Ultrasonic image monitoring device, method, program, and system

Abstract

Disclosed are an ultrasonic image monitoring device, method, program, and system. The ultrasound image monitoring device according to the present disclosure may include: a communication unit that performs communication with an ultrasound generating device and an ultrasound image acquiring device; and a processor controlling an operation related to ultrasound image monitoring, in which the processor is configured to receive a first ultrasound image from the ultrasound image acquisition device through the communication unit in a case where an ultrasound ON signal is received from the ultrasound generating device during an ultrasound ON interval through the communication unit, in a case where the ultrasound off signal is received from the ultrasound generating apparatus during an ultrasound off (OFF) interval by the communication unit, a second ultrasound image may be received from the ultrasound image acquisition apparatus by the communication unit, and at least one of the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image may be displayed on the display unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic image monitoring device, method, program and system. Background Art

[0002] Ultrasonic waves refer to waves with a frequency of 20 kHz or higher. Ultrasonic waves have the property of penetrating water, and therefore are widely used in medical fields such as ultrasonic diagnostic devices and ultrasonic irradiation devices.

[0003] The most representative application of ultrasound in the medical field is an ultrasound imaging device that utilizes the transmission and reflection properties of ultrasound. For example, there is a device that obtains cross-sectional images of the human body by visualizing the time and intensity of reflection of ultrasound when it passes through the human body and passes through various organs.

[0004] In addition, there is a device that utilizes heat generated by high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to burn and remove specific subcutaneous tissue such as a tumor in the skin, or to induce degeneration and regeneration of skin tissue.

[0005] However, conventional ultrasonic image processing devices cannot confirm the position of ultrasonic focusing and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasonic irradiation through images.

[0006] [Prior art literature] [Patent Literature] Patent Document 1: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0063996 (published on May 28, 2014) Summary of the invention

[0007] The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an ultrasonic image monitoring device, method, program and system that can confirm the position of ultrasonic focusing and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasonic irradiation through images, and prevent safety accidents in advance through image confirmation.

[0008] The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an ultrasonic image monitoring device, method, program and system that can confirm the process of tumor degeneration through images while minimizing the interference between ultrasonic waves.

[0009] The technical problems that the present disclosure intends to solve are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other technical problems not mentioned through the following description.

[0010] An ultrasonic image monitoring device according to one aspect of the present disclosure for solving the above-mentioned technical problems may be characterized in that it includes: a communication unit for communicating with an ultrasonic generating device and an ultrasonic image acquiring device; and a processor for controlling operations related to ultrasonic image monitoring, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquiring device through the communication unit when an ultrasonic on signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on (ON) interval through the communication unit, and receive a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquiring device through the communication unit when an ultrasonic off signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic off (OFF) interval through the communication unit, and display at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image on a display unit.

[0011] Furthermore, it may be characterized in that the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image are the same as or different from each other.

[0012] Furthermore, it may be characterized in that the first ultrasonic image is an image of a portion surrounding a target site, and the second ultrasonic image is an image of the target site.

[0013] Furthermore, the invention may be characterized in that the processor is configured to separate and receive the second ultrasonic image through different scanning lines when receiving the ultrasonic off signal.

[0014] Furthermore, the invention may be characterized in that the processor is configured to: receive the first ultrasonic image at one time through the same scanning line when receiving the ultrasonic start signal.

[0015] Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, an ultrasonic image monitoring method performed by an ultrasonic image monitoring device may include the following steps: receiving a first ultrasonic image from an ultrasonic image acquisition device through a communication unit of the ultrasonic image monitoring device when an ultrasonic on signal is received from an ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on (ON) interval; receiving a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device through the communication unit when an ultrasonic off signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic off (OFF) interval; and controlling a display unit of the ultrasonic image monitoring device by a processor of the ultrasonic image monitoring device to display at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image.

[0016] Furthermore, it may be characterized in that, in the step of receiving the first ultrasonic image, when the ultrasonic start signal is received by the communication unit, the first ultrasonic image is received at one time through the same scanning line.

[0017] Furthermore, it may be characterized in that, in the step of receiving the second ultrasonic image, when the ultrasonic off signal is received by the communication unit, the second ultrasonic image is received by separating the second ultrasonic image through different scanning lines.

[0018] Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, an ultrasonic image monitoring system may be characterized in that it includes: an ultrasonic generating device; an ultrasonic image acquiring device; and an ultrasonic image monitoring device, which communicates with the ultrasonic generating device and the ultrasonic image acquiring device, wherein the ultrasonic image monitoring device receives a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquiring device when an ultrasonic on signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on (ON) interval, and receives a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquiring device when an ultrasonic off signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic off (OFF) interval, and displays at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image.

[0019] Furthermore, in order to execute the ultrasonic image monitoring method in combination with a computer as hardware, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium may also be provided.

[0020] Furthermore, a computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method for implementing the present disclosure may also be provided.

[0021] According to the above technical solution of the present disclosure, the following effects are provided: the position of ultrasound focusing and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasound irradiation can be confirmed through images, and safety accidents can be prevented in advance through image confirmation.

[0022] According to the above technical solution of the present disclosure, the following effect is provided: the process of tumor degeneration can be confirmed through images while minimizing the interference between ultrasound waves.

[0023] The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other effects not mentioned through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 is a diagram showing an ultrasonic image monitoring system according to the present disclosure as an example.

[0025] Figure 2 It is shown Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an ultrasonic image monitoring device.

[0026] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating an ultrasonic image monitoring method according to the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 4 is shown by Figure 1 The process of a processor receiving a first ultrasonic image during an ultrasonic ON interval is an example of a diagram.

[0028] Figure 5 is shown by Figure 1 The process of receiving the second ultrasonic image during the ultrasonic OFF interval is an example of a process of receiving the second ultrasonic image during the ultrasonic OFF interval.

[0029] Figure 6 is shown by Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a process in which a processor displays a first ultrasonic image acquired during an ultrasonic ON interval and a second ultrasonic image acquired during an ultrasonic OFF interval.

[0030] Description of Reference Numerals 1000: System 100: Ultrasonic image monitoring device 110: Communication unit 120: Memory 130: processor 140: display unit DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Throughout the entire disclosure, the same reference numerals refer to the same constituent elements. The present disclosure does not describe all the elements of the embodiments, and will omit the general content in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs or the content repeated between the embodiments. The terms "part, module, component, block" used in the specification can be implemented by software or hardware, and according to the embodiment, multiple "parts, modules, components, blocks" can be implemented by one constituent element, or one "part, module, component, block" can also include multiple constituent elements.

[0032] Throughout the specification, when a certain part is “connected” to another part, it includes not only a case where the part is directly connected to the other part, but also a case where the part is indirectly connected to the other part. The indirect connection includes a case where the part is connected via a wireless communication network.

[0033] Furthermore, when a certain part “includes” a certain constituent element, unless there is any special description to the contrary, it means that other constituent elements may also be included, rather than excluding other constituent elements.

[0034] Throughout the specification, when a certain component is located “on” another component, this includes not only a case where the certain component is in contact with the other component, but also a case where another component exists between the two components.

[0035] The terms “first”, “second”, etc. are used to distinguish one constituent element from another constituent element, and the constituent elements are not limited by the aforementioned terms.

[0036] Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, an expression in the singular includes an expression in the plural.

[0037] In each step, identification symbols are used for ease of explanation and are not used to explain the order of each step. As long as a specific order is not clearly stated in the context, each step can be implemented in a manner different from the order described above.

[0038] Hereinafter, the working principle and embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] In this specification, various devices that can perform calculations and provide results to users are all included in the ultrasonic image monitoring device according to the present disclosure. For example, the ultrasonic image monitoring device according to the present disclosure may include all of a computer, a server device, and a portable terminal, or may be any form.

[0040] Here, for example, the computer may include a notebook computer equipped with a web browser, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a touch-screen tablet computer, etc.

[0041] The server device is a server that communicates with external devices to process information, and may include an application server, a computing server, a database server, a file server, a mail server, a proxy server, and a network server.

[0042] For example, a portable terminal, as a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, may include all kinds of handheld wireless communication devices such as a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS), a personal digital assistant (PDA), an international mobile telecommunication (IMT)-2000, a code division multiple access (CDMA)-2000, a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), a wireless broadband Internet (WiBro) terminal, a smart phone, and the like, and wearable devices such as a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, glasses, a contact lens, or a head-mounted device (HMD).

[0043] According to the ultrasonic image monitoring system of the present disclosure, when an ultrasonic on signal is received from an ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on (ON) interval, a first ultrasonic image is received from an ultrasonic image acquiring device; when an ultrasonic off signal is received from an ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic off (OFF) interval, a second ultrasonic image is received from the ultrasonic image acquiring device, and at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image is displayed.

[0044] The ultrasonic image monitoring system according to the present disclosure can confirm the position of ultrasonic focusing and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasonic irradiation through images, and prevent safety accidents in advance through image confirmation.

[0045] Hereinafter, the ultrasonic image monitoring system according to the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0046] Figure 1 is a diagram showing an ultrasonic image monitoring system according to the present disclosure as an example. Figure 2 It is shown Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an ultrasonic image monitoring device.

[0047] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The ultrasonic image monitoring system 1000 may include an ultrasonic generating device 10 , an ultrasonic image acquiring device 20 and an ultrasonic image monitoring device 100 .

[0048] The ultrasonic generator 10 can irradiate ultrasonic waves to the skin or human body. In this case, the ultrasonic generator 10 can output an ultrasonic on signal for irradiating ultrasonic waves during an ultrasonic on interval, and can output an ultrasonic off signal for not irradiating ultrasonic waves during an ultrasonic off interval.

[0049] The ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 can acquire an ultrasonic image of the skin or the human body. Here, the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 can be an ultrasonic probe. However, it is not limited thereto, and the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 can be any device capable of acquiring an ultrasonic image of the skin or the human body. At this time, the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 can acquire a first ultrasonic image and transmit it to the ultrasonic image monitoring device 100, and can acquire a second ultrasonic image and transmit it to the ultrasonic image monitoring device 100. Here, the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image can be the same as or different from each other. For example, the first ultrasonic image can be an image of the surrounding part of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves, and the second ultrasonic image can be an image of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0050] The ultrasonic image monitoring device 100 may include a communication unit 110 , a memory 120 , a processor 130 , and a display unit 140 .

[0051] The communication unit 110 can communicate with the ultrasonic wave generating device 10 and the ultrasonic wave imaging device 20 .

[0052] The communication unit 110 may include at least one of a wired communication module and a wireless communication module. The wired communication module may include not only a variety of wired communication modules such as a local area network (LAN) module, a wide area network (WAN) module, or a value-added network (VAN) module, but may also include a variety of cable communication modules such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a digital visual interface (DVI), a recommended standard 232 (RS-232), a power line communication, or a plain old telephone service (POTS) . In addition to Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) modules and wireless broadband modules, wireless communication modules can also include wireless communication modules that support multiple wireless communication methods such as global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), 4G, 5G and 6G.

[0053] The memory 120 may store an algorithm for controlling the operation of the components in the present device or data about a program for reproducing the algorithm. The processor 130 may perform the above-mentioned operation using the data stored in the memory 120. Here, the memory 120 and the processor 130 may be implemented using separate chips, respectively. Furthermore, the memory 120 and the processor 130 may also be implemented using a single chip.

[0054] The memory 120 may store data for supporting various functions of the device and programs for operating components within the device, may store input / output data, may store multiple application programs (application programs or applications) driven in the device, data and instructions for operating the device. At least part of these application programs may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication.

[0055] The memory 120 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type (SSD), a silicon disk drive type (SDD), a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., a secure digital (SD) or an extreme digital (XD) memory), a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk. The memory 120 is separated from the device, but may also be a database connected in a wired or wireless manner.

[0056] The memory 120 may store data related to ultrasonic image monitoring. The processor 130 may control operations related to ultrasonic image monitoring.

[0057] When the processor 130 receives an ultrasonic on signal from the ultrasonic generating device 10 during an ultrasonic on (ON) interval through the communication unit 110, a first ultrasonic image can be received from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110. When the processor 130 receives an ultrasonic off signal from the ultrasonic generating device 10 during an ultrasonic off (OFF) interval through the communication unit 110, a second ultrasonic image can be received from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110.

[0058] At this time, in the case of receiving an ultrasonic off signal from the ultrasonic generating device 10 during the ultrasonic off (OFF) interval, the processor 130 may separate and receive the second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through different scanning lines. And, in the case of receiving an ultrasonic on signal from the ultrasonic generating device 10 during the ultrasonic on (ON) interval, the processor 130 may receive the first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 at one time through the same scanning lines. Here, the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image may be the same as or different from each other. For example, the first ultrasonic image may be an image of the surrounding part of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves, and the second ultrasonic image may be an image of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0059] The processor 130 may display at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image on the display unit 140. For example, the display unit 140 may display the first ultrasonic image corresponding to the image of the surrounding part of the target site being irradiated with ultrasonic waves and the second ultrasonic image corresponding to the image of the target site being irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0060] In this case, the display unit 140 may be a monitor or a display module. In addition, the display unit 140 may be provided in the ultrasonic generation device 10 or the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 .

[0061] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating an ultrasonic image monitoring method according to the present disclosure. Figure 4 is shown by Figure 1 The process of a processor receiving a first ultrasonic image during an ultrasonic ON interval is an example of a diagram.

[0062] Figure 5 is shown by Figure 1 The process of receiving the second ultrasonic image during the ultrasonic OFF interval is an example of a process of receiving the second ultrasonic image during the ultrasonic OFF interval. Figure 6 is shown by Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a process in which a processor displays a first ultrasonic image acquired during an ultrasonic ON interval and a second ultrasonic image acquired during an ultrasonic OFF interval.

[0063] Reference Figure 3 The ultrasonic image monitoring method may include a judging step (S310), a first receiving step (S320), a first displaying step (S330), a second receiving step (S340), and a second displaying step (S350).

[0064] The processor 130 may determine whether an ultrasonic wave ON signal is received from the ultrasonic wave generating device 10 during an ultrasonic wave ON interval ( S310 ).

[0065] When receiving an ultrasonic on signal from the ultrasonic generator 10 during the ultrasonic on interval, the processor 130 may receive a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110 (S320). Here, when receiving an ultrasonic on signal from the ultrasonic generator 10 during the ultrasonic on interval, the processor 130 may receive the first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 at one time through the same scanning line. For example, the first ultrasonic image may be an image of the surrounding area of ​​the target site being irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0066] As an example, Figure 4 As shown, in order to obtain an image frame during a period T1, the processor 130 may receive a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110 during the ultrasonic ON interval P1. At this time, the first ultrasonic image may be an ultrasonic image in a B (Brightness) mode that is durable to external signals. That is, the B mode is a mode that displays the size of a signal as brightness, and is less affected by external noise than other modes.

[0067] Here, in order to form a cross-sectional image in the B mode, the processor 130 may use the array converter of the ultrasonic probe. At this time, the processor 130 may sequentially transmit and receive ultrasonic images in all scanning line directions forming the cross section based on the array converter, and acquire the B-mode ultrasonic image through the signal processing unit in the B-mode echo processing unit, and scan convert the acquired B-mode ultrasonic image through the scan conversion unit, and the converted B-mode ultrasonic image may be displayed on the display unit 140. At this time, the processor 130 may receive the first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 at one time through the same scanning line SL1. For example, the first ultrasonic image may be an image of the surrounding part of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves. The processor 130 may control the display unit 140 to display the first ultrasonic image (S330). For example, the processor 130 may control the display unit 140 to display the first ultrasonic image corresponding to the image of the surrounding part of the target part being irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0068] As an example, Figure 6As shown, during the ultrasound ON interval P1 in the image frame during one cycle T1, the processor 130 can display the images RI1 and RI2 of the surrounding part of the target part being irradiated with ultrasound corresponding to the first ultrasound image received through the scanning line SL1 on the display unit 140. At this time, the images RI1 and RI2 of the surrounding part can be the first ultrasound image in the B (Brightness) mode that is durable to external signals.

[0069] When receiving an ultrasonic OFF signal from the ultrasonic generator 10 during the ultrasonic OFF interval, the processor 130 may receive a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110 (S340). Here, when receiving an ultrasonic OFF signal from the ultrasonic generator 10 during the ultrasonic OFF interval, the processor 130 may separate and receive the second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through different scanning lines. For example, the second ultrasonic image may be an image of a target site irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0070] As an example, Figure 5 As shown, in order to acquire an image frame during a cycle T1, during the ultrasonic OFF interval P2, the processor 130 may receive a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20 through the communication unit 110. At this time, the second ultrasonic image may be an ultrasonic image including a signal with high sensitivity for sensing blood flow. For example, the signal with high sensitivity for sensing blood flow may be C (Color), M (motion), PD (Power Doppler), PW (Pulsed Wave doppler), etc. At this time, C, M, PD, and PW are very small signals, so the sensitivity is very high, so the ultrasonic signal of the ultrasonic generation device 10 is discarded and may be regarded as noise in the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20. At this time, noise refers to a state in which the transmission signal of the ultrasonic wave looks irregular when the ultrasonic wave is irradiated by the ultrasonic generation device 10.

[0071] Therefore, in the present disclosure, the second ultrasonic image may be provided as an ultrasonic image in C (Color) mode, M (motion) mode, B (Brightness) + C (Color) mode, or B (Brightness) + M (motion) mode. At this time, the B+C mode may be a mode that supports both the B mode and the C mode, and the B+M mode may be a mode that supports both the B mode and the M mode.

[0072] Here, the processor 130 may receive the second ultrasonic image in C mode, the second ultrasonic image in M ​​mode, the second ultrasonic image in B+C mode, or the second ultrasonic image in B+M mode through the scanning line SL2.

[0073] At this time, the processor 130 may separate and receive the second ultrasonic image through the scan lines SL21 and SL22 that are different from each other. For example, the processor 130 may receive the ultrasonic image of the C mode through the first scan line SL21, and may separate and receive the ultrasonic image of the B mode through the second scan line SL22. As another example, the processor 130 may receive the ultrasonic image of the M mode through the first scan line SL21, and may separate and receive the ultrasonic image of the B mode through the second scan line SL22. As yet another example, the processor 130 may receive the ultrasonic image of the C mode through the first scan line SL21, and may separate and receive the ultrasonic image of the M mode through the second scan line SL22. Here, the processor 130 may transmit and receive the second ultrasonic image of the C mode, the second ultrasonic image of the M mode, the second ultrasonic image of the B+C mode, or the second ultrasonic image of the B+M mode through the scan lines SL21 and SL22 that are different from each other, and may perform signal processing. At this time, the processor 130 may transmit and receive the second ultrasonic image of the C mode or the second ultrasonic image of the M mode, and may perform Doppler signal processing.

[0074] In the case of such C mode or M mode, since the sensitivity of the signal is very high, the ultrasonic signal of the ultrasonic generating device 10 is discarded, so in order to prevent it from looking like noise in the ultrasonic image acquisition device 20, the processor 130 can separate and acquire the second ultrasonic image of the B mode and the second ultrasonic image of the C mode or the second ultrasonic image of the B mode and the second ultrasonic image of the M mode through different scanning lines SL21 and SL22 during the ultrasonic OFF interval P2. For example, the second ultrasonic image can be an image of the target part irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0075] The processor 130 may control the display unit 140 to display the second ultrasonic image (S350). For example, the processor 130 may control the display unit 140 to display the second ultrasonic image corresponding to the image of the target site irradiated with ultrasonic waves.

[0076] As an example, Figure 6 As shown, during the ultrasound OFF interval P2 in the image frame during one cycle T1, the processor 130 may display the image TI of the target part irradiated with ultrasound waves corresponding to the second ultrasound image received through the scanning line SL2 on the display unit 140. At this time, the image TI of the target part may be a second ultrasound image in C mode including a high-sensitivity signal for sensing blood flow without noise, a second ultrasound image in M ​​mode, a second ultrasound image in B+C mode, or a second ultrasound image in B+M mode.

[0077] As described above, the present disclosure can confirm the position of ultrasound focusing and the process of tumor degeneration during ultrasound irradiation through images, and prevent safety accidents in advance through image confirmation.

[0078] against Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figures 4 to 6 The performance of the components shown may be such that at least one component may be added or deleted. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the relative positions of the components may be changed in accordance with the performance or structure of the system.

[0079] Figure 3 The case where multiple steps are performed sequentially is recorded, but this is only an exemplary description of the technical concept of this embodiment. Ordinary technicians in the technical field to which this embodiment belongs can modify the steps by changing the steps without departing from the essential characteristics of this embodiment. Figure 3 Various modifications and variations can be performed and applied by executing one or more of the steps in the order described or in parallel, so Figure 3 Not limited to time series order.

[0080] In addition, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing computer executable instructions. The instructions may be stored in the form of program code, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, a program module may be generated to perform the operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a computer readable recording medium.

[0081] Computer-readable recording media include all types of recording media storing computer-readable instructions, such as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disk, flash memory, optical data storage device, etc.

[0082] The disclosed embodiments are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms different from the disclosed embodiments without changing the technical ideas or essential features of the present disclosure. The described embodiments should be understood as exemplary rather than limiting.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic image monitoring device, characterized in that: include: a communication unit that communicates with the ultrasonic wave generating device and the ultrasonic wave image acquiring device; and a processor for controlling operations related to ultrasonic image monitoring, Wherein, the processor is configured to: When the communication unit receives an ultrasonic on signal from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on interval, the communication unit receives a first ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic imaging device. When the communication unit receives an ultrasonic off signal from the ultrasonic generating device during the ultrasonic off interval, the communication unit receives a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic imaging device. At least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image is displayed on a display unit.

2. The ultrasonic image monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image are identical to each other or different from each other.

3. The ultrasonic image monitoring device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first ultrasonic image is an image of the surrounding area of ​​the target site. The second ultrasonic image is an image of the target site.

4. The ultrasonic image monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processor is configured to: In case of receiving the ultrasonic off signal, the second ultrasonic image is separated and received through scanning lines different from each other.

5. The ultrasonic image monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processor is configured to: When the ultrasonic start signal is received, the first ultrasonic image is received at one time through the same scanning line.

6. An ultrasonic image monitoring method performed by an ultrasonic image monitoring device, comprising the following steps: receiving a first ultrasonic image from an ultrasonic image acquisition device through the communication unit of the ultrasonic image monitoring device when an ultrasonic on signal is received from an ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic on interval; receiving, by the communication unit, a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device when an ultrasonic off signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during an ultrasonic off interval; and The processor of the ultrasonic image monitoring device controls the display unit of the ultrasonic image monitoring device to display at least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image.

7. The ultrasonic image monitoring method according to claim 6, characterized in that: In the step of receiving the first ultrasonic image, When the ultrasonic on signal is received by the communication unit, the first ultrasonic image is received at once through the same scanning line.

8. The ultrasonic image monitoring method according to claim 6, characterized in that: In the step of receiving the second ultrasonic image, When the ultrasonic OFF signal is received by the communication unit, the second ultrasonic image is separated and received by different scanning lines. 9 . A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing the ultrasonic image monitoring method according to claim 6 in combination with a computer as hardware.

10. An ultrasonic image monitoring system, characterized in that: include: Ultrasonic wave generating device; an ultrasonic image acquisition device; and an ultrasonic image monitoring device, communicating with the ultrasonic generating device and the ultrasonic image acquiring device, Wherein, when the ultrasonic image monitoring device receives an ultrasonic start signal from the ultrasonic generating device during the ultrasonic start interval, the ultrasonic image acquisition device receives a first ultrasonic image, receiving a second ultrasonic image from the ultrasonic image acquisition device when an ultrasonic off signal is received from the ultrasonic generating device during the ultrasonic off interval, At least one of the first ultrasonic image and the second ultrasonic image is displayed.

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