Method and apparatus for displaying ultrasound images

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of display method and equipment of ultrasonic image, the method includes: receiving the instruction of viewing image input by user, and the instruction of viewing image includes the identification of target object to be viewed and the identification of examination type;According to the identification of target object to be viewed, the first ultrasonic image of target object to be viewed is acquired from the ultrasonic image of pre-acquisition;According to the identification of examination type and the preset mapping relationship, the section needing examination is determined, and the mapping relationship between the identification of examination type and the section needing examination is preset;According to the first ultrasonic image, the display information of each section in the section needing examination is determined;The display information of each section is displayed, wherein the section matched with the first ultrasonic image and the section not matched with the first ultrasonic image are distinguished and displayed.The method of the embodiment of the present application is distinguished and displayed, and it is convenient for doctor to view ultrasonic image, which helps to improve the work efficiency of doctor.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of medical ultrasound technology, specifically to a method and device for displaying ultrasound images. Background Technology

[0002] The technique of acquiring ultrasound images of a target subject and then using these images for clinical diagnosis has been widely adopted in clinical practice due to its advantages such as being non-invasive, low-cost, and highly real-time. After acquiring the ultrasound images, they are needed in many situations, such as when the attending physician is making a diagnosis, during remote consultations, reviewing the patient's condition, or displaying medical records. The way the ultrasound images are displayed is closely related to the doctor's work efficiency.

[0003] According to various ultrasound examination guidelines and standards, a series of standard ultrasound images of the target subject are usually required for diagnosis during various examinations. However, in actual examinations, various factors may affect the process, such as unstable patient condition, patient non-cooperation, or fetal position during mid-pregnancy prenatal screening, which may result in the inability to obtain ultrasound images of all sections. In other words, some sections may lack corresponding ultrasound images.

[0004] Current ultrasound image display devices typically only display the acquired ultrasound images. However, depending on the needs of their work, doctors often have to determine which ultrasound images are missing. This display method reduces the efficiency of doctors' work. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This invention provides a method and device for displaying ultrasound images, which is intended to facilitate doctors in viewing ultrasound images.

[0006] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for displaying ultrasound images, comprising:

[0007] Receive user input instructions to view an image. The instructions include the identifier of the target object to be viewed and the inspection type identifier.

[0008] The first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed is obtained from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed;

[0009] The cross-sections to be inspected are determined based on the inspection type identifier and the preset mapping relationship. The preset mapping relationship is the mapping relationship between the inspection type identifier and the cross-sections to be inspected.

[0010] The display information of each section in the section to be examined is determined based on the first ultrasound image;

[0011] Display information for each section, with sections that match the first ultrasound image and sections that do not match the first ultrasound image clearly distinguished.

[0012] In one embodiment, determining the display information of each section in the section to be examined based on the first ultrasound image includes:

[0013] The sections to be examined are classified according to whether the first ultrasound image matches the section to be examined, and the classification results are obtained. The classification results include sections that have been acquired and sections that have not been acquired.

[0014] The first display information is determined based on the collected cross-sections, and the second display information is determined based on the uncollected cross-sections. The first and second display information are used to distinguish whether the cross-sections to be inspected have been collected.

[0015] Display information for each cross-section, including: displaying first display information and second display information.

[0016] In one embodiment, determining the second display information based on the uncollected cross-section includes:

[0017] Identify the section markers of the sections that were not collected; and / or, identify the preset marker images corresponding to the sections that were not collected, the preset marker images including placeholder images, standard section diagrams and tissue structure diagrams;

[0018] The second display information includes: displaying the cut surface identifier of the uncollected cut surface, and / or displaying the preset identifier map corresponding to the uncollected cut surface.

[0019] In one embodiment, determining first display information based on the collected cross-sections includes:

[0020] Thumbnails are determined based on the acquired ultrasound images of the cross-section;

[0021] The first display information includes: the cross section identifier and thumbnail of the corresponding collected cross section.

[0022] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0023] In response to the user's selection signal for a thumbnail, the ultrasound image of the acquired section corresponding to the thumbnail is displayed.

[0024] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0025] The order of each section to be examined in the examination protocol is used to instruct the user on the operation of acquiring ultrasound images.

[0026] Display first display information and second display information, including:

[0027] The first and second display information are displayed in the order of each cross-section.

[0028] In one embodiment, obtaining the order of each section to be inspected in the inspection protocol includes:

[0029] Send a request to the preset terminal to obtain the inspection protocol;

[0030] Receive the inspection protocol returned by the preset terminal based on the acquisition request;

[0031] Find the order of each section in the section that needs to be inspected from the inspection protocol.

[0032] In one embodiment, the first ultrasound image includes a second ultrasound image that does not match the section to be examined, and the method further includes:

[0033] Displays a thumbnail corresponding to the second ultrasound image.

[0034] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0035] In response to the user's selection signal of a preset marker image, a prompt message is displayed on the display interface, indicating that an ultrasound image of that section was not acquired.

[0036] In one embodiment, the displayed information includes tagging information;

[0037] Display first display information and second display information, including:

[0038] Uncollected sections are marked using a first identifier, and the first identifier is displayed.

[0039] And / or,

[0040] The acquired cross-sections are marked using a second identifier, and the second identifier is displayed.

[0041] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0042] Display one or more of the following statistics on the display interface:

[0043] The number of uncollected sections, the number of collected sections, the total number of sections to be inspected, the ratio of uncollected sections to the total number of sections, the ratio of collected sections to the total number of sections, and the ratio of uncollected sections to collected sections.

[0044] In one embodiment, statistical information is displayed using at least one of text, progress bars, bar charts, and pie charts.

[0045] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a display device for ultrasound images, comprising: a display, a memory, and at least one processor;

[0046] A monitor is used to display visual information;

[0047] Memory is used to store programs;

[0048] At least one processor is configured to implement the method of displaying ultrasound images as described in any of the first aspects by executing a program stored in memory.

[0049] Thirdly, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, are used to implement the ultrasound image display method as described in any of the first aspects.

[0050] The ultrasound image display method and device provided in this invention receive a user's instruction to view an image, including an identifier of the target object and an examination type identifier. Then, based on the identifier of the target object, a first ultrasound image of the target object is obtained from pre-acquired ultrasound images. The required sections are determined based on the examination type identifier and a preset mapping relationship. Next, display information for each section within the required sections is determined based on the first ultrasound image. Finally, when displaying the display information for each section, sections matching the first ultrasound image and sections not matching the first ultrasound image are displayed separately, achieving efficient display of ultrasound images. By distinguishing between sections matching and not matching the first ultrasound image, doctors can easily view ultrasound images, thus improving their work efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0051] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating a method for displaying ultrasound images according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 2 A flowchart of a method for displaying ultrasound images according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a display interface provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a display interface provided in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ultrasound image display device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0056] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. Similar elements in different embodiments are referred to by associated similar element reference numerals. In the following embodiments, many details are described to facilitate a better understanding of this application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some features may be omitted in different situations, or may be replaced by other elements, materials, or methods. In some cases, certain operations related to this application are not shown or described in the specification. This is to avoid obscuring the core parts of this application with excessive description. For those skilled in the art, detailed description of these related operations is not necessary; they can fully understand the related operations based on the description in the specification and general technical knowledge in the art.

[0057] Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. At the same time, the steps or actions in the method description can be rearranged or adjusted in a manner obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the various orders in the specification and drawings are only for the clear description of a particular embodiment and do not imply a necessary order, unless otherwise stated that a particular order must be followed.

[0058] The serial numbers assigned to components in this document, such as "first" and "second," are used only to distinguish the described objects and have no sequential or technical meaning. The terms "connection" and "linkage" used in this application, unless otherwise specified, include both direct and indirect connections (linkages).

[0059] It should be noted that the ultrasound image display method provided in this application is not for use during the ultrasound examination itself, but rather for reviewing the ultrasound images obtained during the ultrasound examination after it has concluded. This includes, but is not limited to, the following application scenarios: when making a diagnosis based on ultrasound images, doctors need to view the ultrasound images of the target object; when evaluating the work of an ultrasound physician, it is necessary to view the ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound physician; to understand a patient's condition or medical history, doctors need to view the patient's historical ultrasound image data… The ultrasound image display device provided in this application can be either an ultrasound imaging device (i.e., using an ultrasound imaging device as a display device to display ultrasound images) or any electronic device with display functionality. The following specific embodiments will illustrate in detail how to display ultrasound images to improve the efficiency of viewing ultrasound images.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 1 An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for displaying ultrasound images that may include:

[0061] S101. Receive a user input instruction to view an image. The instruction to view the image includes the identifier of the target object to be viewed and the inspection type identifier.

[0062] When a user needs to view an ultrasound image of a target object, they can input instructions to view the ultrasound image through external input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch screen. Alternatively, they can input voice instructions to view the ultrasound image by using a sound acquisition device such as a microphone to collect voice signals.

[0063] The identifier for the target object to be viewed is used to uniquely identify the target object. For example, it can be an ID card number, name, or hospital number. The examination type identifier indicates the type of ultrasound image to be viewed. For example, it can be a tissue type, such as abdominal ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound, or fetal ultrasound; it can also be a health check package, such as standard male package, standard female package, children's health check package, elderly health check package, or employee pre-employment health check package.

[0064] S102. Obtain the first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed.

[0065] In this embodiment, after receiving the user's instruction to view an image, the instruction can be parsed to obtain the identifier of the target object to be viewed. The pre-acquired ultrasound images are stored using the target object's identifier as an index. Therefore, after obtaining the identifier of the target object, a first ultrasound image of the target object can be retrieved from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on that identifier. In this embodiment, the first ultrasound image includes all ultrasound images belonging to the target object from the pre-acquired ultrasound images; therefore, the first ultrasound image in this embodiment can include multiple ultrasound images.

[0066] It should be noted that the pre-acquired ultrasound images in this embodiment can be stored either on a local device, such as a display device for ultrasound images, or on a network device, such as a server in the cloud. When the pre-acquired ultrasound images are stored on a local device, the first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed can be directly obtained from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed. When the pre-acquired ultrasound images are stored on a network device, the identifier of the target object to be viewed needs to be sent to the network device so that the network device can obtain the first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed, and then the network device returns the obtained first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed.

[0067] S103. Determine the cross section to be inspected based on the inspection type identifier and the preset mapping relationship. The preset mapping relationship is the mapping relationship between the inspection type identifier and the cross section to be inspected.

[0068] In this embodiment, after receiving the user's instruction to view an image, the instruction can be parsed to obtain the inspection type identifier. Then, based on the pre-established mapping relationship between the inspection type identifier and the cross-section to be inspected, the cross-section to be viewed corresponding to the inspection type identifier can be determined.

[0069] According to various ultrasound examination guidelines and standards, a series of standard cross-sectional ultrasound images of the target subject are typically acquired for diagnostic purposes during various ultrasound examinations. For example, in cardiac ultrasound examinations, it is usually necessary to acquire parasternal left ventricular long-axis views, parasternal aortic short-axis views, apical four-chamber views, apical five-chamber views, subxiphoid four-chamber views, and parasternal left ventricular short-axis views. Similarly, in fetal ultrasound examinations, it is usually necessary to acquire thalamic level cross-sections, cerebellar level cross-sections, nasolabial coronal views, four-chamber views, upper abdominal cross-sections, umbilical cord insertion site cross-sections, bladder level cross-sections, bilateral kidney cross-sections, left and right kidney sagittal views, bilateral kidney coronal views, spinal sagittal views, humeral long-axis views, femoral long-axis views, umbilical cord-placental inlet views, and sagittal views of the internal cervical os. In one optional implementation, a mapping relationship between examination type identifiers and the required cross-sections can be pre-established according to the requirements of ultrasound examination guidelines and standards.

[0070] Hospital check-up departments or professional medical examination institutions typically offer different check-up packages for different client groups, and the ultrasound examination items included in these packages usually vary. When using a check-up package as an identifier for the examination type, a mapping relationship between the examination type identifier and the required cross-sections can be pre-established based on the specific settings of the check-up package.

[0071] S104. Determine the display information of each section in the section to be examined based on the first ultrasound image.

[0072] In this embodiment, after acquiring a first ultrasound image belonging to the target object to be viewed and determining the section to be examined corresponding to the examination type identifier, the first ultrasound image can be matched with the section to be examined to determine the display information of each section in the section to be examined. Optionally, the display information can be used to indicate whether the section matches the first ultrasound image.

[0073] The following example uses cardiac ultrasound examination. Assume that the first ultrasound image acquired includes an apical four-chamber view and an apical five-chamber view of the target object. According to the preset mapping relationship, the sections to be examined are the parasternal left ventricular long-axis section, the parasternal great artery short-axis section, the apical four-chamber view, the apical five-chamber view, the subxiphoid four-chamber view, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis section. It can be determined that the apical four-chamber view and the apical five-chamber view are sections that match the first ultrasound image, while the parasternal left ventricular long-axis view, the parasternal great artery short-axis view, the subxiphoid four-chamber view, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis view are sections that do not match the first ultrasound image. Based on this, the display information of each section to be examined can be determined.

[0074] S105. Display information for each section, wherein sections that match the first ultrasound image and sections that do not match the first ultrasound image are displayed separately.

[0075] In this embodiment, after determining the display information for each section among the sections to be inspected, it can be displayed. To facilitate user viewing, sections that match the first ultrasound image and sections that do not match the first ultrasound image are displayed separately. In an optional implementation, color information can be used for differentiation, such as displaying sections that match the first ultrasound image as green and sections that do not match the first ultrasound image as red.

[0076] The ultrasound image display method provided in this embodiment receives a user's instruction to view an image, including the identifier of the target object and the examination type identifier. Then, based on the identifier of the target object, it acquires a first ultrasound image of the target object from pre-acquired ultrasound images. Next, it determines the sections to be examined based on the examination type identifier and a preset mapping relationship. Then, based on the first ultrasound image, it determines the display information for each section to be examined. Finally, when displaying the display information for each section, it distinguishes between sections that match the first ultrasound image and sections that do not, achieving efficient display of ultrasound images. By distinguishing between sections that match and do not match the first ultrasound image, it facilitates the doctor's viewing of the ultrasound image and helps improve the doctor's work efficiency.

[0077] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating a method for displaying ultrasound images according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 As shown, the ultrasound image display method provided in this embodiment may include:

[0078] S201. Receive a user input instruction to view an image. The instruction to view the image includes the identifier of the target object to be viewed and the inspection type identifier.

[0079] S202. Obtain the first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed.

[0080] S203. Determine the cross section to be inspected based on the inspection type identifier and the preset mapping relationship. The preset mapping relationship is the mapping relationship between the inspection type identifier and the cross section to be inspected.

[0081] The specific implementation of steps S201-S203 can be referred to the implementation of S101-S103 in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0082] S204. Classify the sections to be examined according to whether the first ultrasound image matches the sections to be examined, and obtain the classification results. The classification results include sections that have been acquired and sections that have not been acquired.

[0083] In one optional implementation, for each section in the section to be examined, the presence of an ultrasound image corresponding to that section can be checked in the first ultrasound image. If the image exists, the section is considered an acquired section; otherwise, the section is considered an unacquired section.

[0084] Taking echocardiography as an example, if the first ultrasound image acquired includes the apical four-chamber view and the apical five-chamber view of the target object, the sections to be examined are the parasternal left ventricular long-axis section, the parasternal great artery short-axis section, the apical four-chamber view, the apical five-chamber view, the subxiphoid four-chamber view, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis section. Therefore, it can be determined that the sections acquired include the apical four-chamber view and the apical five-chamber view, and the sections not acquired include the parasternal left ventricular long-axis section, the parasternal great artery short-axis section, the subxiphoid four-chamber view, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis section.

[0085] S205. Determine the first display information based on the collected cross-sections, and determine the second display information based on the uncollected cross-sections, wherein the first display information and the second display information are used to distinguish whether the cross-section to be checked has been collected.

[0086] In this embodiment, for both acquired and unacquired sections, a first display information and a second display information are determined to distinguish whether the section to be inspected has been acquired. For example, the first display information may include the text "Acquired" and the second display information may include the text "Unacquired", which clearly distinguishes whether the section to be inspected has been acquired through text. Alternatively, the first display information may include "√" to indicate that the section has been acquired and the second display information may include "×" to indicate that the section has not been acquired, which can visually distinguish whether the section to be inspected has been acquired through symbols.

[0087] S206. Display the first display information and the second display information.

[0088] The system displays first and second information to distinguish whether the cross-section to be inspected has been collected, making it convenient for users to view the information.

[0089] The ultrasound image display method provided in this embodiment receives a user's instruction to view an image, including the identifier of the target object to be viewed and the examination type identifier. Then, based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed, it obtains a first ultrasound image of the target object from pre-acquired ultrasound images. Based on the examination type identifier and a preset mapping relationship, it determines the section to be examined. Then, based on whether the first ultrasound image matches the section to be examined, it divides the section to be examined into acquired sections and unacquired sections. Finally, it determines and displays first display information and second display information to distinguish whether the section to be examined has been acquired for acquired sections and unacquired sections, respectively. Through the first display information and second display information, the user can quickly understand which ultrasound images of which sections have been acquired and which ultrasound images of which sections are missing, thus improving the efficiency of the user in viewing ultrasound images.

[0090] In one optional implementation, determining the first display information based on the acquired section may include: determining a thumbnail based on the ultrasound image of the acquired section; displaying the first display information may include: correspondingly displaying the section identifier and thumbnail of the acquired section.

[0091] In other words, to facilitate user viewing, for each acquired section of ultrasound image that can be found in the first ultrasound image, a thumbnail corresponding to that section is identified and displayed on the interface. The thumbnail allows users to intuitively identify which sections have been acquired. The section identifier for each acquired section can be, for example, a section name displayed in text or letter code form, used to uniquely identify that section. The section identifier and thumbnail can be displayed side-by-side, such as displaying the section identifier above or below the thumbnail; alternatively, they can be overlaid, such as displaying the section identifier on top of the thumbnail.

[0092] Furthermore, to facilitate users' viewing of the specific ultrasound images corresponding to the acquired sections, a one-to-one correspondence can be established between thumbnails and ultrasound images, and the thumbnails displayed on the interface are selectable. When a user selects a thumbnail, such as by clicking a thumbnail with a mouse, keyboard, or by touching a thumbnail on a touch screen, the corresponding acquired ultrasound image of the thumbnail will be displayed on the interface in response to the user's selection signal.

[0093] In one optional implementation, determining the second display information based on the uncollected sections may include: determining the section identifier of the uncollected section; and / or, determining a preset identifier image corresponding to the uncollected section, the preset identifier image including a placeholder image, a standard section diagram, and a tissue structure diagram; displaying the second display information may include: displaying the section identifier of the uncollected section, and / or, displaying the preset identifier image corresponding to the uncollected section. The section identifier of the uncollected section may, for example, be a section name displayed in text or letter code form, used to uniquely identify the uncollected section. To visually distinguish between collected and uncollected sections, this embodiment uses a preset identifier image to display the uncollected sections, different from the thumbnail of the ultrasound image of the collected sections. It is understood that because ultrasound images are dark, the preset identifier image and the thumbnail have a significant visual difference, thus allowing users to clearly distinguish which sections have been collected and which have not. For sections that have not been collected, the specific display can show only the section marker, only the preset marker image, or both the section marker and the preset marker image.

[0094] The preset markers displayed on the interface can also be selected. When a user selects a preset marker, such as by clicking it with a mouse or keyboard, or by touching it on the touchscreen, a prompt message is displayed on the interface in response to the user's selection signal. This prompt message indicates that no ultrasound image of that section was acquired. For example, a pop-up dialog box can be used to display the prompt message "No ultrasound image of this section was acquired."

[0095] Please refer to Figure 3 Taking the viewing of an ultrasound image from a user's cardiac ultrasound examination as an example, a possible display interface is shown. For example... Figure 3 As shown, the target object to be viewed, "Patient: Zhang San," and the examination type, "Cardiac Ultrasound Examination," are displayed at the top of the page. (This is achieved through...) Figure 3It is known that the sections to be examined include the parasternal left ventricular long-axis section, the parasternal great artery short-axis section, the apical four-chamber section, the apical five-chamber section, the subxiphoid four-chamber section, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis section. Among these, the acquired sections include the apical four-chamber and apical five-chamber sections. The names of the acquired sections are displayed in bold on the display interface as section identifiers, along with thumbnails of the corresponding ultrasound images. When the user clicks on the thumbnail of the apical four-chamber section, the corresponding ultrasound image of the apical four-chamber section will be displayed on the interface. Unacquired sections include the parasternal left ventricular long-axis section, the parasternal great artery short-axis section, the subxiphoid four-chamber view, and the parasternal left ventricular short-axis section. The names of these unacquired sections are displayed as section identifiers in unbold text on the display interface, along with corresponding preset identifier images. In this example, the preset identifier image is a placeholder image with an "×" symbol. When the user clicks on the placeholder image of the subxiphoid four-chamber view, a dialog box will pop up displaying "The ultrasound image of the subxiphoid four-chamber view was not acquired. [Further details omitted]" Figure 3 The way the captured and uncaptured sections are displayed distinguishes them, making it easy for users to identify which sections have been captured and which have not.

[0096] Figure 3 The system uses thumbnails, placeholder images, and bolded and non-bold segment names to distinguish between captured and uncaptured segments. Optionally, the font color of the segment names can also be used to differentiate between captured and uncaptured segments. For example, captured segment names can be displayed in green, while uncaptured segment names can be displayed in red. Alternatively, background color can also be used to distinguish between captured and uncaptured segments. For example, the background color of captured segments can be set to green, while the background color of uncaptured segments can be set to red. Additionally, a red background can highlight uncaptured segments.

[0097] Based on any of the above embodiments, in order to display the sections to be inspected in an orderly manner, the ultrasound image display method provided in this embodiment may further include: obtaining the order of each section to be inspected in an inspection protocol, the inspection protocol being used to instruct the user on the operation of acquiring ultrasound images; and displaying first display information and second display information in the order of each section.

[0098] An examination protocol is a set of rules that instructs users on how to acquire ultrasound images, specifying the order in which different sections are viewed. By arranging the sections required for an examination into a logical list, a specific examination protocol is created. Following the order specified in the protocol allows for the orderly display of the sections to be examined.

[0099] The inspection protocol in this embodiment can be stored in the local device, i.e., in the display device of the ultrasound image. In this way, when the display device of the ultrasound image displays the ultrasound image, it can directly look up the order of each section in the section to be inspected from the inspection protocol, thereby obtaining the order of each section in the inspection protocol of the section to be inspected.

[0100] The inspection protocol in this embodiment can also be stored in other network devices. In this case, to obtain the order of each segment in the inspection protocol for the segments to be inspected, it is first necessary to obtain the inspection protocol from the other network devices. In an optional implementation, obtaining the order of each segment in the inspection protocol for the segments to be inspected may include: sending an inspection protocol acquisition request to a preset terminal; receiving the inspection protocol returned by the preset terminal based on the acquisition request; and searching for the order of each segment among the segments to be inspected from the inspection protocol. The acquisition request may carry an inspection type identifier to obtain the inspection protocol corresponding to that inspection type.

[0101] During ultrasound image acquisition, sonographers may acquire ultrasound images beyond the sections specified in the examination protocol, depending on the patient's actual condition. For example, when a patient's tissue shows a suspected lesion, the doctor may acquire additional ultrasound images of the suspected lesion. Understandably, these additional ultrasound images may contain more useful information. Therefore, in one alternative implementation, when the first ultrasound image includes a second ultrasound image that does not match the section to be examined—that is, when some ultrasound images exist in the first ultrasound image but cannot be matched to the section to be examined—a thumbnail corresponding to the second ultrasound image can be displayed on the display interface to facilitate user viewing. When the user selects a thumbnail corresponding to the second ultrasound image, the second ultrasound image corresponding to that thumbnail is displayed on the display interface in response to the user's selection signal.

[0102] In one optional implementation, to more intuitively distinguish between collected and uncollected sections, marking information can be used to mark the collected and / or uncollected sections. Specifically, a first identifier can be used to mark the uncollected sections and display the first identifier; and / or, a second identifier can be used to mark the collected sections and display the second identifier. For example, the first identifier can be a crying face icon, and the second identifier can be a smiling face icon; or, the first identifier can be the symbol "×", and the second identifier can be the symbol "√"; or, the first identifier can be a red solid circle icon, and the second identifier can be a green solid circle icon.

[0103] Based on any of the above embodiments, in order to enable users to quickly and accurately grasp the overall situation of the sections to be examined, the ultrasound image display method provided in this embodiment can also display statistical information on the display interface. The statistical information is used to statistically analyze the sections to be examined, and may include one or more of the following: the number of sections not acquired, the number of sections acquired, the total number of sections to be examined, the ratio of the number of sections not acquired to the total number of sections, the ratio of the number of sections acquired to the total number of sections, and the ratio of the number of sections not acquired to the total number of sections. Specifically, the statistical information can be displayed using at least one of the following methods: text, progress bar, bar chart, and pie chart.

[0104] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a display interface provided in another embodiment of the present invention. For example... Figure 4 The image shows the interface for viewing a target object identified as 10001 and inspected as a "Standard Male Package". The target object identifier "10001" and the inspection type identifier "Standard Male Package" are displayed in text format at the top of the page. Statistical information is also displayed at the top of the page using both text and a progress bar. According to the displayed statistics, 2 segments have been collected, and the total number of segments to be inspected is 18. The ratio of collected segments to the total number of segments is 2 / 18, allowing the user to quickly and accurately grasp the overall situation. Regarding the collected segments... Figure 4 The corresponding thumbnails are displayed, and each thumbnail is marked with a "√" shape in the upper right corner as a secondary identifier; for uncollected sections, Figure 4 The image uses empty placeholder images and is marked with an "×" shape as the first identifier. A second ultrasound image is also displayed as a thumbnail at the bottom of the page.

[0105] To facilitate user categorization and viewing, menus, buttons, and other methods can be used to provide users with functions such as viewing only the collected sections, viewing only the uncollected sections, displaying collected sections first and uncollected sections last, and displaying each section in the order specified in the inspection protocol.

[0106] This invention also provides a display device for ultrasound images; please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 5 As shown, the embodiments of the present invention are only used as examples. Figure 5 The examples are provided for illustration only and do not imply that the invention is limited to these examples. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ultrasound image display device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5As shown, the ultrasound image display device 50 provided in this embodiment may include: a display 501, a memory 502, and at least one processor 503. The display 501 is used to display visual information; the memory 502 is used to store programs; and the at least one processor 503 is used to execute the programs stored in the memory 502 to implement the technical solution of the ultrasound image display method provided in any of the above method embodiments.

[0107] The memory 502 and the processor 503 are electrically connected directly or indirectly to enable data transmission or interaction. For example, these components can be electrically connected to each other via one or more communication buses or signal lines, such as a bus connection. The memory 502 stores a computer program for displaying ultrasound images, including at least one software function module stored in the memory 502 in the form of software or firmware. The processor 503 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software program and modules stored in the memory 502. The memory 502 can be, but is not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), etc. The memory 502 stores programs, and the processor 503 executes the programs after receiving execution instructions. Furthermore, the software programs and modules within the memory 502 may also include an operating system, which may include various software components and / or drivers for managing system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and can communicate with various hardware or software components to provide an operating environment for other software components.

[0108] Processor 503 can be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. The aforementioned processor 503 can be a general-purpose processor, including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), etc. It can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this invention. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. It is understood that... Figure 5The structure shown is for illustrative purposes only and may include more... Figure 5 The more or fewer components shown, or having the same Figure 5 The different configurations shown. Figure 5 The components shown can be implemented in hardware and / or software.

[0109] This document describes various exemplary embodiments with reference to them. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that changes and modifications can be made to the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of this document. For example, various operational steps and components for performing operational steps can be implemented in different ways depending on the specific application or considering any number of cost functions associated with the operation of the system (e.g., one or more steps can be deleted, modified, or combined with other steps).

[0110] Furthermore, as those skilled in the art will understand, the principles herein can be reflected in a computer program product on a computer-readable storage medium pre-loaded with computer-readable program code. Any tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be used, including magnetic storage devices (hard disks, floppy disks, etc.), optical storage devices (CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, 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 apparatus to form a machine, such that instructions, which execute on the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, can generate means for performing a specified function. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can instruct the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to operate in a particular manner, such that instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium can form an article of manufacture, including means for implementing the specified function. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to perform a series of operational steps on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process, such that instructions, which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus, can provide steps for implementing the specified function.

[0111] The above examples illustrate the present invention only to aid in understanding it and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art can make various simple deductions, modifications, or substitutions based on the principles of this invention.

Claims

1. A method for displaying ultrasound images, applied to a display device, characterized in that, include: After the ultrasound examination is completed by the ultrasound imaging equipment, the display device receives the user's instruction to view the image. The instruction to view the image includes the identifier of the target object to be viewed and the identifier of the examination type. The first ultrasound image of the target object to be viewed is obtained from the pre-acquired ultrasound images based on the identifier of the target object to be viewed. The pre-acquired ultrasound images are ultrasound images obtained by the ultrasound imaging device during the ultrasound examination of the target object to be viewed. The pre-acquired ultrasound images are stored in the ultrasound imaging device, or in the display device, or in the network device. The cross section to be inspected is determined based on the inspection type identifier and the preset mapping relationship, wherein the preset mapping relationship is the mapping relationship between the inspection type identifier and the cross section to be inspected. Based on the first ultrasound image, determine the display information of each section in the section to be examined; Display information for each section, with sections that match the first ultrasound image and sections that do not match the first ultrasound image displayed separately.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining the display information of each section in the section to be examined based on the first ultrasound image includes: The sections to be examined are classified according to whether the first ultrasound image matches the section to be examined, and the classification results are obtained. The classification results include sections that have been acquired and sections that have not been acquired. First display information is determined based on the collected cross-sections, and second display information is determined based on the uncollected cross-sections, wherein the first display information and the second display information are used to distinguish whether the cross-sections to be inspected have been collected; The display information for each cross-section includes: displaying the first display information and the second display information.

3. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The step of determining the second display information based on the uncollected cross-section includes: Determine the section identifier of the uncollected section; and / or, determine the preset identifier image corresponding to the uncollected section, the preset identifier image including a placeholder image, a standard section diagram and a tissue structure diagram; Displaying the second display information includes: displaying the cut surface identifier of the uncollected cut surface, and / or displaying the preset identifier diagram corresponding to the uncollected cut surface.

4. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The step of determining the first display information based on the collected cross-section includes: The thumbnail is determined based on the acquired ultrasound images of the cross-section; The display of the first display information includes: correspondingly displaying the cross-section identifier of the collected cross-section and the thumbnail.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: In response to a user's selection signal for the thumbnail, an ultrasound image of the acquired section corresponding to the thumbnail is displayed.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2-5, characterized in that, The method further includes: The order of each section to be inspected in the inspection protocol is obtained, which is used to instruct the user on the operation of acquiring ultrasound images; The display of the first display information and the second display information includes: The first display information and the second display information are displayed in the order of each cross-section.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The order in which the sections to be inspected are obtained in the inspection protocol includes: Send a request to the preset terminal to obtain the inspection protocol; Receive the inspection protocol returned by the preset terminal based on the acquisition request; The order in which each of the sections to be inspected is found from the inspection protocol.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The first ultrasound image includes a second ultrasound image that does not match the section to be examined, and the method further includes: Displays a thumbnail corresponding to the second ultrasound image.

9. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: In response to the user's selection signal of a preset identification map, a prompt message is displayed on the display interface, which indicates that an ultrasound image of that section was not acquired.

10. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The displayed information includes tagging information; The display of the first display information and the second display information includes: The uncollected sections are marked using a first identifier, and the first identifier is displayed. And / or, The acquired cross-section is marked using a second identifier, and the second identifier is displayed.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Display one or more of the following statistics on the display interface: The number of uncollected sections, the number of collected sections, the total number of sections to be inspected, the ratio of the number of uncollected sections to the total number of sections, the ratio of the number of collected sections to the total number of sections, and the ratio of the number of uncollected sections to the total number of sections.

12. The method as described in claim 11, characterized in that, The statistical information may be displayed using at least one of the following methods: text, progress bar, bar chart, and pie chart.

13. A display device for ultrasound images, characterized in that, include: Display, memory, and at least one processor; The display is used to show visual information; The memory is used to store programs; The at least one processor is configured to implement the ultrasound image display method as described in any one of claims 1-12 by executing a program stored in the memory.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The medium stores a program that can be executed by a processor to implement the method for displaying ultrasound images as described in any one of claims 1-12.

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