System for cardiac ultrasound image acquisition

摘要

An ultrasound image acquisition device initiates acquisition of anatomical images of a portion of patient anatomy in response to a heart rate related synchronization signal. The ultrasound image acquisition device includes multiple ultrasound transducers for generating sound waves. The ultrasound transducers are arranged in different transducer groups oriented to enable acquisition of different ultrasound imaging information used in generating a single composite ultrasound image. A synchronization processor derives the heart rate related synchronization signal from a patient cardiac function blood flow related parameter. The synchronization signal enables adaptive activation of a particular group of the different transducer groups for acquisition of ultrasound imaging information used in generating the single composite ultrasound image. A display processor presents the single composite ultrasound image, acquired by the ultrasound image acquisition device, to a user on a reproduction device.

主权项

1. An ultrasound medical imaging system for adaptively acquiring anatomical images, comprising:
an ultrasound image acquisition device to acquire anatomical images of a portion of patient anatomy in response to a heart rate related synchronization signal, said ultrasound image acquisition device including a plurality ultrasound transducers to generate sound waves, said plurality of ultrasound transducers being arranged in different transducer groups each comprising a plurality of the ultrasound transducers configured at different angle orientations in increments in a range of 0 to 360 degrees around the ultrasound image acquisition device to enable 360 degree acquisition of different ultrasound imaging information at a same particular time within a same heart cycle to generate a single composite ultrasound image without a need to move the ultrasound image acquisition device; a synchronization processor for deriving said synchronization signal from a combination of at least one hemodynamic signal representative of a patient cardiac function blood flow related parameter and other patient monitoring signals, said synchronization signal enabling adaptive activation of a particular group of said different transducer groups for acquisition ultrasound imaging information at the same particular time within a same heart cycle to generate said single composite ultrasound image, wherein said synchronization processor provides a heart-rate related synchronization signal derived from said at least one hemodynamic signal representative of a patient cardiac function blood flow related parameter and other patient monitoring signals including an ECG (electrocardiogram) or ICEG (intra-cardiac electrogram) signal and a first group of said different transducer groups is activated in response to said at least one hemodynamic signal representative of a blood flow related parameter and a second group of said different transducer groups is activated in response to said ECG or ICEG signal; and a display processor for presenting said single composite ultrasound image, acquired by said ultrasound image acquisition device, to a user on a reproduction device.