WO2016006790A1 - 휴대용 초음파 진단장치 및 그것에서의 전력 효율 개선 방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and relates to a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a power efficiency improving method in the portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can increase the power efficiency.
- Ultrasonic diagnostic devices have non-invasive and non-destructive characteristics, and are widely used in the medical field for obtaining information inside an object. Ultrasonic diagnostic systems are very important in the medical field because they can provide a doctor with a high resolution image of the internal tissue of a subject without the need for a surgical operation in which the subject is directly incised and observed.
- the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is a system that irradiates an ultrasonic signal from a body surface of a subject toward a target site in the body, extracts information from the reflected ultrasonic signal, and acquires an image of soft tissue tomography or blood flow in a non-invasive manner.
- Conventional portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus generates a pulse signal of a constant maximum voltage irrespective of the depth to be measured, and uses a pulse signal of the same maximum voltage even when measuring a shallow depth. This causes a high load on the battery stage and the circuit portion, resulting in poor power efficiency.
- an aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of improving power efficiency by adjusting a voltage of a pulse signal according to a depth to be measured.
- the measurement depth setting unit for setting the measurement depth to be measured;
- a voltage supply unit supplying a voltage to be applied to a pulse generator according to the set measurement depth, and supplying a smaller voltage as the set measurement depth is smaller;
- a pulse generator for generating an electrical pulse to be applied to the ultrasonic transducer to generate ultrasonic waves, and generating an electrical pulse having a voltage corresponding to the voltage supplied from the voltage supply unit.
- the portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus may further include a variable gain amplifier for amplifying an echo signal from the ultrasound transducer to compensate for attenuation according to the depth of reflection.
- the portable ultrasound diagnosis apparatus may further include a compensation characteristic adjusting unit adjusting the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier according to the set measurement depth.
- the amplification characteristic may be a gain having a predetermined maximum value at the set measurement depth and having a larger value as the reflection depth is larger in a range below the set measurement depth.
- the amplification characteristic may be a form in which the gain increases with the reflection depth in a range below the set measurement depth.
- a method of improving power efficiency of a portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including: setting a measurement depth to be measured; Supplying a voltage according to the set measurement depth to a pulse generator that generates an electrical pulse to be applied to an ultrasonic transducer, wherein a smaller voltage is supplied as the set measurement depth is smaller; And generating, by the pulse generator, an electrical pulse according to the supplied voltage.
- the method may further include amplifying an echo signal coming from the ultrasonic transducer through a variable gain amplifier, thereby compensating for attenuation according to a depth of reflection.
- the method may further include adjusting an amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier according to the set measurement depth.
- the amplification characteristic may be adjusted such that the gain has a predetermined maximum value at the set measurement depth and has a larger value as the reflection depth is larger in the range below the set measurement depth.
- the amplification characteristic may be a form in which the gain increases with the reflection depth in a range below the set measurement depth.
- the power efficiency can be improved by adjusting the voltage of the pulse signal according to the depth to be measured.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which a supply voltage according to a measurement depth is displayed together on a phantom that can be measured on behalf of a human body.
- FIG. 4 illustrates electrical pulses of different voltages generated by the pulse generator 122 and corresponding echo signals.
- 5 is a graph illustrating an example of an amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the conventional variable gain amplifier 123.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing that the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows the amplification characteristic when the measurement depth is 10 cm.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing that the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 is adjusted according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and shows the amplification characteristic when the measurement depth is 15 cm.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing that the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows the amplification characteristic when the measurement depth is 5 cm.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for improving power efficiency of a portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the ultrasonic transducer 110 the main circuit unit 120, the battery 130, the voltage supply unit 140, the measurement depth setting unit 150, and the compensation characteristic adjusting unit 160 are provided. It is made to include.
- the ultrasonic transducer 110 generates ultrasonic pulses from the electrical pulses applied from the main circuit unit 120 and irradiates the inside of the inspected object, converts ultrasonic echo signals reflected from the inspected object into electrical signals, and converts the ultrasonic echo signals into electrical signals. 120).
- the ultrasonic transducer 110 may be formed of a piezoelectric element array module.
- the piezoelectric element array module may be configured such that a large number of piezoelectric elements, such as 64, 128, 192, are arranged in an array form.
- a piezoelectric element a piezoelectric ceramic (lead zirconate titanate, PZT) having good electroacoustic conversion efficiency may be used.
- a voltage of +100 V to -100 V may be used as a voltage of an electric pulse for driving the piezoelectric element.
- the main circuit unit 120 generates an electrical pulse to be applied to the ultrasonic transducer 110, analyzes an echo signal received through the ultrasonic transducer 110, and generates an ultrasonic image, and displays the external display device (not shown). ) To transmit.
- the main circuit unit 120 includes a transceiver 121, a pulse generator 122, a variable gain amplifier 123, an analog-to-digital converter 124, a beamformer 125, a processor 126, and a communication unit 127. )
- the transceiver 121 transmits the electrical pulse generated by the pulse generator 122 to the ultrasonic transducer 110, and transmits an echo signal received through the ultrasonic transducer 110 to the variable gain amplifier 123. Play a role.
- the transmitting and receiving unit 121 may be configured as a switch for connecting the TX circuit and the piezoelectric element array module during the ultrasonic transmission, and for connecting the RX circuit and the piezoelectric element array module during the ultrasonic echo reception.
- the pulse generator 122 generates an electrical pulse to be applied to the ultrasonic transducer 110 to generate ultrasonic waves.
- the pulse generator 122 generates an electrical pulse having a voltage corresponding to the voltage supplied from the voltage supply unit 140 to be described later.
- the variable gain amplifier 123 amplifies the echo signal from the ultrasonic transducer 110 to compensate for the attenuation of the echo signal according to the reflection depth.
- Ultrasonic waves are absorbed in the human body by nature, so the signals that arrive deeply and reflect lately have a large energy loss, which reduces their size. Therefore, the echo signal must be compensated for by a larger value as the reflection depth is large (i.e., when the reflection arrives late). Accordingly, the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 may be increased according to the reflection depth or the arrival time of the signal.
- the analog-digital converter 124 converts the compensated echo signal into the digital signal through the variable gain amplifier 123.
- the beamformer 125 performs TX beamforming and RX beamforming.
- TX beamforming is to cause the pulse generator 122 to generate an appropriate electric pulse by using a parameter corresponding to the ultrasonic transducer 110. For example, when the ultrasound is transmitted, the energy of the ultrasound is focused on a focal point at a specific distance. It is to delay the time of the electrical pulse according to the position of the piezoelectric element to focus.
- RX beamforming refers to the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter 124 and converts the data to the processor 126 by performing data conversion for the ultrasonic transducer 110. For example, the position of the piezoelectric element when receiving the ultrasonic echo. And delaying the electrical signal from each piezoelectric element according to the reception time and adding the time delayed signal to generate ultrasonic data (scan data).
- the processor 126 controls the beamformer 125 so that beamforming suitable for the ultrasonic transducer 110 is performed, generates an ultrasound image with scan data from the beamformer 125, and communicates with the communication unit 127. It transmits to an external display device or transmits the scan data to an external display device through the communication unit 127, and controls each element of the portable ultrasound diagnostic device.
- the processor 126 may compress the scan data as needed to reduce the bandwidth used for communication.
- the communication unit 127 is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data with an external display device, and may use a wired or wireless communication method.
- the wired communication method may be a wired cable such as a USB cable
- the wireless communication method may be Bluetooth, Wireless USB, Wireless LAN, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or IrDA for infrared communication.
- One of Infrared Data Association may be used.
- An external display device that displays an ultrasound image with the ultrasound image or the scan data transmitted through the communication unit 127 may be, for example, a PC, a smartphone, a tablet device, a PDA, or the like.
- the portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus may itself include a display unit (not shown) for displaying an ultrasound image generated by the processor 126.
- the communication unit 127 for transmitting the ultrasound image or the scan data to the outside may not be provided.
- the battery 130 supplies power for the operation of the portable ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, including a power source for the pulse generator 122 to generate an electrical pulse.
- a constant maximum voltage (eg, 100 V) is supplied to the pulse generator 122 regardless of the depth to be measured, so that the pulse generator 122 is an electrical pulse having a constant maximum voltage (eg, peak-to-peak +100 V to 100 V). Generated signal.
- power efficiency is improved by setting the measurement depth to be measured and supplying the adjusted voltage to the pulse generator 122 according to the set measurement depth. If the measurement depth to be measured is determined, data at a deeper level are not really necessary, so it is not necessary to supply the maximum voltage.
- the measurement depth setting unit 140 sets the measurement depth of the object to be measured.
- the measurement depth may be input from the user, and the portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus may include a user interface for inputting the measurement depth.
- the measurement depth may be set accordingly according to a predetermined criterion.
- the voltage supply unit 140 generates a voltage according to the measurement depth set through the measurement depth setting unit 140 from the power supplied from the battery 130 and supplies the voltage to the pulse generator 122. At this time, the voltage supply unit 140 supplies a smaller voltage as the measurement depth is smaller, and supplies a larger voltage as the measurement depth is larger.
- a DC-DC converter may be used as the voltage supply unit 140. In this case, adjustment of the supply voltage may be performed through pulse width modulation of the DC-DC converter.
- the pulse generator 122 does not always supply a constant maximum voltage, but supplies a voltage smaller than the maximum voltage according to the set measurement depth, thereby reducing the load on the battery stage and the circuit part. The efficiency is increased.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which a supply voltage according to a measurement depth is displayed together on a phantom that can be measured on behalf of a human body.
- the maximum measurement depth is 20 cm and the set measurement depth is 20 cm
- the maximum measurement depth is supplied with a maximum voltage of 100 V, but when the set measurement depth is smaller than 20 cm, 75 V, 50 V, or 25 V as shown. Ensure that is supplied.
- a measurement depth-voltage table indicating a voltage according to the measurement depth may be provided in a memory (not shown) of the portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus.
- the processor 126 may adjust the supply voltage by controlling the voltage supply 140 with reference to the measurement depth-voltage table.
- 3 shows an example of such a measurement depth-voltage table. Referring to Figure 3, the supply voltage corresponding to each of the measurement depth 3cm to 20cm is shown.
- the measurement depth of 1 to 2 cm is excluded, the area of interest through the ultrasound image is a point that is usually located at a depth of 3 cm or more from the human skin, and the area at a depth of 1 to 2 cm from the human skin This is because most of the subcutaneous fats included do not have meaningful information to make a clinical diagnosis.
- the pulse generator 122 generates an electrical pulse having a voltage corresponding to the voltage supplied from the voltage supply unit 140.
- the pulse generator 122 generates an electric pulse signal of peak to peak + 100V to -100V when a voltage of 100V is supplied from the voltage supply unit 140, and generates an electric pulse of peak to peak + 50V to -50V when a voltage of 50V is supplied. Generate a pulse signal.
- the pulse generator 122 when the pulse generator 122 generates an electrical pulse signal having a different voltage according to the set measurement depth, the size of the ultrasonic signal irradiated to the test object through the ultrasonic transducer 110 is changed. Therefore, the magnitude of the echo signal coming from the ultrasonic transducer 110 is also changed.
- FIG. 4 illustrates electrical pulses of different voltages generated by the pulse generator 122 and corresponding echo signals.
- the magnitude of the echo signal is also reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to compensate for the size of the reduced echo signal.
- the amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 is adjusted according to the measurement depth set through the measurement depth setting unit 150.
- the compensation characteristic adjusting unit 160 may have an amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 (that is, the arrival time of the signal) according to the measurement depth set by the measurement depth setting unit 150. Adjust it. Adjusting the amplification characteristic of the variable gain amplifier 123 can be achieved by, for example, configuring some of the elements constituting the variable gain amplifier 123 as variable elements, and appropriately adjusting the element values of the variable elements.
- the compensation characteristic adjusting unit 160 is illustrated in a separate configuration from the variable gain amplifier 123, but the compensation characteristic adjusting unit 160 may be included in the variable gain amplifier 123.
- the amplification characteristic has a maximum gain G max at a maximum depth of 20 cm, and the gain increases linearly with the reflection depth.
- the gain increases linearly according to the reflection depth, but the gain may be determined to increase exponentially or logically according to the attenuation characteristics in the human body.
- an amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 may be, for example. It may be adjusted as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. 6, 7, and 8 show amplification characteristics when the set measurement depths are 10 cm, 15 cm, and 5 cm, respectively.
- the amplification characteristic has a maximum gain G max at the set measurement depth and a larger value in the range below the set measurement depth, so as to have a larger value, that is, the gain is reflected in the range below the set measurement depth. It gradually increases with depth and is adjusted to have maximum gain G max at the set measurement depth.
- the amplification characteristic has a maximum gain G max at a set measurement depth of 10 cm and gradually increases with reflection depth in a range of 10 cm or less.
- the voltage of the electrical pulse generated by the pulse generator 122 becomes peak to peak +100 V to -100 V, and the echo signal reflected at the reflection depth of 10 cm has a variable gain. It is amplified by a gain of 1 / 2G max through the amplifier 123.
- the voltage generated by the pulse generator 122 is reduced to a peak-to-peak +50 V to -50 V, so the size of the echo signal is reduced to half, but the reflection depth is adjusted to 10 cm according to the amplification characteristics. Since the gain of the signal is G max , the magnitude of the echo signal amplified by the variable gain amplifier 123 becomes the same as the case where the voltage of the electric pulse is peak-to-peak + 100V to -100V.
- the amplification characteristic has a maximum gain G max at a set measurement depth of 15 cm and gradually increases with reflection depth in a range of 15 cm or less.
- the voltage of the electrical pulse generated by the pulse generator 122 becomes peak to peak +100 V to -100 V, and the echo signal reflected at the reflection depth of 15 cm has a variable gain. It is amplified by a gain of 3 / 4G max through the amplifier 123.
- the voltage generated by the pulse generator 122 is reduced to a peak-to-peak + 75V to -75V, so the size of the echo signal is reduced to 75%, but the reflection depth is 15cm depending on the amplification characteristics. Since the gain for is G max , the magnitude of the echo signal amplified by the variable gain amplifier 123 becomes the same as the case where the voltage of the electrical pulse is peak-to-peak + 100V to -100V.
- the amplification characteristic has a maximum gain G max at a set measurement depth of 5 cm and gradually increases with reflection depth in a range of 5 cm or less.
- the voltage of the electrical pulse generated by the pulse generator 122 becomes peak-to-peak +100 V to 100 V, and the echo signal reflected at the reflection depth of 5 cm has a variable gain. It is amplified by a gain of 1 / 4G max through the amplifier 123.
- the voltage generated by the pulse generator 122 is reduced to a peak-to-peak + 25V to -25V, so the size of the echo signal is reduced to 25%, but the reflection depth is 5cm according to the adjustment of the amplification characteristics Since the gain for is G max , the magnitude of the echo signal amplified by the variable gain amplifier 123 becomes the same as the case where the voltage of the electrical pulse is peak-to-peak + 100V to -100V.
- 6 to 8 illustrate that the gain increases linearly with the depth of reflection up to the set measurement depth, but the gain may be determined to increase exponentially or logically according to the attenuation characteristics in the human body. have.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for improving power efficiency of a portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the method for improving power efficiency according to the present embodiment includes the steps processed in the aforementioned portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus. Therefore, even if omitted below, the above description of the portable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is applied to the power efficiency improving method according to the present embodiment.
- the measurement depth setting unit 140 sets the measurement depth of the object to be measured.
- the voltage supply unit 140 sets a voltage to be supplied to the pulse generator 122 according to the set measurement depth.
- the compensation characteristic adjusting unit 160 adjusts an amplification characteristic according to the reflection depth of the variable gain amplifier 123 according to the set measurement depth.
- the voltage supply unit 140 In operation 740, the voltage supply unit 140 generates the set voltage and supplies the generated voltage to the pulse generator 122.
- the pulse generator 122 generates an electrical pulse having a voltage corresponding to the supplied voltage.
- the ultrasonic transducer 110 In operation 760, the ultrasonic transducer 110 generates ultrasonic pulses from the electrical pulses and irradiates the inside of the inspected object.
- the ultrasound transducer 110 converts the ultrasound echo reflected from the inside of the object to be received into an electrical signal.
- step 780 the variable gain amplifier 123 amplifies the echo signal converted into the electrical signal according to the amplification characteristic adjusted in step 730, and compensates for the attenuation according to the reflection depth.
- step 790 the analog-to-digital converter 124 converts the compensated echo signal into a digital signal through the variable gain amplifier 123.
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- 휴대용 초음파 진단 장치에 있어서,측정하고자 하는 측정 깊이를 설정하는 측정 깊이 설정부;상기 설정된 측정 깊이에 따라 펄스 생성부에 가할 전압을 공급하되, 상기 설정된 측정 깊이가 작을수록 더 작은 전압을 공급하는 전압공급부; 및초음파를 발생시키기 위해 초음파 트랜스듀서에 가할 전기적 펄스를 생성하되, 상기 전압공급부로부터 공급되는 전압에 상응하는 전압의 전기적 펄스를 생성하는 펄스 생성부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 진단장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 초음파 트랜스듀서로부터 들어오는 에코 신호를 증폭하여 반사 깊이에 따른 감쇠를 보상하는 가변이득 증폭기를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 진단장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 설정된 측정 깊이에 따라 상기 가변이득 증폭기의 반사 깊이에 따른 증폭 특성을 조정하는 보상특성 조정부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 진단장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 증폭 특성은, 게인이 상기 설정된 측정 깊이에서 소정의 최대값을 가지며 상기 설정된 측정 깊이 이하의 범위에서 반사 깊이가 클수록 더 큰 값을 가지는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 진단장치.
- 제4항에 있어서,상기 증폭 특성은, 게인이 상기 설정된 측정 깊이 이하의 범위에서 반사 깊이에 따라 증가하는 형태인 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 초음파 진단장치.
- 휴대용 초음파 진단장치의 전력 효율 개선 방법에 있어서,측정하고자 하는 측정 깊이를 설정하는 단계;초음파 트랜스듀서에 가할 전기적 펄스를 생성하는 펄스 생성부에 상기 설정된 측정 깊이에 따라 전압을 공급하되, 상기 설정된 측정 깊이가 작을수록 더 작은 전압을 공급하는 단계; 및상기 펄스 생성부가 상기 공급되는 전압에 따라 전기적 펄스를 생성하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 전력 효율 개선 방법.
- 제6항에 있어서,가변이득 증폭기를 통해 상기 초음파 트랜스듀서로부터 들어오는 에코 신호를 증폭하여, 반사 깊이에 따른 감쇠를 보상하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 전력 효율 개선 방법.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 설정된 측정 깊이에 따라 상기 가변이득 증폭기의 반사 깊이에 따른 증폭 특성을 조정하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 전력 효율 개선 방법.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 조정하는 단계는,게인이 상기 설정된 측정 깊이에서 소정의 최대값을 가지며 상기 설정된 측정 깊이 이하의 범위에서 반사 깊이가 클수록 더 큰 값을 가지도록 상기 증폭 특성을 조정하는 것을 특징으로 하는 전력 효율 개선 방법.
- 제9항에 있어서,상기 증폭 특성은, 게인이 상기 설정된 측정 깊이 이하의 범위에서 반사 깊이에 따라 증가하는 형태인 것을 특징으로 하는 전력 효율 개선 방법.
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