Ultrasonic focusing navigation method and related equipment based on A-type ultrasonic signal

Through the ultrasonic focus navigation method based on A-type ultrasonic signals, the problems of inaccurate judgment of focus point positions and huge equipment size in the prior art are solved, and more accurate and effective focus stimulation is achieved, and the use scenarios are expanded.

CN118356596BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-11HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) (INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN)
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CN202410342413.1
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CN · China
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Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2024-03-25
Publication Date
2025-02-11
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2044-03-25

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the ultrasonic focusing navigation method has the problem of determining the focus position is not accurate enough, the navigation equipment is huge, expensive, and limited use scenarios.

Method used

Using an ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasonic signals, the focus ultrasonic and A-type ultrasonic signals are generated by acquiring and processing the focus electric signal and perceiving electric signal, and the position adjustment and morphological information are used to achieve the focus area. precise adjustments.

Benefits of technology

It improves the accuracy of judging the focus point position, reduces the size and cost of navigation equipment, expands the use scenarios, and achieves more accurate and effective focus stimulation.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses an ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasonic signals and related equipment, the method comprising: obtaining a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, respectively amplifying and processing to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, respectively converting and processing to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic signal; when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, respectively pre-processing is performed to obtain focusing position information and waveform information; morphological information is obtained according to the waveform information, and the target focusing area is obtained according to the morphological information and the focusing position information. The present invention uses A-type ultrasonic signals to detect muscle morphological information to adjust the position of the ultrasonic probe and the phase of the phased array, thereby optimizing the focus position, thereby achieving more accurate and effective focusing stimulation, and adapting to more diverse usage scenarios.
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[0001] The present invention relates to the field of ultrasonic focusing navigation technology, and in particular to an ultrasonic focusing navigation method, system, terminal and storage medium based on A-type ultrasonic signals. Background Art

[0002] Focused Ultrasound (FUS) is a new treatment option in the medical field. It focuses the energy of the ultrasound beam in a small space and uses mechanisms such as thermal effect and cavitation effect to achieve interaction with deep biological tissues. As a new type of neuromodulation technology, focused ultrasound has the advantages of being non-invasive, highly penetrating, having high spatial resolution, accurate stimulation targets, and low sound field energy outside the target, which can reduce effects and damage to non-target areas, compared to traditional neuromodulation technologies such as electrical stimulation and magnetic stimulation.

[0003] Through the simulation experiment of ultrasound focusing, it is found that there are some difficulties in applying ultrasound focusing to actual human experiments. First, during the experiment, it is necessary to adjust the human body area where ultrasound focusing acts according to different experimental purposes. Second, in view of the differences in body tissue conditions of different individuals, ultrasound will produce different degrees of attenuation and refraction during propagation, resulting in changes in focusing effect. Third, the thickness and structure of body tissues of different individuals are different, and the focusing position needs to be adjusted according to the tissue parameters of different individuals to act on the specified muscle or tissue site. At present, in order to achieve accurate positioning and stable focusing of ultrasound focusing therapy, B-ultrasound or MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is mainly used in the prior art for positioning guidance of focusing stimulation. In the navigation scheme using B-ultrasound, it is necessary to make a hole in the center of the focusing transducer and install a B-ultrasound probe. However, due to the limitation of the B-ultrasound generation principle, the B-ultrasound probe is relatively large in size, resulting in an increase in the center opening of the focusing transducer and a reduction in the array element area, which brings unnecessary difficulties to the material properties and processing technology of the focusing transducer. In the navigation scheme using MRI, the transducer is also required to be magnetically compatible, which increases the difficulty of manufacturing the transducer and the production cost of the probe.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art still needs to be improved and developed. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic focusing navigation method and related equipment based on type A ultrasonic signals, aiming to solve the problems in the prior art that the position of the ultrasonic focal point is not accurately judged, the navigation equipment used is expensive, large in size, and difficult to move, which leads to limited usage scenarios and excessively high manufacturing costs.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ultrasound focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasound signals, and the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasound signals comprises the following steps:

[0007] Acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and transform the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal;

[0008] When the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, the first echo signal is preprocessed to obtain focus position information, and the second echo signal is preprocessed to obtain waveform curve information;

[0009] The morphological information of the target human tissue is obtained according to the waveform curve information, and the focus area is adjusted according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target focus area.

[0010] Optionally, the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signal, wherein the acquiring of the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal, amplifying the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal, and converting the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain the focused ultrasonic wave and type A ultrasonic signal, specifically includes:

[0011] Obtaining target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements and an initial electrical signal, adjusting the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal according to the target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements to obtain a focused electrical signal, and obtaining a sensed electrical signal;

[0012] Acquire a signal gain multiple, amplify the focusing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal, and amplify the sensing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a sensing excitation electrical signal;

[0013] The focused excitation electrical signal is transformed and processed through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave, and the sensing excitation electrical signal is transformed and processed through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a type A ultrasonic signal.

[0014] Optionally, the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, wherein when the focused ultrasound wave and the type A ultrasound signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, specifically comprising:

[0015] When the focused ultrasound wave is transmitted to the target human tissue, a first echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the first echo signal is obtained when the focused ultrasound wave passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface;

[0016] When the A-type ultrasonic signal is transmitted to the target human tissue, a second echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the second echo signal is obtained when the A-type ultrasonic signal passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface.

[0017] Optionally, the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signal, wherein the preprocessing of the first echo signal to obtain the focus position information specifically includes:

[0018] The first echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a first electrical signal, and the first electrical signal is amplified to obtain a first amplified signal;

[0019] The first amplified signal is sampled to obtain a first sampling signal, the first sampling signal is filtered to obtain a first target signal, and the first target signal is analyzed to obtain focus position information.

[0020] Optionally, the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signal, wherein the preprocessing of the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information specifically includes:

[0021] The second echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a second electrical signal, and the second electrical signal is amplified to obtain a second amplified signal;

[0022] The second amplified signal is sampled to obtain a second sampling signal, the second sampling signal is filtered to obtain a second target signal, and the second target signal is organized and analyzed to obtain waveform curve information.

[0023] Optionally, the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, wherein the second target signal is subjected to tissue analysis to obtain waveform curve information, further comprising:

[0024] Displaying the waveform curve information in real time to obtain a display result;

[0025] receiving a signal adjustment parameter input by a user, and adjusting the focusing stimulation electrical signal according to the signal adjustment parameter;

[0026] The signal adjustment parameters are obtained by the user by analyzing signal characteristics according to the display results.

[0027] Optionally, the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, wherein the step of obtaining the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjusting the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain the target focus area, specifically includes:

[0028] Performing feature analysis on the waveform curve information to obtain echo features, and obtaining morphological information of the target human tissue according to the echo features, wherein the morphological information includes skin thickness information, muscle thickness information, and fat thickness information;

[0029] The ultrasonic focusing is navigated according to the morphological information and the focal position information to obtain a target adjustment parameter, and the focal area is adjusted according to the target adjustment parameter to obtain a target focal area.

[0030] Optionally, the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, wherein the ultrasound focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasound signal comprises:

[0031] A signal acquisition module is used to acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and convert the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal;

[0032] a signal processing module, configured to obtain a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to a target human tissue, preprocess the first echo signal to obtain focus position information, and preprocess the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information;

[0033] The area adjustment module is used to obtain the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjust the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain the target focus area.

[0034] In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention also provides a terminal, wherein the terminal includes: a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and when the program is executed by the processor, the steps of the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signal as described above are implemented.

[0035] In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals, and when the ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals is executed by a processor, the steps of the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signals as described above are implemented.

[0036] In the present invention, a focusing electric signal and a sensing electric signal are obtained, the focusing electric signal and the sensing electric signal are amplified to obtain a focusing excitation electric signal and a sensing excitation electric signal, and the focusing excitation electric signal and the sensing excitation electric signal are converted to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic signal; when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, the first echo signal is preprocessed to obtain focusing position information, and the second echo signal is preprocessed to obtain waveform information; the morphological information of the target human tissue is obtained according to the waveform information, and the focusing area is adjusted according to the morphological information and the focusing position information to obtain the target focusing area. The present invention uses A-type ultrasonic signals to detect muscle morphological information to adjust the position of the ultrasonic probe and the phase of the phased array, thereby optimizing the focus position, thereby achieving more accurate and effective focusing stimulation, and the corresponding navigation device is more compact and adapts to more diverse usage scenarios. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasound signal in the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware principle corresponding to the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of echo characteristics based on A-type ultrasonic signal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the principle of a preferred embodiment of an ultrasound focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasound signals in the present invention;

[0041] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the operating environment of a preferred embodiment of the terminal of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer and more specific, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0043] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0044] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0045] The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasound signal described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal comprises the following steps:

[0046] Step S10, acquiring a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplifying the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and transforming the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and a type A ultrasonic wave signal.

[0047] The step S10 comprises:

[0048] Step S11, obtaining target ultrasound stimulation experiment requirements and an initial electrical signal, adjusting the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal according to the target ultrasound stimulation experiment requirements to obtain a focused electrical signal, and obtaining a sensed electrical signal;

[0049] Step S12, obtaining a signal gain multiple, amplifying the focusing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal, and amplifying the sensing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a sensing excitation electrical signal;

[0050] Step S13, converting the focused excitation electrical signal through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave, and converting the sensed excitation electrical signal through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a type A ultrasonic signal.

[0051] Specifically, in order to achieve accurate positioning and stable focusing of ultrasound focused therapy, B-ultrasound or MRI is mainly used for positioning guidance of focused stimulation. In the navigation scheme using B-ultrasound, it is necessary to make a hole in the center of the focusing transducer and install a B-ultrasound probe. However, due to the limitation of the B-ultrasound generation principle, the B-ultrasound probe is relatively large in size, resulting in an increase in the center hole of the focusing transducer and a reduction in the array element area, which brings unnecessary difficulties to the material properties and processing technology of the focusing transducer. In the navigation scheme using MRI, the transducer is also required to be magnetically compatible, which increases the difficulty of manufacturing the transducer and the production cost of the probe. However, in the present invention, the muscle state is detected by using A-type ultrasonic signals. A-ultrasound is a method of sending one-dimensional ultrasound, which is transmitted into human tissue and detected in various human tissues such as muscle-muscle and muscle-bone. The tissue interface is reflected, and the morphological information of the human tissue along the depth direction is constructed to be used for auxiliary ultrasound, so as to better guide the adjustment of the focus position in the ultrasound focusing, and a reliable and effective muscle state detection method is proposed for the focused stimulation in the muscle depth direction, and it has the advantage of low cost; due to the difference in principles, the size of the A-ultrasound probe is more miniaturized than that of the B-ultrasound probe, and the volume is smaller than that of the B-ultrasound and MRI equipment, and the equipment can be flexibly installed and transferred in complex environments (for example, emergency environments such as disaster relief and sports rehabilitation treatment for patients), and when it is installed on the focusing transducer, there is no need to open a large area of ​​the focusing transducer, thereby reducing the impact of the opening on the focusing transducer; specifically, the hardware device for implementing the method in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows Figure 2 As shown, it includes a signal generating device, an A-ultrasound signal receiving and processing device, a power amplifying module and an ultrasonic probe device, wherein the ultrasonic probe device includes an ultrasonic focusing probe and an A-ultrasound probe.

[0052] The signal generating device can generate an electrical signal for ultrasonic focusing stimulation, i.e., a focusing electrical signal. First, the signal generating device generates an initial electrical signal. In order to meet different ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements, the corresponding target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements are determined, and the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal are adjusted according to the target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements, so as to obtain an electrical signal for ultrasonic focusing stimulation, i.e., a focusing electrical signal. Then, the signal generating device inputs the corresponding focusing stimulation electrical signal into the power amplifier module, and the power amplifier module amplifies the electrical signal according to the corresponding signal gain multiple to obtain an amplified electrical signal, i.e., a focusing excitation electrical signal. The power amplifier module requires the gain multiple to be digitally adjustable and capable of controlling the output power. The power amplification module inputs the focused excitation electrical signal into the ultrasonic probe device, and the ultrasonic focusing probe of the ultrasonic probe device converts the focused excitation electrical signal into high-frequency vibration of the array element through the piezoelectric effect, thereby obtaining focused ultrasonic waves, wherein the ultrasonic focusing probe is the excitation generating component in the ultrasonic probe device, and its main function is to convert the corresponding electrical signal into focused ultrasonic waves to produce precise ultrasonic effects in human tissues; the ultrasonic focusing probe is usually composed of a single concave spherical focusing transducer, and the ultrasonic waves are focused at the focal position by the self-gathering effect. In addition to the single concave spherical focusing transducer, two concave spherical focusing transducers or phased array transducers can also be used for confocusing to improve the focusing resolution and realize precise control of the focal position, focal area shape and size.

[0053] Afterwards, in order to ensure the accuracy of focused stimulation, when an ultrasonic focusing probe is used in the ultrasonic probe device, a central hole can be opened to embed the A-ultrasound probe used for ultrasonic detection, and the A-ultrasound probe is a key component for focusing feature detection; when the A-ultrasound signal receiving and processing device enters the ultrasonic generation mode, a corresponding electrical signal, i.e., a sensed electrical signal, is generated, and the sensed electrical signal is input into the A-ultrasound probe; after the A-ultrasound probe receives the sensed electrical signal, the A-ultrasound probe converts the sensed electrical signal into high-frequency vibration of the array element through the piezoelectric effect, thereby obtaining an A-type ultrasonic signal, and then the A-ultrasound signal receiving and processing device immediately switches to the echo receiving mode for subsequent reception of the corresponding echo signal. This detection method can realize real-time detection of the physiological state of human muscles.

[0054] Step S20: When the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, the first echo signal is preprocessed to obtain focusing position information, and the second echo signal is preprocessed to obtain waveform curve information.

[0055] The step S20 comprises:

[0056] Step S21, when the focused ultrasound wave is transmitted to the target human tissue, a first echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the first echo signal is obtained when the focused ultrasound wave passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface;

[0057] Step S22: when the A-type ultrasonic signal is transmitted to the target human tissue, a second echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the second echo signal is obtained when the A-type ultrasonic signal passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface;

[0058] Step S23, converting the first echo signal through the inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a first electrical signal, and amplifying the first electrical signal to obtain a first amplified signal;

[0059] Step S24, sampling the first amplified signal to obtain a first sampling signal, filtering the first sampling signal to obtain a first target signal, and analyzing the first target signal to obtain focus position information;

[0060] Step S25, converting the second echo signal through the inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a second electrical signal, and amplifying the second electrical signal to obtain a second amplified signal;

[0061] Step S26, sampling the second amplified signal to obtain a second sampling signal, filtering the second sampling signal to obtain a second target signal, and organizing and analyzing the second target signal to obtain waveform curve information.

[0062] Specifically, after obtaining the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal, it is necessary to pass the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal through human tissue. Specifically, when the ultrasonic focusing probe transmits the focused ultrasonic wave to the target human tissue, the focused ultrasonic wave passes through the human tissue and is reflected at different tissue interfaces, such as skin, muscle and fat, thereby forming a corresponding echo signal, i.e., a first echo signal; when the A-ultrasound probe transmits the A-type ultrasonic wave signal to the target human tissue, the A-type ultrasonic wave passes through the human tissue and is reflected at different tissue interfaces, thereby forming a corresponding echo signal, i.e., a second echo signal; thereafter, the A-ultrasound probe detects and receives the first echo signal and the second echo signal, and converts and processes the first echo signal and the second echo signal respectively through the inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain corresponding first electrical signals and second electrical signals, and inputs the first electrical signals and the second electrical signals into the A-ultrasound signal receiving and processing device.

[0063] After receiving the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, the A ultrasound signal receiving and processing device needs to perform corresponding processing on the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal. The processing process of the first electrical signal is to amplify the first electrical signal to obtain a first amplified signal; sample the first amplified signal to obtain a first sampled signal, filter the first sampled signal to obtain a first target signal, and analyze the first target signal to obtain focus position information; the processing process of the second electrical signal is to amplify the second electrical signal to obtain a second amplified signal; sample the second amplified signal to obtain a second sampled signal, filter the second sampled signal to obtain a second target signal, and organize and analyze the second target signal to obtain waveform information, thereby realizing the processing of the corresponding echo signal; after completing the processing, the A ultrasound signal receiving and processing device needs to display the waveform information in real time, and send it to the user's host computer by using multiple transmission methods such as Ethernet, so as to display the corresponding echo signal in real time for the user to view, such as Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 It reflects the echo signal characteristics of the A-type ultrasonic signal. The A-type ultrasonic signal will produce specific echoes at the interfaces of different tissues. In addition, the ultrasonic wave generated by the ultrasonic focusing probe acts as a mechanical wave, and the muscle vibration and other effects caused will affect the echo of the A-type ultrasonic signal and be reflected in the echo signal of the A-type ultrasonic signal, for example, obvious peak position, etc. Afterwards, the user analyzes the signal characteristics according to the display results to obtain signal adjustment parameters, and the signal adjustment parameters can be used to subsequently adjust the focused electrical signal to meet corresponding needs.

[0064] Step S30: obtaining morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjusting the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target focus area.

[0065] The step S30 comprises:

[0066] Step S31, performing feature analysis on the waveform curve information to obtain echo features, and obtaining morphological information of the target human tissue according to the echo features, wherein the morphological information includes skin thickness information, muscle thickness information and fat thickness information;

[0067] Step S32: Navigate the ultrasound focus according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target adjustment parameter, and adjust the focus area according to the target adjustment parameter to obtain a target focus area.

[0068] Specifically, after obtaining the focus position information and the waveform curve information, it is necessary to use the focus position information and the waveform curve information to accurately adjust the focus position area. Specifically, the A-ultrasound signal receiving and processing device performs feature analysis on the waveform curve information to obtain echo features, and according to the echo features, the morphological information of the target human tissue at the position at the current moment can be obtained, wherein the morphological information includes skin thickness information, muscle thickness information and fat thickness information; the ultrasound focusing is navigated according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain target adjustment parameters; and then the parameters of the ultrasound focusing probe, such as physical position, phase and amplitude, are adjusted according to the target adjustment parameters to adjust the focus area, thereby adjusting to a precise focus position area, that is, a target focus area, and in ultrasound focusing, the focus position is mainly adjusted in the depth direction so that it is focused on human tissues at different depths, thereby achieving more accurate and effective focus stimulation.

[0069] Furthermore, if Figure 4 As shown, based on the above-mentioned ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, the present invention also provides an ultrasound focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasound signal, and the ultrasound focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasound signal includes:

[0070] The signal acquisition module 51 is used to acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and transform the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal;

[0071] A signal processing module 52, configured to obtain a corresponding first echo signal and a corresponding second echo signal when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to a target human tissue, pre-process the first echo signal to obtain focus position information, and pre-process the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information;

[0072] The region adjustment module 53 is used to obtain the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjust the focus region according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target focus region.

[0073] Furthermore, if Figure 5 As shown, based on the above-mentioned ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal, the present invention also provides a terminal accordingly, and the terminal includes a processor 10, a memory 20 and a display 30. Figure 5 Only some components of the terminal are shown, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement all of the components shown, and more or fewer components may be implemented instead.

[0074] In some embodiments, the memory 20 may be an internal storage unit of the terminal, such as a hard disk or memory of the terminal. In other embodiments, the memory 20 may also be an external storage device of the terminal, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card (Smart Media Card, SMC), a secure digital (SecureDigital, SD) card, a flash card (Flash Card), etc. equipped on the terminal. Further, the memory 20 may also include both an internal storage unit of the terminal and an external storage device. The memory 20 is used to store application software and various types of data installed on the terminal, such as the program code of the installation terminal. The memory 20 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output. In one embodiment, an ultrasonic focusing navigation program 40 based on type A ultrasonic signals is stored on the memory 20, and the ultrasonic focusing navigation program 40 based on type A ultrasonic signals can be executed by the processor 10, thereby realizing the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signals in the present application.

[0075] In some embodiments, the processor 10 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor or other data processing chip, used to run the program code or process data stored in the memory 20, such as executing the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signals.

[0076] In some embodiments, the display 30 may be an LED display, a liquid crystal display, a touch-sensitive liquid crystal display, an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) touch device, etc. The display 30 is used to display information on the terminal and to display a visual user interface. The components 10-30 of the terminal communicate with each other via a system bus.

[0077] In one embodiment, when the processor 10 executes the program 40 for ultrasound focusing navigation based on A-type ultrasound signals in the memory 20, the following steps are implemented:

[0078] Acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and transform the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal;

[0079] When the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, the first echo signal is preprocessed to obtain focus position information, and the second echo signal is preprocessed to obtain waveform curve information;

[0080] The morphological information of the target human tissue is obtained according to the waveform curve information, and the focus area is adjusted according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target focus area.

[0081] The acquiring of the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal, amplifying the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal, and converting the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal, specifically includes:

[0082] Obtaining target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements and an initial electrical signal, adjusting the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal according to the target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements to obtain a focused electrical signal, and obtaining a sensed electrical signal;

[0083] Acquire a signal gain multiple, amplify the focusing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal, and amplify the sensing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a sensing excitation electrical signal;

[0084] The focused excitation electrical signal is transformed and processed through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave, and the sensing excitation electrical signal is transformed and processed through the piezoelectric effect to obtain a type A ultrasonic signal.

[0085] Wherein, when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, the corresponding first echo signal and second echo signal are obtained, which specifically includes:

[0086] When the focused ultrasound wave is transmitted to the target human tissue, a first echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the first echo signal is obtained when the focused ultrasound wave passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface;

[0087] When the A-type ultrasonic signal is transmitted to the target human tissue, a second echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the second echo signal is obtained when the A-type ultrasonic signal passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface.

[0088] The preprocessing of the first echo signal to obtain the focus position information specifically includes:

[0089] The first echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a first electrical signal, and the first electrical signal is amplified to obtain a first amplified signal;

[0090] The first amplified signal is sampled to obtain a first sampling signal, the first sampling signal is filtered to obtain a first target signal, and the first target signal is analyzed to obtain focus position information.

[0091] The preprocessing of the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information specifically includes:

[0092] The second echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a second electrical signal, and the second electrical signal is amplified to obtain a second amplified signal;

[0093] The second amplified signal is sampled to obtain a second sampling signal, the second sampling signal is filtered to obtain a second target signal, and the second target signal is organized and analyzed to obtain waveform curve information.

[0094] The step of organizing and analyzing the second target signal to obtain waveform curve information further includes:

[0095] Displaying the waveform curve information in real time to obtain a display result;

[0096] receiving a signal adjustment parameter input by a user, and adjusting the focusing stimulation electrical signal according to the signal adjustment parameter;

[0097] The signal adjustment parameters are obtained by the user by analyzing signal characteristics according to the display results.

[0098] The step of obtaining the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjusting the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain the target focus area specifically includes:

[0099] Performing feature analysis on the waveform curve information to obtain echo features, and obtaining morphological information of the target human tissue according to the echo features, wherein the morphological information includes skin thickness information, muscle thickness information, and fat thickness information;

[0100] The ultrasonic focusing is navigated according to the morphological information and the focal position information to obtain a target adjustment parameter, and the focal area is adjusted according to the target adjustment parameter to obtain a target focal area.

[0101] The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals, and when the ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals is executed by a processor, the steps of the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signals as described above are implemented.

[0102] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0103] Of course, those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented by instructing related hardware (such as a processor, a controller, etc.) through a computer program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can be read by a computer, and the program can include the processes of the above-mentioned method embodiments when executed. The computer-readable storage medium can be a memory, a disk, an optical disk, etc.

[0104] It should be understood that the application of the present invention is not limited to the above examples. For ordinary technicians in this field, improvements or changes can be made based on the above description. All these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasonic signals, characterized in that: The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal comprises: Acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and transform the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal; The acquiring of the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal, amplifying the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal, and converting the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal specifically include: Obtaining target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements and an initial electrical signal, adjusting the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal according to the target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements to obtain a focused electrical signal, and obtaining a sensed electrical signal; Acquire a signal gain multiple, amplify the focusing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal, and amplify the sensing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a sensing excitation electrical signal; The focused excitation electrical signal is converted and processed by the piezoelectric effect to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave, and the sensing excitation electrical signal is converted and processed by the piezoelectric effect to obtain a type A ultrasonic signal; When the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, the first echo signal is preprocessed to obtain focus position information, and the second echo signal is preprocessed to obtain waveform curve information; The morphological information of the target human tissue is obtained according to the waveform curve information, and the focus area is adjusted according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain a target focus area.

2. The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal are transmitted to the target human tissue, a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal are obtained, which specifically includes: When the focused ultrasound wave is transmitted to the target human tissue, a first echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the first echo signal is obtained when the focused ultrasound wave passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface; When the A-type ultrasonic signal is transmitted to the target human tissue, a second echo signal reflected by the target human tissue is received, wherein the second echo signal is obtained when the A-type ultrasonic signal passes through the target human tissue and is reflected at a corresponding tissue interface.

3. The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The preprocessing of the first echo signal to obtain the focus position information specifically includes: The first echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a first electrical signal, and the first electrical signal is amplified to obtain a first amplified signal; The first amplified signal is sampled to obtain a first sampling signal, the first sampling signal is filtered to obtain a first target signal, and the first target signal is analyzed to obtain focus position information.

4. The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The preprocessing of the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information specifically includes: The second echo signal is transformed by an inverse piezoelectric effect to obtain a second electrical signal, and the second electrical signal is amplified to obtain a second amplified signal; The second amplified signal is sampled to obtain a second sampling signal, the second sampling signal is filtered to obtain a second target signal, and the second target signal is organized and analyzed to obtain waveform curve information.

5. The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on A-type ultrasound signal according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second target signal is organized and analyzed to obtain waveform curve information, and then further includes: Displaying the waveform curve information in real time to obtain a display result; receiving a signal adjustment parameter input by a user, and adjusting the focusing electrical signal according to the signal adjustment parameter; The signal adjustment parameters are obtained by the user by analyzing signal characteristics according to the display results.

6. The ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of obtaining the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjusting the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain the target focus area specifically includes: Performing feature analysis on the waveform curve information to obtain echo features, and obtaining morphological information of the target human tissue according to the echo features, wherein the morphological information includes skin thickness information, muscle thickness information, and fat thickness information; The ultrasonic focusing is navigated according to the morphological information and the focal position information to obtain a target adjustment parameter, and the focal area is adjusted according to the target adjustment parameter to obtain a target focal area.

7. An ultrasonic focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasonic signal, characterized in that: The ultrasound focusing navigation system based on type A ultrasound signal comprises: A signal acquisition module is used to acquire a focusing electrical signal and a sensing electrical signal, amplify the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal and a sensing excitation electrical signal, and convert the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave and an A-type ultrasonic wave signal; The acquiring of the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal, amplifying the focusing electrical signal and the sensing electrical signal to obtain the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal, and converting the focusing excitation electrical signal and the sensing excitation electrical signal to obtain the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic wave signal specifically include: Obtaining target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements and an initial electrical signal, adjusting the signal amplitude, signal phase and signal waveform of the initial electrical signal according to the target ultrasonic stimulation experiment requirements to obtain a focused electrical signal, and obtaining a sensed electrical signal; Acquire a signal gain multiple, amplify the focusing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a focusing excitation electrical signal, and amplify the sensing electrical signal according to the signal gain multiple to obtain a sensing excitation electrical signal; The focused excitation electrical signal is converted and processed by the piezoelectric effect to obtain a focused ultrasonic wave, and the sensing excitation electrical signal is converted and processed by the piezoelectric effect to obtain a type A ultrasonic signal; a signal processing module, configured to obtain a corresponding first echo signal and a second echo signal when the focused ultrasonic wave and the A-type ultrasonic signal are transmitted to a target human tissue, preprocess the first echo signal to obtain focus position information, and preprocess the second echo signal to obtain waveform curve information; The area adjustment module is used to obtain the morphological information of the target human tissue according to the waveform curve information, and adjust the focus area according to the morphological information and the focus position information to obtain the target focus area.

8. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal includes a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, the steps of the ultrasound focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasound signals as described in any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: A computer program is stored thereon, and the computer-readable storage medium stores an ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals. When the ultrasonic focusing navigation program based on type A ultrasonic signals is executed by a processor, the steps of the ultrasonic focusing navigation method based on type A ultrasonic signals as described in any one of claims 1-6 are implemented.

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