US 12,290,397 B1
Ultrasound-based liver examination device, ultrasound apparatus, and ultrasound imaging method
Shuangshuang Li, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN); and Shenzhen Mindray Scientific Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN); and SHENZHEN MINDRAY SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/395,372.
Application 18/395,372 is a continuation of application No. 17/174,089, filed on Feb. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,890,133.
Application 17/174,089 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2018/103078, filed on Aug. 29, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/08 (2013.01) [A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/5269 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound apparatus, comprising:
an ultrasound probe configured to transmit ultrasound waves to a liver and receive ultrasound echoes from the liver;
a transmission and receiving controller configured to control the ultrasound probe to transmit the ultrasound waves to the liver and receive the ultrasound echoes to obtain ultrasound echo signals, wherein the ultrasound echo signals comprises a first ultrasound echo signal and a second ultrasound echo signal;
an ultrasound echo signal processor configured to perform a first gain compensation for enhancing image quality on the first ultrasound echo signal for obtaining an ultrasound image of the liver, and a second gain compensation for preserving ultrasound attenuation information of the second ultrasound echo signal on the second ultrasound echo signal for calculating a quantitative parameter of the liver;
a data processor configured to generate the ultrasound image of the liver according to the processed first ultrasound echo signal, calculate the quantitative parameter of the liver according to the processed second ultrasound echo signal, and output the ultrasound image and the quantitative parameter; and
a display device configured to display the ultrasound image and the quantitative parameter.