Methods and systems for ultrasonic imaging

Abstract

A method for ultrasonic imaging comprises: emitting Doppler pulses to a target to be detected; performing a Doppler scan with Doppler pulses; receiving echo signals from the target, wherein the echo signals include Doppler pulse echo signals; processing the echo signals, wherein processing comprises an imaging step, the imaging step comprising parallel processing steps including a 2D image processing step, a flow image processing step, and a spectrum image processing step, wherein the 2D image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain 2D image signals, the flow image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain flow image signals, and the spectrum image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain spectrum image signals; and displaying the processed echo signals.

1 . A method for ultrasonic imaging, comprising:
 emitting Doppler pulses to a target to be detected;   performing a Doppler scan with Doppler pulses;   receiving echo signals from the target, wherein the echo signals include Doppler pulse echo signals;   processing the echo signals, wherein processing comprises an imaging step, the imaging step comprising parallel processing steps including a 2D image processing step, a flow image processing step, and a spectrum image processing step, wherein the 2D image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain 2D image signals, the flow image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain flow image signals, and the spectrum image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain spectrum image signals; and   displaying the processed echo signals.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying comprises simultaneously displaying the 2D image signals, the flow image signals, and the spectrum image signals. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the spectrum image processing step further comprising setting one or more sampling gates in the echo signals in order to obtain spectrum image signals corresponding to the sampling gates simultaneously. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein processing the echo signals further comprises a preprocessing step configured for performing beamformation and quadrature demodulation on the echo signals before proceeding to the imaging step. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying further comprises performing data overlap to the echo signals to increase the frame rate for display. 
     
     
         6 . A system for ultrasonic imaging, comprising:
 a probe configured for emitting Doppler pulses to the target to be detected, performing a Doppler scan with Doppler pulses, and receiving echo signals from the target, wherein the echo signals include Doppler pulse echo signals;   circuitry configured for processing the echo signals, wherein the circuitry comprises an imaging module, the imaging module comprising parallel processing modules including a 2D image processing module, a flow image processing module, and a spectrum image processing module, wherein the 2D image processing module is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain 2D image signals, the flow image processing module is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain flow image signals, and the spectrum image processing module is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain spectrum image signals; and   a display configured for displaying the processed echo signals.   
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable code that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for ultrasonic imaging, the method comprising:
 emitting Doppler pulses to a target to be detected;   performing a Doppler scan with Doppler pulses;   receiving echo signals from the target, wherein the echo signals include Doppler pulse echo signals;   processing the echo signals, wherein processing comprises an imaging step, the imaging step comprising parallel processing steps including a 2D image processing step, a flow image processing step, and a spectrum image processing step, wherein the 2D image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain 2D image signals, the flow image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain flow image signals, and the spectrum image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain spectrum image signals; and   displaying the processed echo signals.