WO2005002446A1 - 超音波診断装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having a function of measuring a state of a blood vessel by ultrasonic waves.
- an ultrasonic pulse is transmitted from the surface of the skin of the subject toward the blood vessel of the subject, and various types of blood vessels are determined based on the ultrasonic echo signal reflected by the blood vessel.
- a function for measuring the state is known.
- a method of detecting a boundary of a blood vessel wall by ultrasonic waves is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-271117. This method is based on the premise that the blood vessel has a standard blood vessel structure, and based on the maximum peak value and the second peak value of the luminance signal in the image data based on the ultrasound reflected by the blood vessel, the blood vessel is used. It measures displacement, blood vessel diameter, blood vessel wall thickness, and the like.
- a method for calculating the propagation speed of a pulse wave in a blood vessel is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-176233. This method calculates the propagation velocity of a pulse wave based on the temporal change in the cross-sectional shape of a blood vessel at a plurality of sites along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel.
- Japanese Patent No. 2889568 discloses a method of detecting an IMT (intima-thickness) value of a blood vessel wall (carotid artery) by ultrasonic waves. This method is based on the premise that it has a standard blood vessel structure, and the luminance signal of the image data based on the ultrasonic wave reflected by the blood vessel is obtained. It measures the IMT value of the vessel wall (carotid artery) based on the maximum peak value and the second peak value.
- the probe and the subject are fixed by a large-scale device, and by requesting the subject to stop breathing during the measurement period, the probability that stable measurement can be performed is increased.
- multiple measurements are performed, and the measurement data that can be measured with high accuracy is selected. Therefore, there is a problem that the diagnosis time for the measurement becomes longer and the measurement accuracy is not constant depending on the operator.
- a means to determine the stable state of measurement is required in order to aim for future use in diagnostic sites for large numbers of people, such as health checkups. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of determining a stable state of measurement.
- An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises: transmitting means for transmitting at least one ultrasonic signal from a surface of a skin of a subject toward a blood vessel of the subject; and receiving an ultrasonic echo reflected by the blood vessel.
- a receiving unit that converts the ultrasonic echo signal into an electric signal to obtain the ultrasonic echo signal along a depth direction from the surface of the skin; and analyzes a phase of the ultrasonic echo signal in a direction crossing the blood vessel, and Movement detection means for calculating movement amounts of a plurality of parts including a blood vessel wall constituting the blood vessel and its vicinity, and analysis means for analyzing the state of the blood vessel based on the calculated change in the movement amount of each part, A boundary between the blood flow region of the blood vessel and the blood vessel wall based on the analysis result by the analysis means; A boundary position detecting unit that detects a position; and a stability determining unit that compares the boundary position detected by the boundary position detecting unit with a detection result of a previous cycle.
- the stability of the boundary position detection can be determined based on the result of comparing the detected blood flow region and the boundary position of the blood vessel wall with the detection result of the previous cycle.
- the measurer can easily and quickly know whether or not the measurement is being performed.
- the ROI locating means further comprises a ROI locating means, wherein the ROI locating means comprises at least one of a front wall closer to the transmitting means and a rear wall farther from the transmitting means in the blood vessel wall. It is preferable to arrange so as to straddle one side. With this configuration, the boundary position between the blood vessel wall and the blood flow region can be reliably detected.
- the transmitting means transmits a plurality of ultrasonic signals to a plurality of portions along a longitudinal direction of the blood vessel
- the boundary position detecting means comprises a plurality of the boundary signals along a longitudinal direction of the blood vessel.
- a position is detected
- the stability determination means determines the stability of the detection result of the boundary position by comparing the plurality of boundary positions detected by the boundary position detection means.
- the boundary position detecting means detects a plurality of the boundary positions along a depth direction from the surface of the skin, and calculates a diameter of the blood vessel based on the detected plurality of the boundary positions.
- the blood vessel diameter calculating means may be further provided.
- the stability determining means is calculated by the blood vessel diameter calculating means.
- the diameter of the blood vessel may be compared with the calculation result of a previous cycle to determine the stability of the detection result of the boundary position. With this configuration, the state of the blood vessel can be stably detected.
- the boundary position detecting means detects the boundary positions at a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel, and based on a temporal change of the plurality of boundary positions detected by the boundary position detecting means.
- a pulse wave propagation speed calculating means for calculating a pulse wave propagation speed representing a speed at which the pulse wave propagates can be further provided.
- the stability determination means compares the pulse wave propagation velocity calculated by the pulse wave propagation velocity calculation means with the pulse wave propagation velocity calculated in the previous cycle, and calculates the pulse wave propagation velocity.
- a configuration for determining the stability of the calculation result can be adopted. With this configuration, the pulse wave propagation velocity can be detected stably.
- the pulse wave propagation velocity calculating means calculates pulse wave propagation velocities of a plurality of adjacent parts along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel, and the stability determination means calculates the pulse wave propagation velocities of the plurality of adjacent parts.
- the configuration may be such that the stability of the pulse wave velocity calculated by the pulse wave velocity calculating means is determined. With this configuration, the accuracy of determining the stability can be improved.
- the boundary position detecting means based on the hardness value of the tissue along the depth direction, a boundary position between the intima of the blood vessel and the blood flow region, The stability position determination means, the boundary position detected by the boundary position detection means and the position of the media, the boundary position calculated above a predetermined cycle or more of the boundary position and the media The stability of the detection results of the boundary position and the media position is determined in comparison with the position. Configuration. With this configuration, it is possible to stably detect the boundary position and the media position.
- the transmitting unit transmits a plurality of ultrasonic signals toward a plurality of portions along a longitudinal direction of the blood vessel
- the boundary position detecting unit detects a difference between an intima of the blood vessel and the blood flow region.
- a boundary position between the blood vessels and a position of the media of the blood vessel are detected for a plurality of parts that are close to each other along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel, and the stability determination means is detected by the boundary position detection means.
- the stability of the boundary position and the media position detected by the boundary position detecting means may be determined. With this configuration, the boundary position and the position of the media can be stably detected.
- a thickness IMT from the intima to the media is obtained.
- It ima-Media Tickness is further provided, and the stability determining means is provided by the boundary position detecting means based on the IMT measured by the calculating means.
- the configuration may be such that the stability of the detection result of the boundary position is determined. With this configuration, the boundary position can be detected stably.
- the IMT calculation means calculates the IMT values of a plurality of parts approaching each other along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel, and the stability determination means compares the IMT values of the plurality of parts, and A configuration may be adopted in which the stability of the detection result of the boundary position by the position detection means is determined. With this configuration, the boundary position can be detected stably.
- the information processing apparatus may further include display means for displaying the stability determined by the stability determination means. With this configuration, the stability can be visually recognized.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining another operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 also shows a B-mode image 20 received by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.
- the transmitting unit 1 generates an ultrasonic pulse and supplies it to the ultrasonic probe 2.
- the ultrasonic probe 2 transmits the ultrasonic pulse supplied from the transmitting unit 1 from the surface of the skin of the living body toward the living body.
- the B-mode image 20 is an image when an ultrasonic pulse is transmitted toward the blood vessel 21.
- the blood vessel 21 extends in a direction oblique to the surface of the skin, and the front wall 23 a and the rear wall 23 b surrounding the blood flow region 22 through which blood in the lumen flows Is indicated by
- the front wall 23 a shows a blood vessel wall near the ultrasonic probe 2
- the rear wall 23 b shows a blood vessel wall far from the ultrasonic probe 2.
- This vessel 21 is a local lesion inside the posterior wall 23b This is an example of a case where an atom 24 is formed.
- the blood vessel walls shown as anterior wall 23a and posterior wall 23b, consist of an intima 25 formed inside the blood vessel wall and facing the blood flow region 22 and an adventitia 2 formed outside the blood vessel wall. 6 and an intermediate membrane 27 formed between the inner membrane 25 and the outer membrane 26.
- FIG. 8 shows a state in which atheroma 24, which is a local lesion, is formed between intima 25 and media 27.
- the ultrasonic echo reflected by the blood vessel 21 is converted into an electric signal by the ultrasonic probe 2, and the obtained ultrasonic echo signal passes through the receiving unit 3 and the delay synthesizing unit 4, and on the other hand, detects movement. Supplied to part 5.
- the movement detector 5 detects the amount of movement of each part along the depth direction from the surface of the skin based on the received ultrasonic echo signal.
- the detection of the movement amount of each part by the movement detection unit 5 can be performed by a well-known method based on the phase change of the received signal, and thus a specific description is omitted.
- the B-mode image 20 shows an RII (Region of Interest) 25 for detecting a boundary position along the depth direction from the skin surface.
- the arrangement of the R ⁇ I 28 in the tomographic image is set by the ROI arrangement unit 6.
- ROI 28 is set so as to straddle at least one of front wall 23a and rear wall 23b for the purpose of the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 1, ROI 28 is disposed so as to straddle both front wall 23a and rear wall 23b.
- the movement amount detected by the movement detection unit 5 is supplied to the hardness value conversion unit 7.
- the hardness value conversion unit 2 converts the movement amount detected by the movement detection unit 5 into a hardness value of the tissue along the depth direction from the surface of the skin. For example, by analyzing the difference in the amount of movement between adjacent parts (the amount of change in thickness) from the change in the amount of movement of each part of the blood vessel wall, the thickness of a soft part is large and the change of the thickness of a hard part is large. Since the results are small, we can use this to It is possible to detect the hardness value.
- the hardness value of the tissue obtained by the hardness value conversion unit 7 is supplied to the boundary position detection unit 8.
- the boundary position detector 8 detects a boundary position between the intima 25 of the blood vessel 21 and the blood flow region 22 and a position of the media 27 based on the hardness value. Since this is performed based on the hardness value of the tissue along the depth direction, the change state of the tissue is clarified, and the boundary position is automatically recognized by a simple algorithm.
- the boundary position detection unit 8 further generates a two-dimensionally mapped color display image representing the cross section of the blood vessel 21 and supplies the image to the image synthesis unit 9.
- the boundary position detection unit 8 It is also possible to detect a boundary position. For example, focusing on the change state (trajectory) of the movement amount of a blood vessel during one heartbeat, a trajectory having different characteristics, such as the movement direction of the trajectory being reversed in the blood flow region 22 and the rear wall 23b, is observed. By analyzing this, it is possible to determine that the midpoint where the trajectory is reversed is the boundary position 25.
- the signal received via the receiving unit 3 and the delay synthesizing unit 4 is also supplied to the B-mode processing unit 10.
- the B-mode processing unit 10 generates image information representing a cross section of the blood vessel 21 based on the received signal and supplies the image information to the image synthesizing unit 9.
- the image synthesizing unit 9 synthesizes the image information supplied from the B-mode processing unit 10 and the boundary information automatically recognized by the boundary position detecting unit 8 and displays the synthesized image on the display unit 11.
- the signal detected by the boundary position detection unit 8 is also supplied to a blood vessel diameter calculation unit 12, a pulse wave velocity calculation unit 13, an IMT calculation unit 14, and a stability determination unit 15.
- the blood vessel diameter calculator 12 calculates the diameter of the lumen of the blood vessel 21 based on the plurality of boundary positions automatically recognized by the boundary position detector 8.
- Pulse wave velocity The calculation unit 13 calculates a pulse wave propagation speed that indicates a speed at which a pulse wave propagates, based on a temporal change of a plurality of boundary positions automatically recognized by the boundary position detection unit 8. That is, the boundary position detecting section 8 detects the boundary positions at a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel, and supplies the detected positions to the pulse wave propagation velocity calculating section 13.
- the pulse wave propagation velocity calculation unit 13 calculates the pulse wave propagation velocity based on a temporal change of a plurality of boundary positions.
- a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-76623 can be used.
- the IMT calculation unit 14 uses the detection signal output from the boundary position detection unit 8 to determine a temporal change in the boundary position between the intima 25 and the blood flow region 22 in one heartbeat cycle, The thickness of the media 27 is measured as an IMT value based on the temporal change in the position of the membrane 27.
- the IMT calculation unit 14 calculates at least one of the maximum value, the minimum value, and the average value of the IMT values in one heartbeat cycle.
- the outputs of the blood vessel diameter calculation unit 12, the pulse wave velocity calculation unit 13 and the IMT calculation unit 14 are supplied to the stability determination unit 15.
- the stability determination unit 15 has a function of determining the stability of measurement.
- the detection signals of the movement detection unit 5 and the boundary position detection unit 8 are supplied to the stability determination unit 15 and the stability is determined based on those signals. For example, the movement amount of the blood vessel wall calculated by the movement detection unit 5 is compared with the movement amount of the blood vessel wall before a predetermined cycle or more, and the stability of the detection result of the movement amount of the blood vessel wall by the movement detection unit 5 is determined. Is determined. Details of the operation will be described later.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- Part (a) in FIG. 2 shows an image similar to the B-mode image 20 shown in FIG.
- Reference numeral 29 denotes one scanning line representing the trajectory of the ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic probe 2.
- (B) shows the hardness value 27 of the tissue obtained by the hardness value conversion unit 7 obtained at each part on the scanning line 29. Is done.
- Point R 0 is located at a depth Dt from the surface of the skin
- point R 1 is located at a depth Db from the surface of the skin
- point R 2 is at the surface of the skin.
- the hardness values at points R 0, R 1, R 2 are shown in E 0, E 1, E 2 in (b), respectively.
- the hardness value 30 along the depth from the surface of the skin is much lower in the blood flow region 22 than in the blood vessel wall. Therefore, when the hardness value 30 is used, the boundary position between the blood flow region 22 and the intima 25 can be easily and automatically recognized by a simple algorithm. .
- the inner diameter of the blood vessel can be calculated by the following (Equation 1), and the IMT value can be automatically calculated by incorporating the following (Equation 2) into the algorithm.
- Di-Dl ⁇ corresponds to the thickness from the intima to the media.
- the transmitting unit 3 transmits a plurality of ultrasonic signals toward a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel 21, and transmits a plurality of ultrasonic signals to a plurality of scanning lines 29 corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic echo signals. By performing the same processing, it is possible to obtain the distribution along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel 21 for the pulse wave propagation velocity and the hardness value.
- the operation of the stability determination unit 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
- various types of conditions such as the fixed state of the ultrasonic probe 2, the stationary state of the subject, and the respiratory state Due to factors, it is difficult to measure in a stable state.
- the probe 2 and the subject are fixed by a large-scale device, and the subject is requested to stop breathing during the measurement period, thereby increasing the probability of stable measurement.
- the measurement data that can be measured with high accuracy by performing multiple measurements are selected. Therefore, there is a problem that the diagnosis time for the measurement is long and the measurement accuracy is not constant depending on the operator.
- the stability of the measurement itself for detecting the IMT value is determined by using the approximation of the movement locus of the blood vessel wall for each heartbeat.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the stability determination unit 15.
- (a) shows an ECG (Electrocardiograph) waveform 28.
- the waveforms (b) to (d) show the movement trajectories 32, 33, and 34 of the blood vessel wall in each measurement cycle synchronized with the heartbeat cycle of the ECG waveform 31 shown in (a).
- the trajectory 32 shown in (b) is the cycle immediately before the cycle in which the trajectories 33 and 34 shown in (c) and (d) were measured.
- FIG. 3B shows a permissible range 33 in which the permissible error 35 is added to the movement trajectory 32 of the immediately preceding cycle.
- the allowable range 36 is compared with the movement locus in the next measurement cycle. For example, if the movement trajectory 30 shown in (c) is always within the allowable range 36, it is determined that the measurement has been performed stably. If there is an inappropriate place 37 outside the allowable range 36 as in the movement trajectory 31 shown in (d), it is determined that the measurement is unstable. When the information indicating whether the measurement is stable or unstable is notified to the operator in real time, the current measurement result can be measured reliably. Whether or not the result is obtained can be determined during the measurement. As a result, measurement time can be reduced.
- the stability determining unit 15 calculates the boundary position between the blood flow region 22 and the intima 25 detected by the boundary position detecting unit 8 and the position of the media 27 before a predetermined cycle or more.
- the stability of the detection result of the boundary position and the position of the media 27 may be determined by comparing with the determined boundary position and the position of the media 27.
- the measurement may be determined whether the measurement is stable or unstable based on the difference between the measurement result in the current cycle and the measurement result in the immediately preceding cycle.
- it may be determined whether the measurement is a stable measurement or an unstable measurement based on a comparison with a stable movement trajectory measured in a plurality of past cycles as well as the immediately preceding cycle.
- a threshold allowable error 35 for determining whether the measurement is a stable measurement or an unstable measurement may be changed.
- the boundary position detection unit 8 detects a plurality of boundary positions along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel 21, and the stability determination unit 15 detects the plurality of boundary positions detected by the boundary position detection unit 8.
- the configuration may be such that the stability of the detection result of the boundary position is determined.
- the stability determining unit 15 determines the stability of the measurement as follows. It is also possible to make such a determination. For example, the diameter of the blood vessel calculated by the blood vessel diameter calculation unit 12 is compared with the calculation result of the previous cycle, and the detection result of the boundary position between the blood flow region 22 and the intima 25 is calculated. Determine stability. Alternatively, the pulse wave velocity calculated by the pulse wave velocity calculating unit 13 is compared with the pulse wave velocity calculated in the previous cycle to determine the stability of the result of calculating the pulse wave velocity.
- the pulse wave velocities of a plurality of adjacent portions along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel are calculated, and the pulse wave velocities of the plurality of adjacent portions are compared to determine the stability of the calculation result of the pulse wave speed.
- the IMT calculation unit 14 calculates the IMT values of a plurality of parts that are close to each other along the longitudinal direction of the blood vessel 21, compares the IMT values of the plurality of parts, and detects the boundary position by the boundary position detection unit 6. Determine the stability of the result.
- the value obtained in the immediately preceding cycle may be compared with the value obtained in the current cycle, for example, for a value such as a pseudo boundary determination position obtained from an unsuitable echo luminance value. Combining such a plurality of functions for determining the stability of measurement can further enhance the reliability of measurement results.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment. Components common to those of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.
- the configuration of stability determining section 15A is different from that of stability determining section 15 in FIG.
- the stability determination unit 15A compares the boundary position detected by the boundary position detection unit 8 with the position of the media that is close to each other in the direction crossing the blood vessel 21 and the position of the media. Then, the stability of the detected boundary position and media position is determined.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 5 (a) shows a cross section 38 of the blood vessel. The cross section 38 of this blood vessel is measured so that three scanning lines 39a, 39b, and 39c are transmitted.
- (B)-(d) show the hardness values 40a, 40b and 4 measured by each scanning line 39a, 39b and 39c, respectively. Indicates 0c.
- the IMT value By utilizing the characteristics of such a hardness value, if the IMT value can be measured stably, the path of the ultrasonic wave represented by the scanning line passes correctly through the center of the cross section of the blood vessel. Can be determined. Thereby, the stability of the measurement itself by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus can be determined. In addition, the measurement stability can be determined by simultaneously referring to the measurement results of the IMT values at a plurality of sites along the direction crossing the blood vessel. In addition, the reliability of the measurement can be further improved by combining with the comparison with the IMT value in the immediately preceding cycle.
- an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of determining a stable state of measurement.
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