CN103211621B - Ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument and method thereof - Google Patents

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CN103211621B
CN103211621B CN201310153036.9A CN201310153036A CN103211621B CN 103211621 B CN103211621 B CN 103211621B CN 201310153036 A CN201310153036 A CN 201310153036A CN 103211621 B CN103211621 B CN 103211621B
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The invention relates to an ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument. The ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument comprises an ultrasound image data input system, an image processing system and an output system, wherein the image processing system comprises an interface control unit, an image texture complanation processing unit, a quantitative measuring unit and an operating control unit, the ultrasound image data input system is connected with the output system through the interface control unit, the image texture complanation processing unit and the quantitative measuring unit in sequence, and the image texture complanation processing unit and the quantitative measuring unit are respectively connected with the operating control unit. The invention further relates to a method for achieving ultrasound directed texture quantitative measurement based on the ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument. When the ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument is used, various ultrasound directed textures can be accurately and effectively measured in a quantitative mode, references of diagnosis and treatment are provided for clinicians, convenience is provided for patients, and the ultrasound directed texture quantitative measuring instrument is low in cost, simple in structure, rapid in processing procedure, convenient to process, stable and reliable in working performance, and wide in range of application.

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Ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument and method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to medical diagnostic field, particularly using ultrasonic quantitative measures diagnostic techniques field, specifically refers to a kind of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument and method thereof.
Background technology
Texture is commonly called as decorative pattern (Texture), and ultrasonic texture is exactly the organizational structure reflection on the ultrasound image of internal organs.In human body many internal organs ultrasonoscopy in have distinctive ultrasonic texture, as liver, spleen, muscle etc., these ultrasonic textures roughly can be divided into two classes, one class is scalar property's texture, namely the texture of various piece, all directions is all identical, such as the texture of liver, excess syndrome’of the spleen matter, refers to shown in Fig. 1.Another kind of is aeoplotropism texture, namely texture has distinctive difference in certain direction or certain several direction and other directions, texture has directivity, as skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, gastrointestinal wall, neural texture, refer to shown in Fig. 2, these organize the texture of internal organs all to have certain directivity, on certain direction (being generally horizontal direction) its feature texture can continue very long, and its feature texture is the shortest in the vertical direction in this direction.When disease occurs, these textures there will be again characteristic change, and during as hypertrophic neuropathy, along with the development of the state of an illness, the texture of cardiac muscle can increase thick, disorderly gradually, refers to shown in Fig. 3 a, 3b.The disease of tropism's textural characteristics change that what the internal organs in these ultrasonoscopys with aeoplotropism texture occurred include then is called and includes tropism's texture variations disease.
Run length analysis is a kind of image analysis method of classics, but also there is no this type of research being specifically designed to the quantitative measurement of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture and technology in currently available technology, thus become a blank of ultrasonic medical diagnostic field, all bring very large inconvenience to doctor and patient.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to overcome above-mentioned shortcoming of the prior art, provide a kind of can the various ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture of quantitative measurement accurately and effectively, accurately distinguish various length, thickness ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture, to provide for clinician diagnosis and treatment with reference to, for patient provide convenience, cost is lower, structure is simple, processing procedure is efficient and convenient, stable and reliable working performance, the scope of application ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument and method thereof comparatively widely.
In order to realize above-mentioned object, ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument of the present invention and method as follows:
This ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument, its main feature is, described measuring instrument comprises ultrasound image data input system, image processing system and output system, described image processing system comprises interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit, quantitative assay unit and operation control unit, described ultrasound image data input system is successively by described interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described output system with quantitative assay unit, described image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described operation control unit respectively with quantitative assay unit.
Ultrasound image data input system in this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument comprises the RGB connecting interface, S-video connecting interface and the USB interface that are connected with the supersonic sounding instrument of outside.
Ultrasound image data in this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument is B ultrasonic view data.
Operation control unit in this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument comprises keyboard and mouse.
Output system in this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument comprises image display device and measurement data printing equipment.
Image display device in this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument is liquid crystal image display device.
Should realize the method for ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement based on above-mentioned measuring instrument, it is characterized in that, described method comprises the following steps:
(1) the ultrasound image data input system described in obtains ultrasound image data information from the supersonic sounding instrument of outside;
(2) described ultrasound image data information is changed into digital image format from analog image form by the image processing system described in;
(3) image processing system described in shows this ultrasound image data information by described output system;
(4) texture of part interested in described ultrasound image data information is changed into horizontal direction by the image texture complanation processing unit in the image processing system described in;
(5) the quantitative measurement unit described in, according to the input operation of user by operation control unit, delimit interested region in the image changing into horizontal direction;
(6) texture quantitative assay is carried out to the image in delimited interested region.
This realizes the texture quantitative assay in the method for ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement, comprises the following steps:
(61) maximum run length in orthogonal both direction and average-runlength are measured for the ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture in image;
(62) maximum run length ratio and average run-length ratio value is calculated respectively according to described maximum run length and average-runlength;
(63) according to described maximum run length, average-runlength respectively, maximum run length ratio and average run-length ratio value calculate the different peak values, peak and the peak height that occur in Gray Spectrum, thus distinguish the ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina reason of different thicknesses length;
The texture that described run length refers to image the counting continuously of certain gray scale or Gray Level Segments in a certain direction.
Have employed ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument and the method thereof of this invention, owing to wherein arranging all kinds of parameter and the index of run length analysis according to run length analysis principle, thus can manage by the various ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina of quantitative measurement accurately and effectively, and various length can be distinguished by exact figure measurement result, the ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina reason of thickness, simultaneously, measuring instrument of the present invention can be used for the length of various ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture, the accurate measurement of thickness, for such as Skeletal muscle injury, hypertrophic neuropathy etc. include tropism's texture variations disease, not only these texture measured values can assist its clinical diagnosis, and also can provide guiding suggestion accurately to the therapeutic effect of this kind of disease, this measuring instrument can also be used for following up a case by regular visits to this kind of disease simultaneously, to the disease of this kind of disease, the course of disease changes, the situations such as pathological development speed provide reliable quantitative target, for clinician provides diagnosis and treatment reference, for patient provides convenience, for hospital and section office bring benefit, and cost is lower, structure is simple, processing procedure is efficient and convenient, stable and reliable working performance, the scope of application is comparatively extensive.
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Fig. 1 is the ultrasonic texture schematic diagram of hepatic parenchymal scalar property's texture of the prior art.
Fig. 2 is the ultrasonic texture schematic diagram of the aeoplotropism texture of skeletal muscle of the prior art.
Fig. 3 a, 3b are ultrasonic texture comparison's schematic diagram of cardiac muscle when being respectively normal myocardium and cardiomyopathy.
Fig. 4 is the hardware system structure schematic diagram of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the hardware circuit principle figure of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the connecting circuit schematic diagram of rgb interface in Fig. 5 of the present invention and decoder ADV7181B.
Detailed description of the invention
In order to more clearly understand technology contents of the present invention, describe in detail especially exemplified by following examples.
Refer to shown in Fig. 4 to Fig. 6, this ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument, wherein, described measuring instrument comprises ultrasound image data input system, image processing system and output system, described image processing system comprises interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit, quantitative assay unit and operation control unit, described ultrasound image data input system is successively by described interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described output system with quantitative assay unit, described image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described operation control unit respectively with quantitative assay unit.
Wherein, described ultrasound image data input system comprises the RGB connecting interface, S-video connecting interface and the USB interface that are connected with the supersonic sounding instrument of outside, described ultrasound image data is B ultrasonic view data, described operation control unit comprises keyboard and mouse, described output system comprises image display device and measurement data printing equipment, and described image display device is liquid crystal image display device.
The method of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement should be realized, comprising following steps based on above-mentioned measuring instrument:
(1) the ultrasound image data input system described in obtains ultrasound image data information from the supersonic sounding instrument of outside;
(2) described ultrasound image data information is changed into digital image format from analog image form by the image processing system described in;
(3) image processing system described in shows this ultrasound image data information by described output system;
(4) texture of part interested in described ultrasound image data information is changed into horizontal direction by the image texture complanation processing unit in the image processing system described in;
(5) the quantitative measurement unit described in, according to the input operation of user by operation control unit, delimit interested region in the image changing into horizontal direction;
(6) texture quantitative assay is carried out to the image in delimited interested region, comprises the following steps:
A () measures maximum run length in orthogonal both direction and average-runlength for the ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture in image;
B () calculates maximum run length ratio and average run-length ratio value respectively according to described maximum run length and average-runlength;
(c) according to described maximum run length, average-runlength respectively, maximum run length ratio and average run-length ratio value calculate the different peak values, peak and the peak height that occur in Gray Spectrum, thus distinguish the ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina reason of different thicknesses length;
Wherein, the texture that described run length refers to image the counting continuously of certain gray scale or Gray Level Segments in a certain direction.
In the middle of reality uses, the present invention is mainly creatively provided with all kinds of parameter and the index of run length analysis according to run length analysis principle, enable the various ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture of quantitative measurement accurately and effectively, the ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture of various length, thickness can be distinguished by exact figure measurement result.
The inventive system comprises software and hardware two parts:
1, hardware system part mainly comprises: input system, output system, image processing system (control, arithmetic element) refer to shown in Fig. 1.
Wherein input system comprises: B ultrasonic view data inputs, respectively from RGB, S-video and USB interface; Output system mainly refers to that liquid crystal image display and measurement data print; Image processing system comprises interface unit, single-chip microcomputer image texture complanation process, determination unit, and keyboard and mouse are used for controlling the manual operation of image procossing.
This Hardware Design is simple, practical, and carry and load and unload all very convenient, such design will provide great facility for clinical practice uses.
2, software design mainly comprises the following aspects (setting forth several major parts of the formation of software):
(1) ultrasonoscopy is changed into digital picture by analog image;
(2) this image is shown;
(3) texture of part interested in image is changed into level;
(4) in the image taken a turn for the better, region of interest delimited;
(5) texture mensuration is carried out to the image in region of interest.
The core concept of the texture Measurement Algorithm in the present invention is as follows:
Classical run length is analyzed count continuously (distance of swimming) of mainly measurement image texture certain gray scale or Gray Level Segments in a certain direction.Find that different ultrasonic aeoplotropism textures can occur maximum run on the different Gray Level Segmentss in long distance of swimming direction through experiment, and there is minimal tour in corresponding Gray Level Segments in the perpendicular direction, the distance of swimming that longer ultrasonic texture occurs on its long distance of swimming direction is also comparatively large, and the distance of swimming that shorter ultrasonic texture then occurs on its long distance of swimming direction is also less; Can there is the larger distance of swimming in thicker ultrasonic texture, thinner ultrasonic texture then occurs the less distance of swimming in the vertical direction of its long distance of swimming in the vertical direction of its long distance of swimming.Accordingly, ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture Special measuring instrument is according to these features of ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture, adopt the maximum run length in orthogonal both direction, average-runlength, maximum run length ratio and average run-length ratio value as the index of texture quantitative measurement, different peak values, peak and peak height that these indexs according to this texture occur in Gray Spectrum are to distinguish the ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture of different thicknesses length.
Have employed above-mentioned ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument and method thereof, owing to wherein arranging all kinds of parameter and the index of run length analysis according to run length analysis principle, thus can manage by the various ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina of quantitative measurement accurately and effectively, and various length can be distinguished by exact figure measurement result, the ultrasonic aeoplotropism stricture of vagina reason of thickness, simultaneously, measuring instrument of the present invention can be used for the length of various ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture, the accurate measurement of thickness, for such as Skeletal muscle injury, hypertrophic neuropathy etc. include tropism's texture variations disease, not only these texture measured values can assist its clinical diagnosis, and also can provide guiding suggestion accurately to the therapeutic effect of this kind of disease, this measuring instrument can also be used for following up a case by regular visits to this kind of disease simultaneously, to the disease of this kind of disease, the course of disease changes, the situations such as pathological development speed provide reliable quantitative target, for clinician provides diagnosis and treatment reference, for patient provides convenience, for hospital and section office bring benefit, and cost is lower, structure is simple, processing procedure is efficient and convenient, stable and reliable working performance, the scope of application is comparatively extensive.
In this description, the present invention is described with reference to its specific embodiment.But, still can make various amendment and conversion obviously and not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, description and accompanying drawing are regarded in an illustrative, rather than a restrictive.

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1. a ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument, it is characterized in that, described measuring instrument comprises ultrasound image data input system, image processing system and output system, described image processing system comprises interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit, quantitative assay unit and operation control unit, described ultrasound image data input system is successively by described interface control unit, image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described output system with quantitative assay unit, described image texture complanation processing unit is connected with described operation control unit respectively with quantitative assay unit, described quantitative assay unit, in order to measure maximum run length, average-runlength, maximum run length ratio and the average run-length ratio value in the orthogonal both direction of ultrasound image data.
2. ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ultrasound image data input system comprises the RGB connecting interface, S-video connecting interface and the USB interface that are connected with the supersonic sounding instrument of outside.
3. ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ultrasound image data is B ultrasonic view data.
4. ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described operation control unit comprises keyboard and mouse.
5. ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, described output system comprises image display device and measurement data printing equipment.
6. ultrasonic aeoplotropism texture quantitative measurement instrument according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described image display device is liquid crystal image display device.
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