IQ demodulation module 60 outputs the IQ data pair to the processor 20 for image processing.

[0072] In some embodiments, the IQ demodulation module 60 further outputs the IQ data pair to the memory 80 for caching or storage, so that the processor 20 reads the data from the memory 80 for subsequent image processing.

[0073] The IQ demodulation module 60 may also perform the above functions in the form of hardware, firmware or software. In some embodiments, the IQ demodulation module 60 may also be integrated with the beamforming module 50 in one chip.

[0074] The processor 20 is configured to be a central controller circuit (CPU), one or more microprocessors, a graphics controller circuit (GPU) or any other electronic component that can process input data according to specific logical instructions. It can control peripheral electronic components according to input instructions or predetermined instructions, or read and / or save data from the memory 80. It can also process the input data by executing the program in the memory 80, for example, performing one or more processing operations on the collected ultrasound data according to one or more working modes. The processing operations include but are not limited to adjusting or limiting the form of ultrasound waves emitted by the ultrasound probe 30, generating various image frames for subsequent display of the human-computer interaction device 70, or adjusting or limiting the content and form displayed on the display, or adjusting one or more image display settings displayed on the display (such as ultrasound images, interface components, and positioning areas of interest).

[0075] As echo signals are received, the acquired ultrasound data may be processed by the processor 20 in real time during scanning, or may be temporarily stored on the memory 80 and processed in quasi-real time in either on-line or off-line operation.

[0076] In this embodiment, the processor 20 controls the operation of the transmitting circuit 410 and the receiving circuit 420, for example, controls the transmitting circuit 410 and the receiving circuit 420 to work alternately or simultaneously. The processor 20 can also determine a suitable working mode according to the user's selection or the setting of the program, form a transmission sequence corresponding to the current working mode, and send the transmission sequence to the transmitting circuit 410, so that the transmitting circuit 410 uses the suitable transmission sequence to control the ultrasound probe 30 to transmit ultrasound waves.

[0077] The processor 20 is also used to process the ultrasound data to generate a grayscale image of signal strength changes within the scanning range, which reflects the anatomical structure inside the tissue, called a B image. The processor 20 can output the B image to the display of the human-computer interaction device 70 for display.

[0078] The human-computer interaction device 70 is used for human-computer interaction, that is, receiving user input and outputting visual information; it can receive user input using a keyboard, operation buttons, mouse, trackball, touchpad, etc., or a touch screen integrated with a display; it can output visual information using a display.

[0079] based on Figure 1There are many methods for determining the veterinary mode of the ultrasonic imaging device shown, which are described one by one through several embodiments below.

[0080] like Figure 2 As shown, a method for determining a veterinary mode includes the following steps:

[0081] Step 1: The processor 20 displays a veterinary mode selection interface on the display interface of the human-machine interaction device 70, such as Figure 3 or Fig. 9 The veterinary mode selection interface includes at least a plurality of probe types a (such as Figure 3 Among them, C11-3s, L12-4s, P8-2s and P10-4s, Fig. 9 The probe type a is optional on the display interface, and is used to determine the probe type in the veterinary mode and trigger the veterinary mode selection interface to display at least one animal type associated with the determined probe type and to display at least one inspection mode associated with the determined probe type in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type. There are two specific ways, one is Fig. 9 As shown, the veterinary mode selection interface first displays only the probe type a. When the user selects a probe type, at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface, and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type. That is, the veterinary mode selection interface is changed from Fig. 9 becomes Figure 3 So, in Fig. 9 The status can save screen resources. For example, if the probe type C11-3s is selected, the Figure 3 The interface shown, Figure 3 In the interface shown, several animal types are displayed that are associated with the probe type C11-3s, and under each animal type is displayed a list of inspection modes related to the animal type and associated with the selected probe type C11-3s; that is, the animal types and inspection modes supported by the probe type C11-3s are presented in one interface, so that the user can further select the inspection mode under the corresponding animal type. Figure 3 As shown, the veterinary mode selection interface simultaneously displays multiple probe types a and multiple animal types b (such as Figure 3 Canine<5kg, Canine5-15kg, Canine>15kg, Feline and other animals) and multiple inspection modes c (such as Figure 3The user can select the probe type in this interface. The changes in the interface after selecting the probe type refer to the above-mentioned related instructions and will not be repeated here.

[0082] In any case, at least one animal type b is associated with at least one inspection mode c, that is, the inspection mode c displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b is also associated with the animal type b corresponding to the inspection mode area to which the inspection mode c belongs. Figure 3 In the display interface, each animal type associated with the selected probe type C11-3s is associated with one or more inspection modes. The veterinary mode is determined by the probe type a, the animal type b and the inspection mode c. The inspection mode is optional on the display interface and is used to determine the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode and to determine the animal type associated with the inspection mode as the applicable animal type in the veterinary mode; for example, if the grayscale "abdomen" mode is selected, the animal type is determined to be Feline. Therefore, the user can determine the veterinary mode by selecting the probe type and inspection mode on the same interface, which is very convenient and quick.

[0083] In this embodiment, the human-computer interaction device 70 includes a main display and a touch screen. The touch screen displays the veterinary mode selection interface, so that the user can directly click twice on the touch screen to determine the veterinary mode, which is very convenient. The veterinary mode selection interface is displayed on the touch screen and will not occupy the main display. The main display can focus on the display of the ultrasound image.

[0084] The association between animal type b and inspection mode c can be a positional or hierarchical association, such as Figure 3 As shown, there is an association between the inspection mode c and the animal type b in the same column, that is, all the inspection modes displayed in the same column belong to the category that the animal type in this column can inspect. In other words, the animal type and the inspection mode associated with the animal type are in the same column, and when the inspection mode is selected, not only the selected inspection mode is determined as the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode, but also the animal type in the same column as the selected inspection mode is determined as the animal type applicable to the veterinary mode. This kind of association can be reflected visually, and the user can easily distinguish it.

[0085] In the veterinary mode selection interface, various animal types and inspection modes are arranged in an array, which can be as follows: Figure 3The rectangular array shown can also be an arc array, etc. Among them, all animal types are arranged in a row along a first direction (such as horizontal or clockwise, etc.). For a rectangular array, the row is a straight line; for an arc array, the row is an arc. The various inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged in a column along a second direction (such as vertical, etc.). The column can be a straight line, and the rows and columns can be perpendicular or at a certain angle. The same type of inspection modes associated with each animal type are located in the same row, such as Figure 3 As shown, the abdomen mode of each animal type is located in the same row, and the same is true for other examination modes, so that users can quickly locate the examination mode under the desired animal type.

[0086] In this embodiment, the probe type and inspection mode are virtual buttons, which not only need to serve as identification but also need to be selected; since there is no need to click on the animal type, the animal type can be an icon, which only serves as an identification. In other words, the probe type in the veterinary mode selection interface is presented by the corresponding first button, the inspection mode is presented by the corresponding second button, and the animal type is presented by the corresponding first icon. The first button is marked with the probe model and the probe schematic diagram. The second button is marked with the text corresponding to the inspection mode. The first icon is marked with an animal icon and text (numbers) reflecting the animal's body shape. In this way, the user can see at a glance all types of probe types, animal types and inspection modes, and can quickly find the desired button.

[0087] Step 2. The user selects a probe type that he wants to activate from the multiple probe types on the veterinary mode selection interface, which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting a probe type; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting a probe type through the human-computer interaction device 70. In this embodiment, the instruction for selecting a probe type is received through the touch screen. In response to the instruction, at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface, and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type. Figure 3 In the example, the user selects the C11-3s probe type, and the animal types and examination modes presented are all associated with the C11-3s probe type.

[0088] Step 3: The user selects an inspection mode that he wants to activate from among the multiple inspection modes associated with the selected probe type, which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting an inspection mode; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting an inspection mode through the human-computer interaction device 70. In this embodiment, the instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received through the touch screen, and in response to the instruction, the selected inspection mode is displayed differentially, for example, highlighted. Figure 3Grayscale is used as an illustration; the veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated. Figure 3 In the example, if the selected examination mode is c', the corresponding animal type is Feline in the same column, plus the probe type C11-3s selected in step 2, the three factors that determine the veterinary mode have been determined, so just activate it. The probe type can be classified according to the diagnostic site, application method, number of array elements, beam control method, geometric shape, etc., which determines some parameters in ultrasound scanning and subsequent image processing (these parameters vary with different probe types), for example, different probe types have different transmission sequence parameters and reception sequence parameters. Animal types can be classified into common (such as cats, dogs) and uncommon animals (classified as other animals), and can also be further subdivided into body types (such as small dogs, medium dogs, large dogs, etc.). Different types of animals also determine some parameters in ultrasound scanning and subsequent image processing (these parameters vary with different animal types), for example, different animal types may have different annotation items, body map names / types, and measurement items in ultrasound images. The inspection mode can be classified according to the scanning part, which also determines some parameters in ultrasound scanning and subsequent image processing (these parameters vary with the inspection mode). For example, different inspection modes have different scanning sections, annotation items, measurement items, etc.

[0089] Step 4: The processor 20 scans the biological tissue according to the activated veterinary mode, obtains an ultrasonic image, and displays the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display. When the veterinary mode is activated, at least one of the annotation items, measurement items, and body position diagrams applicable to the veterinary mode is switched accordingly. That is, during the ultrasonic scanning and subsequent image processing, presentation, body position diagram, annotation, measurement, and image storage, the parameters corresponding to the veterinary mode are enabled to obtain various ultrasonic images required by the user.

[0090] In summary, the main features of the operation method of this embodiment are: the left column of the veterinary mode selection interface is a probe list for switching between different probes; the upper part of the middle layout is the different animal types, which are used to identify the inspection mode under each animal (each column). Therefore, selecting the inspection mode below will automatically match the animal type above, thereby achieving the purpose of simplified operation and intuitive interface. When the inspection mode under different animal types is selected, the system will automatically switch the corresponding application information (annotation items, body position diagrams, measurement items, etc.) according to the different animal types. This operation allows the operator to select the inspection mode without having to worry about whether the animal type is not selected or the wrong animal type is selected, resulting in incorrect application data, thereby improving efficiency.

[0091] In one embodiment, a method for determining a veterinary mode includes:

[0092] The processor 20 displays the veterinary mode selection interface on the display interface of the human-machine interaction device 70 .

[0093] It should be noted that if Figure 3 or Fig. 9 As shown, the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types a (such as Figure 3 Among them, C11-3s, L12-4s, P8-2s and P10-4s, Fig. 9 L13-3, L12-3E and 6C2 in the veterinary mode). Probe type a is optional on the display interface and is used to determine the probe type in the veterinary mode and trigger the veterinary mode selection interface to display multiple animal types and at least one inspection mode associated with the determined probe type. The multiple animal types can be a preset number of animal types, which may not change with the selected probe type. That is, no matter which probe type is selected, the interface always presents the preset multiple animal types. Among them, at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with at least one animal type, that is, each inspection mode under the preset multiple animal types is associated with the selected probe type. With the selection of the probe type, the inspection modes under the preset multiple animal types will change accordingly, for example, the inspection mode associated with the selected probe type (as supported by the probe) will be presented. If there is no inspection mode associated with the selected probe type under a certain animal type, the corresponding inspection mode may not be displayed under the certain animal type, but the preset multiple animal types will be displayed. When the inspection mode displayed in the Inspection Mode Associated with Animal Type area is activated, the animal type associated with the activated inspection mode is also activated.

[0094] The user selects a probe type that he wants to activate from the multiple probe types on the veterinary mode selection interface, which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting a probe type; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting a probe type through the human-computer interaction device 70. In this embodiment, the instruction for selecting a probe type is received through the touch screen, and in response to the instruction, multiple animal types and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type are displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface. Among them, at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with at least one animal type, and when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with the animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the activated inspection mode is also activated. Figure 3 In the example, the user selects the probe type C11-3s, and multiple preset animal types are displayed on the interface. The inspection modes presented under the multiple animal types are all associated with the probe type C11-3s.

[0095] The user selects an inspection mode that he wants to activate from among the multiple inspection modes associated with the selected probe type, which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting an inspection mode; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting an inspection mode through the human-computer interaction device 70. In this embodiment, the instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received through the touch screen, and in response to the instruction, the selected inspection mode is displayed differentially, for example, highlighted. Figure 3 Grayscale is used as an illustration; the veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

[0096] The processor 20 scans the biological tissue according to the activated veterinary mode, obtains an ultrasonic image and displays the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display. Figure 2 Step 4 of the embodiment is not described in detail here.

[0097] This embodiment and Figure 2 The difference between the embodiments is that Figure 2 The animal type in the embodiment is associated with the probe type, while the animal type in this embodiment may be preset and may not be associated with the selected probe type. Figure 2 The embodiments are substantially the same, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0098] like Fig.10 As shown, a method for determining a veterinary mode includes the following steps:

[0099] Step 1', the processor 20 displays the veterinary mode selection interface on the display interface of the human-machine interaction device 70; Figure 3 or Fig.11 The veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple animal types b and multiple inspection modes c; wherein at least one inspection mode c is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b, and when the inspection mode c displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b is activated, the animal type b associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode c belongs is also activated. Figure 3 and Fig.11 In the veterinary mode, each animal type is associated with multiple inspection modes. Similarly, the inspection mode is selectable on the display interface to determine the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode and the applicable animal type. For example, if the grayscale "abdomen" mode is selected, the applicable animal type is determined to be Feline.

[0100] Step 2'', the user selects an inspection mode c', which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting an inspection mode c'; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting an inspection mode c' through the human-computer interaction device 70, and in response to the instruction, displays at least one probe type a associated with the selected inspection mode c' on the veterinary mode selection interface. The at least one probe type a associated with the selected inspection mode c' can be displayed on one side of the animal type and the inspection mode, such as Figure 3 As shown, it can also be displayed in the adjacent position of the selected inspection mode c', such as Fig.12 shown.

[0101] Step 3', the user selects a probe type, which is equivalent to issuing an instruction for selecting a probe type; the processor 20 receives the instruction for selecting a probe type through the human-computer interaction device 70, and in response to the instruction, activates the veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs.

[0102] Step 4'', the processor 20 scans the biological tissue according to the activated veterinary mode, obtains an ultrasonic image and displays the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display. This step is the same as step 4 of the previous embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0103] This embodiment and Figure 2 The difference between the embodiments is that Figure 2 The previous embodiment selects the probe type first and then the inspection mode, while this embodiment selects the inspection mode first and then the probe type. The rest is the same, so it will not be described here. Figure 2 and Fig.10 The two corresponding embodiments can be simultaneously applied in an ultrasonic imaging device. For the processor 20, it first receives the instruction of selecting the probe type on the veterinary mode selection interface through the human-computer interaction device 70, and then starts Figure 2 The process shown in the figure first receives the command to select the inspection mode, then starts Fig.10 The process shown.

[0104] like Figure 4 As shown, a method for determining a veterinary mode includes the following steps:

[0105] Step 1', the processor 20 displays the veterinary mode selection interface on the display interface of the human-machine interaction device 70, such as Figure 5 As shown. The veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple animal types b and multiple inspection modes c. Among them, at least one inspection mode c is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b, that is, the inspection mode c displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b is also associated with the animal type b corresponding to the inspection mode area to which the inspection mode c belongs. Figure 5 In the , each animal type is associated with multiple inspection modes. Similarly, the inspection mode is optional on the display interface and is used to determine the veterinary mode. For example, if the grayscale "abdomen" mode is selected, the animal type is determined to be Feline, and then the probe type is determined according to the selected inspection mode and animal type, thereby determining the veterinary mode, which is determined with one click, which is very convenient and quick.

[0106] In this embodiment, the human-computer interaction device 70 includes a main display and a touch screen. The touch screen displays the veterinary mode selection interface, so that the user can determine the veterinary mode by simply clicking once on the touch screen, which is very convenient. The veterinary mode selection interface is displayed on the touch screen and will not occupy the main display, so that the main display can focus on displaying the ultrasound image.

[0107] Step 3', the processor 20 receives an instruction for selecting an inspection mode through the human-computer interaction device 70, that is, the user selects an inspection mode in the veterinary mode selection interface, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, determines the probe type according to the selected inspection mode and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs. For example, according to the selected inspection mode and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the inspection mode belongs, the probe type is determined according to a preset rule, for example, the most suitable and in-place probe (connected to the ultrasonic imaging device) of the two can be determined as the probe type of the veterinary mode to be activated, or the probe that has been matched with the two the most times and is in-place can be determined as the probe type of the veterinary mode to be activated, and so on. The processor 20 activates the veterinary mode corresponding to the determined probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs.

[0108] Step 4', the processor 20 scans the biological tissue according to the activated veterinary mode, obtains an ultrasonic image and displays the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display. Figure 2 Step 4 of the embodiment is not described in detail here.

[0109] This embodiment and Figure 2 The difference between the embodiments is that Figure 2 The probe type in the embodiment is selected by the user, while in this embodiment it is automatically determined, and the others are the same, so they will not be described here.

[0110] It can be seen that in this embodiment, the interface layout does not use the method of displaying the animal type-inspection mode in the middle of the probe on the left, but only displays the animal type-inspection mode. After selecting the inspection mode, the processor automatically matches the most suitable in-place probe according to the inspection mode selected under the animal type. This can avoid the user from selecting different probes, and directly match the optimal probe type (based on the probe currently in place on the machine) according to the selection of animal type-inspection mode, which is very convenient.

[0111] like Figure 6 As shown, a method for determining a veterinary mode includes the following steps:

[0112] Step 1”: the processor 20 displays the veterinary mode selection interface on the display interface of the human-machine interaction device 70, such as Figure 7 As shown. The veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple animal types b, multiple inspection modes c, and multiple probe types a; wherein, at least one inspection mode c is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b, and when the inspection mode c displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type b is activated, the animal type b associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode c belongs is also activated; wherein, each inspection mode c is associated with at least one probe type a, and each inspection mode c is also provided with an activation area, and at least one probe type a associated with each inspection mode c is respectively provided in the activation area corresponding to each inspection mode c. When the probe type in the activation area is activated, the inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the activated probe type belongs is also activated. The activation area can be an area inside the inspection mode or an area around the inspection mode, and this embodiment is described by taking the former as an example. The selected probe type determines the inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the selected probe type belongs as the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode, and determines the animal type whose inspection mode is located in the same column as the inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the selected probe type belongs as the animal type applicable in the veterinary mode.

[0113] In this embodiment, the association between the animal type b and the inspection mode c can also be a correspondence in position or level. Figure 2 The embodiments shown are not described in detail here.

[0114] In this embodiment, the probe type is a virtual button, which not only needs to serve as an identification, but also needs to be able to be selected; since there is no need to click on the animal type and inspection mode, the animal type and inspection mode can be icons, which only serve as identification. In other words, in the veterinary mode selection interface of this embodiment, the probe type is presented by the corresponding first button, the animal type is presented by the corresponding first icon, and the inspection mode is presented by the corresponding second icon. The first button is marked with the probe model, or the abbreviation or code of the probe model. The first icon is marked with an animal icon and text (numbers) reflecting the animal's body shape. The second icon is marked with text corresponding to the inspection mode. In this way, the user can see at a glance all kinds of probe types, animal types, and inspection modes, and can quickly find the virtual button of the desired probe type.

[0115] Step 2”: the processor 20 receives an instruction for selecting a probe type through the human-computer interaction device 70, that is, the user selects a probe type in the veterinary mode selection interface, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, the selected probe type is displayed differentially, for example, highlighted. Figure 7 Grayscale is used as an illustration; the selected probe type, the inspection mode corresponding to the activation area to which the selected probe type belongs, and the veterinary mode corresponding to the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the inspection mode belongs are activated. Figure 7 In the figure, the probe type shown by a' is the selected probe type, and the probe type a' is in the activation area of ​​the "abdomen" inspection mode. The animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the "abdomen" belongs is Feline in the same column. Therefore, after selecting the probe type, the probe type, animal type and inspection mode that determine the veterinary mode are all determined, so it can be activated. It can be seen that the user can determine the veterinary mode with one click, which is very convenient and quick.

[0116] Step 4”: the processor 20 scans the biological tissue according to the activated veterinary mode, obtains an ultrasonic image and displays the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display. This step is the same as Figure 2 Step 4 of the illustrated embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0117] In this embodiment, the interface layout does not use the method of displaying the animal type-inspection mode in the middle with the probe on the left. Instead, the layout of the animal type-inspection mode is displayed as a whole, and then the probe selection is provided inside or near the inspection mode. This can achieve the effect of selecting the animal type-inspection mode-probe at one time. The interface layout is more compact and can also achieve the purpose of "one-click switching" of the veterinary mode, which is very efficient.

[0118] The above embodiments illustrate how to quickly determine the veterinary mode. During the use of the ultrasonic imaging device, the present invention also provides a method for quickly switching the veterinary mode. Specifically, the processor 20 records each activated veterinary mode to obtain record information; based on the record information, multiple interactive elements are displayed on the display interface of the human-computer interaction device according to preset rules; for example, multiple interactive elements are displayed on the touch screen, such as Figure 8 The interactive element d is used to identify the veterinary mode in the recorded information. The interactive element displays an animal identifier for identifying the animal type in the veterinary mode, a probe identifier for identifying the probe type in the veterinary mode, and an inspection mode identifier for identifying the inspection mode in the veterinary mode. The animal identifier can be presented in the form of an animal icon, a text abbreviation, etc., such as Figure 8 The probe identification can also be presented in the form of probe icon, model or model abbreviation, such as Figure 8 The inspection mode is usually related to the inspection site, so the inspection mode identifier can be directly presented in the form of text abbreviations, such as Figure 8 “Abdomen”, “heart”, etc.

[0119] During daily use of the ultrasonic imaging device, the processor 20 can record the veterinary modes that have been activated, obtain the record information and store it in the memory 80, so that multiple interactive elements can be displayed on the display interface according to the record information and preset rules. There can be multiple preset rules, and the user can select which rule to use.

[0120] For example, the processor 20 obtains the record information from the memory 80, generates a plurality of corresponding interactive elements d according to the most recently recorded multiple animal use modes, and displays the plurality of interactive elements d in chronological order on the display interface of the human-computer interaction device. Since the current rule is displayed according to the most recent use record, the processor 20 can also display the abbreviation e of the preset rule in a position adjacent to an interactive element d, such as Figure 8 The “recently used” shown makes it easy for the user to know clearly the rule according to which the current interactive element d is generated.

[0121] For another example, the processor 20 obtains record information from the memory 80, counts the usage frequency of the veterinary mode, and generates multiple corresponding interactive elements according to the multiple veterinary modes with the highest usage frequency, that is, the veterinary modes are sorted by usage frequency, and interactive elements are generated for the top veterinary modes; and the multiple interactive elements sorted by usage frequency are displayed on the display interface of the human-computer interaction device.

[0122] For another example, the processor 20 obtains record information from the memory 80, counts the number of times the veterinary mode is used, and generates multiple corresponding interactive elements d according to the multiple veterinary modes with the highest number of uses, that is, the veterinary modes are sorted by the number of uses, and interactive elements are generated for the top-ranked veterinary modes; the multiple interactive elements sorted by the number of uses are displayed on the display interface of the human-computer interaction device.

[0123] Regardless of which rule is used, it is convenient for the user to switch back and forth between veterinary modes, which can greatly improve operational efficiency when ultrasound examinations are required on a large number of animals.

[0124] In one embodiment, the veterinary mode selection interface may further display at least one probe type in a certain order according to the historical usage data of the probe, and may further highlight the probe type with the highest frequency of use.

[0125] The number of interactive elements displayed may be preset by the system or may be set according to user needs, such as 4, 5, etc.

[0126] The interactive element is optional, that is, it can be a virtual button. When the user selects an interactive element, the processor 20 receives an instruction for selecting an interactive element through the touch screen, and in response to the instruction, switches the currently activated veterinary mode to the veterinary mode identified by the selected interactive element. In this way, the user does not need to operate in the veterinary mode selection interface, and can directly switch the veterinary mode with one key through the interactive element, which is convenient and fast.

[0127] The interactive elements are displayed on the touch screen. The ultrasound image and the interactive elements are displayed on different display screens, which can maximize the display of the ultrasound image and realize blind operation of the interactive elements, and the human-computer interaction efficiency is high. The interactive element can be a virtual button, so that the user only needs to click the desired interactive element to switch the veterinary mode, which is very convenient and fast. The interactive element can be permanently displayed on the touch screen, for example, it can be permanently displayed directly on the right side of the touch screen and can be displayed and operated without any button operation. Clicking any interactive element virtual button can achieve the purpose of switching the probe + inspection mode + animal type, achieving "one-click switching". Of course, the interactive element can also be displayed on the touch screen under the trigger of the target operation instruction input by the user, that is, the user needs to first input the target operation instruction through the human-computer interaction device, such as clicking a specific button, before the interactive element can be displayed.

[0128] This document is described with reference to various exemplary embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that changes and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of this document. For example, various operating steps and components for performing the operating steps may be implemented in different ways (e.g., one or more steps may be deleted, modified, or incorporated into other steps) depending on the specific application or considering any number of cost functions associated with the operation of the system.

[0129] In addition, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the principles of the present invention may be reflected in a computer program product on a computer-readable storage medium, which is pre-installed with a computer-readable program code. Any tangible, non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be used, including magnetic storage devices (hard disks, floppy disks, etc.), optical storage devices (CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu Ray disks, etc.), flash memory, and / or the like. These computer program instructions may be loaded onto a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device to form a machine, so that these instructions executed on a computer or other programmable data processing device may generate a device that implements a specified function. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory, which may instruct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory may form a manufactured product, including an implementation device that implements a specified function. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, so that a series of operating steps are performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device may provide steps for implementing a specified function.

[0130] Although the principles of this invention have been shown in various embodiments, many modifications of structures, arrangements, proportions, elements, materials and components particularly suitable for specific environments and operational requirements can be used without departing from the principles and scope of this invention. The above modifications and other changes or amendments will be included in the scope of this invention.

[0131] The foregoing specific description has been described with reference to various embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the consideration of the present disclosure will be illustrative rather than restrictive, and all these modifications will be included in its scope. Similarly, the advantages, other advantages and solutions to the problems of various embodiments have been described above. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to the problems and any elements that can produce these, or make them more clear, should not be interpreted as critical, necessary or necessary. The term "include" and any other variants used in this article are all non-exclusive inclusions, so that the process, method, article or device including the list of elements not only includes these elements, but also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed or do not belong to the process, method, system, article or device. In addition, the term "coupled" and any other variants used in this article refer to physical connections, electrical connections, magnetic connections, optical connections, communication connections, functional connections and / or any other connections.

[0132] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the basic principles of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined from the following claims.

Claims

1. A method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, characterized in that: include: Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types; Receive an instruction for selecting a probe type, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, display at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type on the veterinary mode selection interface and display at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein all animal types are arranged along a first direction, and the inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged along a second direction; when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated; An instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

2. A method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, characterized in that: include: Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes a plurality of animal types and a plurality of inspection modes; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type, all animal types are arranged along a first direction, and the inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged along a second direction; when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated; receiving an instruction for selecting an examination mode, and in response to the instruction for selecting an examination mode, displaying at least one probe type associated with the selected examination mode on the veterinary mode selection interface; An instruction for selecting a probe type is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

3. A method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, characterized in that: include: Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes a plurality of animal types and a plurality of inspection modes; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type, all animal types are arranged along a first direction, and the inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged along a second direction; when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the activated inspection mode belongs is also activated; Receive an instruction for selecting an inspection mode, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, determine a probe type based on the selected inspection mode and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs, and activate a veterinary mode corresponding to the determined probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs.

4. A method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, characterized in that: include: Displaying a veterinary mode selection interface; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types; Receive an instruction for selecting a probe type, and in response to the instruction for selecting a probe type, display a plurality of animal types and at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type on the veterinary mode selection interface; wherein at least one inspection mode is displayed in an inspection mode area associated with at least one of the animal types, all animal types are arranged along a first direction, and the inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each of the animal types are arranged along a second direction; when the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with the animal type is activated, the animal type associated with the activated inspection mode is also activated; An instruction for selecting an inspection mode is received, and in response to the instruction for selecting an inspection mode, a veterinary mode corresponding to the selected probe type, the selected inspection mode, and the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs is activated.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that In the veterinary mode selection interface, various animal types and inspection modes are arranged in an array; wherein all animal types are arranged in a row along a first direction, and various inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged in a column along a second direction, and the inspection modes of the same type associated with each animal type are located in the same row, and the various inspection modes in each animal type and the associated inspection mode area are located in the same column, and when an inspection mode is selected, the animal type located in the same column as the selected inspection mode is determined as the animal type applicable to the veterinary mode.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The ultrasonic imaging device comprises a main display and a touch screen; the touch screen displays the veterinary mode selection interface; the method further comprises: The biological tissue is scanned according to the activated veterinary mode to obtain an ultrasonic image and display the ultrasonic image on the display interface of the main display.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The probe type in the veterinary mode selection interface is presented by a corresponding first button, the inspection mode is presented by a corresponding second button, and the animal type is presented by a corresponding first icon.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Also includes: Recording the activated veterinary mode to obtain recording information; Based on the recorded information, display multiple interactive elements on the display interface according to preset rules; The interactive element is used to identify the veterinary mode in the recorded information, and the interactive element displays an animal identifier for identifying the animal type in the veterinary mode, a probe identifier for identifying the probe type in the veterinary mode, and an inspection mode identifier for identifying the inspection mode in the veterinary mode; An instruction for selecting an interactive element is received, and in response to the instruction, a currently activated veterinary mode is switched to the veterinary mode identified by the selected interactive element.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Also includes: When the veterinary mode is activated, at least one of the annotation items, measurement items and body position diagrams applicable to the veterinary mode is also switched accordingly.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The animal type includes at least one of cats, dogs and other animals.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The canine family includes at least one of small dogs, medium dogs and large dogs classified by weight range.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: At least one of the probe types is displayed on the veterinary mode selection interface according to historical usage data, and the probe type with the highest frequency of use is highlighted.

13. A method for determining a veterinary mode of an ultrasonic imaging device, wherein the veterinary mode is determined by a probe type, an animal type, and an examination mode, wherein: The method comprises: A veterinary mode selection interface is displayed; the veterinary mode selection interface includes multiple probe types; the probe type is used to determine the probe type used in the veterinary mode when selected and to trigger the veterinary mode selection interface to display at least one animal type associated with the selected probe type and to display at least one inspection mode associated with the selected probe type in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type; wherein all animal types are arranged along a first direction, and the inspection modes displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type are arranged along a second direction; the inspection mode displayed in the inspection mode area associated with each animal type is used to determine the inspection mode used in the veterinary mode when selected and to determine the animal type associated with the inspection mode area to which the selected inspection mode belongs as the animal type applicable in the veterinary mode.

14. An ultrasonic imaging device, characterized in that: include: Ultrasound probe; A transmitting / receiving control circuit, used for controlling the ultrasonic probe to transmit ultrasonic waves to the region of interest in the biological tissue and to receive the echo of the ultrasonic waves to obtain an ultrasonic echo signal; A human-computer interaction device, used to output visual information and receive user input; A processor, configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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