Ultrasonic device and display control method thereof

By simultaneously displaying multiple functional areas on the display device of the ultrasonic device and real-time response to user operation instructions in the control device, the cumbersome operation problems caused by the isolation of the existing ultrasonic device functional areas are solved, and work efficiency is improved.

CN114176631BActive Publication Date: 2025-03-04SHENZHEN MINDRAY ANIMAL MEDICAL TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202111553241.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-12-17
Publication Date
2025-03-04
Estimated Expiration
2041-12-17

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Technical Problem

The functional areas of existing ultrasound equipment are isolated. Medical staff need to frequently switch interfaces when performing different functions, resulting in cumbersome operations and affecting work efficiency.

Method used

An ultrasonic device is designed to allow the user to perform operations of different functional areas on the current interface by simultaneously displaying at least two functional areas of the adjustment parameter functional area, the measurement functional area, the annotation functional area and the addition position map functional area on the display device, and real-time response to user operation instructions is realized in the control device.

Benefits of technology

It enables users to perform operations in different functional areas without switching interfaces, simplifies workflow and improves the work efficiency of medical staff.

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Abstract

The present application provides an ultrasound device and a display control method for the ultrasound device. The ultrasound device includes a display device for simultaneously displaying at least two function areas of an adjustment parameter function area, a measurement function area, an annotation function area, and an addition body map function area. Different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device. Each function area simultaneously displays multiple interface controls associated with its corresponding function or displays an interface control associated with its corresponding function. At least one interface control in different function areas is displayed simultaneously. Different interface controls are used to represent different operation steps. A control device is used to control the ultrasound device to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control with the input operation instruction when an operation instruction input by a user for any interface control is detected. The above-mentioned ultrasound device can simplify the operation steps of medical staff, thereby improving the work efficiency of medical staff.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of ultrasonic technology, and in particular to an ultrasonic device and a display control method for the ultrasonic device. Background Art

[0002] When doctors are doing ultrasound examinations, routine operations include adjusting image parameters, measuring multiple indicators, adding annotations, and adding body maps. Accordingly, ultrasound equipment usually provides different functions to complete the above operations. For example, an ultrasound device with the function of adding body maps can display various body maps on the screen. When the user clicks on a body map, the ultrasound device adds the body map to the ultrasound image.

[0003] Currently, the different functions provided by ultrasound equipment are isolated from each other. When medical staff want to perform an operation supported by a certain function, they need to first enter the operation interface corresponding to the function. During this process, if they want to perform an operation supported by another function, they must exit the current operation interface and enter the operation interface corresponding to the other function. For example, during an ultrasound examination, if you want to perform a measurement operation, you must first enter the measurement interface. During this process, if you want to adjust the image parameters, you need to exit the measurement interface and then enter the parameter adjustment interface. The above process is relatively cumbersome and will affect the work efficiency of medical staff. Summary of the invention

[0004] According to a first aspect, an embodiment provides an ultrasound device, comprising:

[0005] A display device, used for simultaneously displaying at least two function areas of an adjustment parameter function area, a measurement function area, an annotation function area, and an addition body map function area, wherein different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device, and each of the function areas simultaneously displays a plurality of interface controls associated with its corresponding function or displays an interface control associated with its corresponding function, and at least one interface control in different function areas is displayed simultaneously, and different interface controls are used to represent different operation steps;

[0006] The control device is used to control the ultrasound device to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control to which the operation instruction is input when an operation instruction input by the user is detected for any interface control.

[0007] According to the second aspect, an embodiment provides a display control method for an ultrasound device, comprising:

[0008] Simultaneously displaying at least two function areas of the adjustment parameter function area, the measurement function area, the annotation function area, and the body position map adding function area, different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device, each of the function areas simultaneously displays a plurality of interface controls associated with its corresponding function or displays an interface control associated with its corresponding function, at least one interface control in different function areas is displayed simultaneously, and different interface controls are used to represent different operation steps;

[0009] When an operation instruction input by a user for any interface control is detected, the ultrasound device is controlled to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control to which the operation instruction is input.

[0010] In the above embodiment, at least two functional areas are displayed on the display device at the same time, and each functional area displays at least one interface control. When the user controls the ultrasound device to perform operations in different functional areas, there is no need to switch to display different functional areas. The user can directly control the ultrasound device to perform operations in different functional areas on the current display interface, thereby more efficiently meeting the needs of the examination, simplifying the work process, avoiding frequent switching operations by medical staff, and improving the work efficiency of medical staff. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasonic device according to an embodiment;

[0012] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of an interface in which four functional areas are displayed simultaneously in an embodiment;

[0013] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of adding a body position map function area according to an embodiment;

[0014] Figure 4 The present invention is a flowchart of a display control method of an ultrasound device according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] 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.

[0016] 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.

[0017] 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).

[0018] The most important concept of the present invention is to display multiple functional areas and interface controls in the functional areas at the same time, so that the user can complete operations of different functions without switching or updating the functional areas in the interface.

[0019] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment shown in the figure provides an ultrasound device, which includes an ultrasound probe 10, a display device 20 and a control device 30. It should be noted that: Figure 1 The ultrasound device shown in is only an example. In other embodiments, the ultrasound device may further include more components / modules / devices.

[0020] The ultrasonic probe 10 includes a transducer (not shown in the figure) composed of a plurality of array elements arranged in an array. 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. 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, so as to realize the transmission of ultrasonic waves to the target tissue (such as biological tissue in the human body or animal body), and can also be used to receive ultrasonic waves reflected back by the tissue. When performing ultrasonic detection, which array elements are used to transmit ultrasonic waves and which array elements are used to receive ultrasonic waves can be controlled by the transmission sequence and the reception sequence, or the array elements can be controlled 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 beam emission can also be excited by several electrical signals with a certain time interval, thereby continuously transmitting ultrasonic waves with a certain time interval. When performing imaging, medical personnel can hold the ultrasound probe 10 to scan the target tissue, thereby obtaining different types of ultrasound images, such as ultrasound images in B mode, elasticity images, or various types of cross-sectional images. In the process of obtaining the ultrasound image or after obtaining the ultrasound image, the medical personnel can complete various operations by outputting instructions, for example, adding a measuring ruler to the obtained ultrasound image to obtain the actual physical distance of the target tissue on the ultrasound image, or adding various annotations or body position diagrams (used to indicate what body position the ultrasound image represents) to the ultrasound image.

[0021] The display device 20 includes one or more display screens, which can be either touch screens or non-touch screens. When the display screen is a touch screen, the user can input various commands by directly touching the display screen. When the display screen is a non-touch screen, the user can input commands through an external device, which includes but is not limited to a mouse, a trackball, or a keyboard. In this example, a display screen in the display device 20 is used to display the main interface of the ultrasound device, which can display ultrasound images obtained by the ultrasound device. In addition, Figure 2As shown, the main interface also displays four function areas at the same time, namely, the parameter adjustment function area 100a, the measurement function area 200a, the annotation function area 300a, and the body position map addition function area 400a. The positional relationship between the function area and the ultrasound image can be a default, for example, the display area of ​​the ultrasound image is above each function area by default, and the positional relationship between the function area and the ultrasound image can also be set by the user. In other embodiments, the main interface of the ultrasound device and the above four function areas can also be displayed in different display screens respectively. In addition, in this example, the number and type of function areas are only examples. In other embodiments, other types of function areas can also be included, and any at least two of the above four function areas can also be displayed at the same time. Different functional areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device, wherein the parameter adjustment functional area 100a is used to adjust the imaging parameters of the image in response to the user's operation, the measurement functional area 200a is used to measure the size parameters of the target tissue in the ultrasound image in response to the user's operation, the annotation functional area 300a is used to add annotations to the ultrasound image in response to the user's operation, and the body position map adding functional area 400a is used to add a body position map on the ultrasound image. One or more interface controls are displayed in each functional area, and each interface control in different functional areas is also displayed simultaneously, that is, the parameter adjustment control 100b in the parameter adjustment functional area 100a, the measurement control 200b in the measurement functional area 200a, the annotation control 300b in the annotation functional area 300a, and the body position map adding control 400b in the body position map adding functional area 400a are simultaneously displayed in the display device 20, and each interface control is used to represent the operation steps related to the functional area where it is located, and the user can control the ultrasound device to complete specific operation steps by clicking the interface control. The following is a further description of some interface controls in some functional areas.

[0022] exist Figure 2 In the adjustment parameter function area 100a shown, the meanings of some parameter adjustment controls 100b are as follows: FOV represents the scanning range, ExFOV represents extended imaging, ZoomValue represents the magnification, ImgQual represents the image quality, and Persistence represents frame correlation.

[0023] exist Figure 2 In the measurement function area 200a shown in , the meanings of the measurement controls 200b are as follows: IVSd represents the end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), LVIDd represents the end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter (left ventricular long-axis section), LVPWd represents the end-diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), IVSs represents the end-systolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), LVIDs represents the end-systolic left ventricular internal diameter (left ventricular long-axis section), and IVSs represents the end-systolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section).

[0024] exist Figure 2 In the annotation function area 300a shown, the meanings of the annotation controls 300b are as follows: MV represents mitral valve, LVOT represents left ventricular outflow tract, RV represents right ventricle, SSN represents suprasternal view, and A4CH represents apical four-chamber view.

[0025] In this embodiment, the body position map control 400b is used to respond to the operation instruction input by the user, and add a preset corresponding body position map on the ultrasound image obtained by the ultrasound device. The shape of the body position map control 400b itself can be consistent with the corresponding body position map. Figure 1 For example, Figure 2 In the figure, the add body position map function area 400a includes four add body position map controls 400b. When the user sees the add body position map control 400b, he will know the specific content of the corresponding body position map. The body position map of each add body position map control 400b is used to represent an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the heart from a certain angle (or body position). After the user scans the heart at a certain angle to obtain an ultrasound image, he can click the add body position map control 400b of the corresponding angle to mark the ultrasound image (add the corresponding body position map) to indicate which body position the ultrasound image corresponds to.

[0026] In some embodiments, the annotation functions or measurement functions required for different body images are different, for example, Figure 3 In the added body position map function area 400a shown in the figure, a body position map corresponding to a part of the added body position map control 400b in the function area represents different organs obtained by the user using the ultrasound probe 10. The annotations required for the ultrasound images corresponding to different organs are not exactly the same. Therefore, different display templates of interface controls can be set based on different added body position map controls 400b. For example, in Figure 3 In the example, when the user clicks on the add body position map control 400b in the shape of a liver, the ultrasound device can reconfigure the interface controls in other functional areas such as the annotation functional area 300a, so that the other interface controls are adapted to the annotations and measurements required for the liver. When the user clicks on the add body position map control 400b in the shape of a kidney, the ultrasound device can reconfigure the interface controls in other functional areas so that the other interface controls are adapted to the annotations or measurements required for the kidney. Through the above response to the user clicking on the add body position map control 400b, the ultrasound device can provide the user with the required auxiliary functions or auxiliary operations in a timely manner based on the user's selection of the body position map. In this way, in the process of the user acquiring ultrasound images multiple times, there is no need to configure the interface controls for different ultrasound images multiple times, thereby further simplifying the user's operation steps and avoiding possible errors that may occur during the user's operation.

[0027] In some embodiments, Figure 3As shown, a preview area 400c is also provided in the add body image function area 400a, and the preview area 400c is used to display the body image corresponding to the currently selected add body image control 400b, for example Figure 3 In the example, the user currently selects the Add Body Image control 400b in the upper right corner of the Add Body Image function area 400a. The body image corresponding to the Add Body Image control 400b is a lying image of a pet dog. The user can switch the selected Add Body Image control 400b to display the body image in the preview area 400c. Among the body images corresponding to the Add Body Image control 400b, there are one or more body images with corresponding probe marks 400d. When these body images are displayed in the preview area 400c, the probe marks 400d will also be displayed on the body images. For example, Figure 3 In the preview area 400c, the pet dog lying down currently displayed has a corresponding probe mark 400d. The position of the probe mark 400d in the body position map is used to represent the probe position of the ultrasound device. The user can move the probe mark 400d on the body position map. When the control device 30 detects that the probe mark 400d is moved to any preset specific position of the body position map, at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the body position map function area 400a is reconfigured according to the specific position to which the probe mark 400d is moved. Figure 3 As can be seen from the displayed lying image, the probe mark 400d is located in the center of the abdomen of the pet dog. Assuming that the user scans the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog and obtains the corresponding ultrasound image, and wants to annotate the ultrasound image of the right side of the abdomen, the user can move the probe mark 400d in the preview area 400c to the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog in the lying image. When the control device 30 detects that the probe mark 400d moves to a preset coordinate or a preset coordinate range on the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog in the lying image, it can be determined that the user needs the corresponding interface control in this area, so that the interface controls in other function areas such as the annotation function area 300a are reconfigured so that each interface control matches the ultrasound image of the right side of the abdomen. In other words, the ultrasound device configures the display template of the interface control for some specific positions in the body position map where the probe mark 400d moves, so as to further improve the work efficiency of the user.

[0028] In some embodiments, the number of interface controls included in the function area may be large, but the screen size is limited and it is impossible to clearly display all the included interface controls at the same time. In order to further improve the user's work efficiency and reduce the steps for the user to switch interface controls, the interface controls in the function area can be set to be swiped or paged. Figure 2In the measurement function area 200a, there are at least two corresponding pages, at least two pages have a sequential relationship and at least one of the two pages is displayed in the corresponding function area, and one or more measurement controls 200b are displayed on each page. The user can switch to different pages in the measurement function area 200a by inputting left or right sliding instructions in the measurement function area 200a. In this way, when there are many interface controls in a certain function area, the user can also directly find the required interface controls in the currently seen "primary interface" without having to enter the "secondary interface" to find the required interface controls.

[0029] In some embodiments, when the user controls the ultrasound device to complete a corresponding operation, the result of the operation can also be reflected in the interface control of the function area. Specifically, each interface control in the adjustment parameter function area 100a, the measurement function area 200a, the annotation function area 300a, and the body image adding function area 400a includes guidance information for the corresponding operation steps, and the guidance information includes but is not limited to whether the corresponding operation step is executable, whether the corresponding operation step has been completed, and the result after the corresponding operation step is completed. In addition, the guidance information can be presented in the form of intuitive text or symbols, and can also be embodied in other ways that the user can understand, such as The user clicks on an annotation control 300b in the annotation function area 300a, thereby inputting a corresponding annotation on the ultrasound image. After the annotation is added, the character "Completed" may be displayed on the annotation control, thereby prompting the user not to repeat adding the annotation on the current ultrasound image. Alternatively, the annotation control 300b or the interface controls in other function areas related to the annotation may be frozen. The association relationship between the interface controls may be preset. When the user clicks on an interface control to complete the corresponding operation steps, the control device 30 may automatically update the guidance information of the currently displayed interface control according to the preset association relationship.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 The embodiment shown provides a display control method for an ultrasound device, comprising the steps of:

[0031] Step S100: simultaneously display at least two function areas of the adjustment parameter function area 100a, the measurement function area 200a, the annotation function area 300a and the body image addition function area 400a. Different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device.

[0032] Among them, the parameter adjustment function area 100a is used to respond to the user's operation to adjust the imaging parameters of the image, the measurement function area 200a is used to respond to the user's operation to measure the size parameters of the target tissue in the ultrasound image, etc., the annotation function area 300a is used to respond to the user's operation to add annotations to the ultrasound image, and the body position map addition function area 400a is used to add a body position map to the ultrasound image. One or more interface controls are displayed in each function area, and each interface control in different function areas is also displayed at the same time, that is, the parameter adjustment control 100b in the parameter adjustment function area 100a, the measurement control 200b in the measurement function area 200a, the annotation control 300b in the annotation function area 300a, and the body position map addition control 400b in the body position map addition function area 400a are displayed at the same time, each interface control is used to represent the operation steps related to the function area where it is located, and the user can control the ultrasound device to complete specific operation steps by clicking the interface control.

[0033] Step S200: When an operation instruction inputted by a user for any interface control is detected, the ultrasound device is controlled to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control to which the operation instruction is inputted. Figure 2 Take this example to explain the specific meaning of each interface control.

[0034] exist Figure 2 In the adjustment parameter function area 100a shown, the meanings of some parameter adjustment controls 100b are as follows: FOV represents the scanning range, ExFOV represents extended imaging, ZoomValue represents the magnification, ImgQual represents the image quality, and Persistence represents frame correlation.

[0035] exist Figure 2 In the measurement function area 200a shown in , the meanings of the measurement controls 200b are as follows: IVSd represents the end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), LVIDd represents the end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter (left ventricular long-axis section), LVPWd represents the end-diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), IVSs represents the end-systolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section), LVIDs represents the end-systolic left ventricular internal diameter (left ventricular long-axis section), and IVSs represents the end-systolic interventricular septum thickness (left ventricular long-axis section).

[0036] exist Figure 2 In the annotation function area 300a shown, the meanings of the annotation controls 300b are as follows: MV represents mitral valve, LVOT represents left ventricular outflow tract, RV represents right ventricle, SSN represents suprasternal view, and A4CH represents apical four-chamber view.

[0037] In this embodiment, the body position map control 400b is used to respond to the operation instruction input by the user, and add a preset corresponding body position map on the ultrasound image obtained by the ultrasound device. The shape of the body position map control 400b itself can be consistent with the corresponding body position map. Figure 1 For example, Figure 2 In the figure, the add body position map function area 400a includes four add body position map controls 400b. When the user sees the add body position map control 400b, he will know the specific content of the corresponding body position map. The body position map of each add body position map control 400b is used to represent an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the heart from a certain angle (or body position). After the user scans the heart at a certain angle to obtain an ultrasound image, he can click the add body position map control 400b of the corresponding angle to mark the ultrasound image (add the corresponding body position map) to indicate which body position the ultrasound image corresponds to.

[0038] In some embodiments, the annotation functions or measurement functions required for different body images are different, for example, Figure 3 In the added body position map function area 400a shown in the figure, a body position map corresponding to a part of the added body position map control 400b in the function area represents different organs obtained by the user using the ultrasound probe 10. The annotations required for the ultrasound images corresponding to different organs are not exactly the same. Therefore, different display templates of interface controls can be set based on different added body position map controls 400b. For example, in Figure 3 In the example, when the user clicks on the add body position map control 400b in the shape of a liver, the ultrasound device can reconfigure the interface controls in other functional areas such as the annotation functional area 300a, so that the other interface controls are adapted to the annotations and measurements required for the liver. When the user clicks on the add body position map control 400b in the shape of a kidney, the ultrasound device can reconfigure the interface controls in other functional areas so that the other interface controls are adapted to the annotations or measurements required for the kidney. Through the above response to the user clicking on the add body position map control 400b, the ultrasound device can provide the user with the required auxiliary functions or auxiliary operations in a timely manner based on the user's selection of the body position map. In this way, in the process of the user acquiring ultrasound images multiple times, there is no need to configure the interface controls for different ultrasound images multiple times, thereby further simplifying the user's operation steps and avoiding possible errors that may occur during the user's operation.

[0039] In some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, a preview area 400c is also provided in the add body image function area 400a, and the preview area 400c is used to display the body image corresponding to the currently selected add body image control 400b, for example Figure 3In the example, the user currently selects the Add Body Image control 400b in the upper right corner of the Add Body Image function area 400a. The body image corresponding to the Add Body Image control 400b is a lying image of a pet dog. The user can switch the selected Add Body Image control 400b to display the body image in the preview area 400c. Among the body images corresponding to the Add Body Image control 400b, there are one or more body images with corresponding probe marks 400d. When these body images are displayed in the preview area 400c, the probe marks 400d will also be displayed on the body images. For example, Figure 3 In the preview area 400c, the pet dog lying down currently displayed has a corresponding probe mark 400d. The position of the probe mark 400d in the body map is used to represent the probe position of the ultrasound device. The user can move the probe mark 400d on the body map. When it is detected that the probe mark 400d is moved to any preset specific position of the body map, at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the body map function area 400a is reconfigured according to the specific position to which the probe mark 400d is moved. Figure 3 As can be seen from the displayed lying image, the probe mark 400d is located in the center of the abdomen of the pet dog. Assuming that the user scans the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog and obtains the corresponding ultrasound image, if the user wants to annotate the ultrasound image of the right side of the abdomen, the user can move the probe mark 400d in the preview area 400c to the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog in the lying image. When it is detected that the probe mark 400d moves to a certain preset coordinate or a certain preset coordinate range on the right side of the abdomen of the pet dog in the lying image, it can be determined that the user needs the corresponding interface control in this area, so that the interface controls in other function areas such as the annotation function area 300a are reconfigured so that each interface control matches the ultrasound image of the right side of the abdomen. In other words, the ultrasound device configures the display template of the interface control for some specific positions in the body position map where the probe mark 400d moves, so as to further improve the work efficiency of the user.

[0040] In some embodiments, the number of interface controls included in the function area may be large, but the screen size is limited and it is impossible to clearly display all the included interface controls at the same time. In order to further improve the user's work efficiency and reduce the steps for the user to switch interface controls, the interface controls in the function area can be set to be swiped or paged. Figure 2In the measurement function area 200a, there are at least two corresponding pages, at least two pages have a sequential relationship and at least one of the two pages is displayed in the corresponding function area, and one or more measurement controls 200b are displayed on each page. The user can switch to different pages in the measurement function area 200a by inputting left or right sliding instructions in the measurement function area 200a. In this way, when there are many interface controls in a certain function area, the user can also directly find the required interface controls in the currently seen "primary interface" without having to enter the "secondary interface" to find the required interface controls.

[0041] In some embodiments, when the user controls the ultrasound device to complete a corresponding operation, the result of the operation can also be reflected in the interface control of the function area. Specifically, each interface control in the adjustment parameter function area 100a, the measurement function area 200a, the annotation function area 300a, and the body position map adding function area 400a includes guidance information for the corresponding operation steps, and the guidance information includes but is not limited to whether the corresponding operation step is executable, whether the corresponding operation step has been completed, and the result after the corresponding operation step is completed. In addition, the guidance information can be presented in the form of intuitive text or symbols, or in other ways that the user can understand. For example, the user clicks on an annotation control 300b in the annotation function area 300a, thereby inputting a corresponding annotation on the ultrasound image. After the annotation is added, the character "Completed" may be displayed on the annotation control, thereby prompting the user not to repeat adding the annotation on the current ultrasound image. Alternatively, the annotation control 300b may be frozen or the interface controls in other function areas related to the annotation may be frozen. The association relationship between the interface controls may be preset. When the user clicks on an interface control to complete the corresponding operation steps, the guidance information of the currently displayed interface control may be automatically updated according to the preset association relationship.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the user can directly control the ultrasound device to perform operations in different functional areas on the current display interface, thereby more efficiently meeting the needs of examination, simplifying the workflow, avoiding frequent switching operations by medical staff, and improving the work efficiency of medical staff.

[0043] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the functions of the various methods in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented by hardware or by computer programs. When all or part of the functions in the above-mentioned embodiments are implemented by computer programs, the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium can include: read-only memory, random access memory, disk, optical disk, hard disk, etc., and the program is executed by a computer to implement the above-mentioned functions. For example, the program is stored in the memory of the device, and when the program in the memory is executed by the processor, all or part of the above-mentioned functions can be implemented. In addition, when all or part of the functions in the above-mentioned embodiments are implemented by computer programs, the program can also be stored in a storage medium such as a server, another computer, disk, optical disk, flash disk or mobile hard disk, and can be downloaded or copied and saved in the memory of the local device, or the system of the local device is updated, and when the program in the memory is executed by the processor, all or part of the functions in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented.

[0044] The above specific examples are used to illustrate the present invention, which is only used to help understand the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, according to the concept of the present invention, some simple deductions, modifications or substitutions can be made.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic device, characterized in that: include: A display device, used for simultaneously displaying at least two function areas of an adjustment parameter function area, a measurement function area, an annotation function area, and an addition body map function area, wherein different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device, and each of the function areas simultaneously displays a plurality of interface controls associated with its corresponding function or displays an interface control associated with its corresponding function, and at least one interface control in different function areas is displayed simultaneously, and different interface controls are used to represent different operation steps; A control device is used to control the ultrasound device to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control where the operation instructions are input when an operation instruction input by the user is detected, and to update the guidance information of the interface control after executing the corresponding operation steps, wherein the guidance information includes at least one of whether the corresponding operation step is executable, whether the corresponding operation step has been completed, and the result after the corresponding operation step is completed.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The display device comprises at least two display screens, and the control device is used to control one of the two display screens to display the at least two functional areas, and to control another of the at least two display screens to display the main interface of the ultrasound device; or, The display device includes at least one display screen, and the control device is used to control one of the at least one display screen to display the main interface of the ultrasound device, and to control the main interface to be divided into an area for displaying the at least two functional areas.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that At least one of the at least two functional areas has at least two corresponding pages, the at least two pages have a sequential relationship and one of the at least two pages is displayed in the corresponding functional area, and one or more of the interface controls are displayed on each page; The control device is also used to switch the page currently displayed in the functional area where the page turning instruction is input to a page adjacent to the currently displayed page when detecting that the user inputs a page turning instruction for any functional area corresponding to at least two pages.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The interface controls in the parameter adjustment function area include at least one parameter adjustment control, and the parameter adjustment control is used to respond to an operation instruction input by a user and adjust the value of a preset corresponding ultrasound parameter.

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The interface control in the adding body position map function area is an adding body position map control, and the adding body position map control is used to respond to an operation instruction input by a user and add a preset corresponding body position map on the ultrasound image acquired by the ultrasound device; The control device is also used to reconfigure at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the add body position map function area according to the body map corresponding to the add body position map control to which the operation instruction is input when an operation instruction input by the user is detected for any add body position map control.

6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that One or more body maps corresponding to at least one of the add body map controls have corresponding probe marks, and a preview area is also provided in the add body map function area, the preview area is used to display the body map corresponding to the currently selected add body map control, and the preview area is used to display the probe mark in the corresponding body map, and the position of the probe mark in the corresponding body map is used to represent the probe position of the ultrasound device; The control device is also used to move the position of the probe mark to which the movement instruction is input in the corresponding body position map when a movement instruction input by the user for the probe mark is detected, and to reconfigure at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the added body position map function area according to the specific position to which the probe mark is moved when it is detected that the probe mark is moved to any preset specific position of the body position map.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that Each interface control in the adjustment parameter function area, the measurement function area, and the annotation function area includes guidance information for corresponding operation steps; The control device is also used to update the guidance information of the interface control currently displayed by the display device according to the association relationship between preset interface controls after controlling the ultrasound device to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control to which the operation instruction is input.

8. A display control method for an ultrasound device, characterized in that ,include: Simultaneously displaying at least two function areas of the adjustment parameter function area, the measurement function area, the annotation function area, and the body position map adding function area, different function areas are used to represent different functions of the ultrasound device, each of the function areas simultaneously displays a plurality of interface controls associated with its corresponding function or displays an interface control associated with its corresponding function, at least one interface control in different function areas is displayed simultaneously, and different interface controls are used to represent different operation steps; When detecting an operation instruction input by a user for any interface control, controlling the ultrasound device to execute an operation step corresponding to the interface control for which the operation instruction is input; After executing the corresponding operation step, the guidance information of the interface control is updated, and the guidance information includes at least one of whether the corresponding operation step is executable, whether the corresponding operation step has been completed, and the result after the corresponding operation step is completed.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that At least one of the at least two functional areas has at least two corresponding pages, the at least two pages have a sequential relationship and one of the at least two pages is displayed in the corresponding functional area, and one or more of the interface controls are displayed on each page, the method further comprising: When a page turning instruction input by the user for any functional area corresponding to at least two pages is detected, the page currently displayed in the functional area where the page turning instruction is input is switched to a page adjacent to the currently displayed page.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The interface control in the body position map adding function area is a body position map adding control, and the body position map adding control is used to respond to the operation instruction input by the user and add a preset corresponding body position map on the ultrasound image acquired by the ultrasound device. The method also includes: When an operation instruction input by the user for any adding body position map control is detected, at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the adding body position map function area is reconfigured according to the body map corresponding to the adding body position map control to which the operation instruction is input.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The add body map function area is also provided with a preview area, wherein a body map corresponding to the currently selected add body map control is displayed in the preview area, and among the one or more body maps corresponding to at least one of the add body map controls, at least one body map is displayed with a probe mark in the preview area, and the position of the probe mark in the body map is used to represent the probe position of the ultrasound device, and the method further comprises: When a movement instruction input by the user for the probe mark is detected, the position of the probe mark to which the movement instruction is input in the corresponding body position map is moved; When it is detected that the probe mark is moved to any preset specific position of the body map, at least one interface control displayed in other function areas outside the body map adding function area is reconfigured according to the specific position to which the probe mark is moved.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that Each interface control in the adjustment parameter function area, the measurement function area, and the annotation function area includes guidance information for corresponding operation steps. After controlling the ultrasound device to execute the operation steps corresponding to the interface control to which the operation instruction is input, the method further includes: The guidance information of the currently displayed interface controls is updated according to the preset association relationship between the interface controls.

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