The present invention provides a
system and method for real-time three-dimensional ultrasonic elastic imaging. By using row-column addressed probes to perform three-dimensional imaging, the number of
probe array elements is relatively low, and conventional ultrasonic systems can be implemented with relatively low cost. The row-column addressed probes are used to perform three-dimensional elastic imaging, and the complexity of the three-dimensional
reconstruction algorithm is relatively low and easy to implement. Specifically, based on the row-column addressed array probe, a
long pulse excitation is performed on the
region of interest to generate
shear waves in the
region of interest; based on the row-column addressed array probe, a pulse excitation is performed on the
region of interest that generates the three-dimensional shear wave to generate ultrasonic
waves in the region of interest, and beam synthesis and reconstruction are performed based on the
echo signal to obtain a three-dimensional data
frame sequence, and the velocity distribution of the shear wave in the region of interest is calculated to finally obtain a three-dimensional ultrasonic elastic image. Through direct three-dimensional imaging, the deformation and
distortion of the three-dimensional target elastic imaging caused by the movement and
breathing of the observed object is reduced, so as to ensure that the obtained three-dimensional ultrasonic elastic image can accurately and comprehensively display the characteristics of the
lesion.