Patents by Inventor Muqing Lin

Muqing Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220087636
    Abstract: A method for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image, includes: obtaining a pelvic ultrasound image, wherein the pelvic ultrasound image is acquired by receiving ultrasound echoes from a pelvic floor tissue with an ultrasound probe and contains an area representing the pelvic floor tissue; displaying the pelvic ultrasound image; determining a position of an inferoposterior margin of symphysis pubis in the pelvic ultrasound image; determining a horizontal axis according to the determined position of the inferoposterior margin of symphysis pubis; determining a position of a bladder neck in the pelvic ultrasound image; and calculating a distance from the determined position of the bladder neck to the determined horizontal axis to obtain a value of a bladder neck-symphyseal distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Huifang WANG, Yongquan LAI, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220087635
    Abstract: A method for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image, includes: obtaining an ultrasound image by receiving ultrasound echoes from a target tissue with an ultrasound probe and contains an area representing the target tissue; displaying the ultrasound image; obtaining multiple measurement items to be measured; determining multiple anatomical feature items whose positions are to be determined during a measurement of the multiple measurement items according to a relevance among the multiple measurement items, to obtain a feature set that comprises the multiple anatomical feature items and whose anatomical feature items are different from each other; determining positions of the anatomical feature items in the feature set in the ultrasound image; calculating values of the multiple measurement items according to the positions of the anatomical feature items in the feature set; and outputting the values of the multiple measurement items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Huifang WANG, Yongquan LAI, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN
  • Patent number: 11229419
    Abstract: A method for display processing of 3D image data includes obtaining 3D volume data of the head of a target body; detecting a transverse section at an anatomical position from the 3D volume data according to image characteristic of the head of the target body in a transverse section related to the anatomical position; and displaying the transverse section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Kyle Brennan, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen
  • Publication number: 20210393240
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method and device (10) and a computer-readable storage medium. The ultrasonic imaging method comprises: transmitting ultrasonic waves to a uterine region of an object to be detected (S201); receiving ultrasonic echoes based on the ultrasonic waves reflected from the uterine region of said object, and acquiring ultrasonic echo signals on the basis of the ultrasonic echoes (S202); processing the ultrasonic echo signals to obtain three-dimensional data of the uterine region of said object (S203); identifying the endometrium from the three-dimensional data of the uterine region according to endometrium image characteristics of the uterine region to obtain position information of the identified endometrium (S204); according to the position information of the identified endometrium, imaging the cross section of the identified endometrium on the basis of the three-dimensional data to obtain an cross-sectional endometrium image; and displaying the cross-sectional endometrium image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Xiao HAN, Guohao DONG, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Tao JIN
  • Publication number: 20210307719
    Abstract: A three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging method includes transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo, obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining the three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; according to the characteristics of a median sagittal section of the fetal head, detecting the median sagittal section in the three-dimensional volume data; and displaying the median sagittal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN, Yi XIONG, Bin YAO
  • Publication number: 20210251601
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for ultrasound imaging and a related equipment, the method for ultrasound imaging comprising: obtaining ultrasound body data of a test object; determining position information of a target anatomical structure from the ultrasound body data; determining an ultrasound image of the target anatomical structure from the ultrasound body data according to the position information of the target anatomical structure; and displaying the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Xiao HAN, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Tianzhu LIANG, Wenfang WANG
  • Patent number: 11039810
    Abstract: A three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging method includes transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo, obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining the three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; according to the characteristics of a median sagittal section of the fetal head, detecting the median sagittal section in the three-dimensional volume data; and displaying the median sagittal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen, Yi Xiong, Bin Yao
  • Publication number: 20210128020
    Abstract: A method for automatic identification of a measurement item is provided. The method comprises acquiring, via an image acquisition module, gray values of pixels of a specified section image corresponding to ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of ultrasound waves by a tissue under examination; identifying, via an identification module, at least one measurement item corresponding to the specified section image based on the gray values of the pixels; and measuring, via a measuring module, a measurement item parameter of the specified section image based on the measurement item identified. Because the measurement item of a specified section image can be automatically identified based on the content thereof, the user does not need to move a trackball to select measurement items, and therefore efficiency is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Bin YAO, Yi WEI, Muqing LIN, Zuoqi ZENG
  • Publication number: 20210113191
    Abstract: An image data adjustment method comprises: acquiring three-dimensional ultrasound volume data of a detected target organism; extracting first section image data, at a first position, in the three-dimensional ultrasound volume data; when an adjustment instruction output by an adjustment portion is acquired, acquiring a prediction path corresponding to the first section image data; adjusting the first position in the three-dimensional ultrasound volume data to a second position along the prediction path; and acquiring second section image data, at the second position, in the three-dimensional ultrasound volume data, and displaying the second section image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Gang ZHAO, Tao JIN
  • Patent number: 10898109
    Abstract: A method for automatic identification of a measurement item is provided. The method comprises acquiring, via an image acquisition module, gray values of pixels of a specified section image corresponding to ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of ultrasound waves by a tissue under examination; identifying, via an identification module, at least one measurement item corresponding to the specified section image based on the gray values of the pixels; and measuring, via a measuring module, a measurement item parameter of the specified section image based on the measurement item identified. Because the measurement item of a specified section image can be automatically identified based on the content thereof, the user does not need to move a trackball to select measurement items, and therefore efficiency is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Bin Yao, Yi Wei, Muqing Lin, Zuoqi Zeng
  • Publication number: 20200383659
    Abstract: The three-dimensional ultrasound imaging method comprise emitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo to acquire an ultrasonic echo signal; acquiring three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; detecting a median sagittal section from the three-dimensional volume data according to features of the median sagittal section of the fetal head; determining a facing orientation of the fetal head in the median sagittal section; displaying the median sagittal section as an image suitable for observation according to the facing orientation of the fetal head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen
  • Publication number: 20200383658
    Abstract: A method for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image, comprising: acquiring an ultrasonic image, the image comprising a target tissue; an ultrasound probe obtaining an ultrasonic image by means of receiving an ultrasound signal from the target tissue; displaying the ultrasonic image; obtaining a measurement instruction on the basis of the ultrasonic image; calculating a related measurement item of the target tissue according to the measurement instruction and obtaining a calculation result; and outputting the calculation result. Further provided is a system for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image. The method and system solve the problem wherein ultrasonic image measurement operations are inconvenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Huifang WANG, Yongquan LAI, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN
  • Patent number: 10702240
    Abstract: The three-dimensional ultrasound imaging method comprise emitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo to acquire an ultrasonic echo signal; acquiring three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; detecting a median sagittal section from the three-dimensional volume data according to features of the median sagittal section of the fetal head; determining a facing orientation of the fetal head in the median sagittal section; displaying the median sagittal section as an image suitable for observation according to the facing orientation of the fetal head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen
  • Publication number: 20200205772
    Abstract: An ultrasonic detection method and ultrasonic imaging system for a fetal heart. Since after three-dimensional volume data is obtained, at least one point within a fetal heart in the three-dimensional volume data is identified, the spatial position where a fetal heart cross-section is located in the three-dimensional volume data is identified according to the point, and the fetal heart cross-section is then extracted from the three-dimensional volume data according to the identified spatial position, the fetal heart cross-section can be quickly acquired from the three-dimensional volume data. The present invention is simple and easy to use, and is convenient for a doctor to make a diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Yong HUANG, Zhijie CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200202635
    Abstract: An ultrasonic device and a method and system for transforming the display of a three-dimensional ultrasonic image thereof. The method comprises: first acquiring original ultrasonic three-dimensional body data including a tested object (S10); detecting the orientation of the tested object from the original ultrasonic three-dimensional body data according to image features of the tested object (S20); then comparing the orientation of the tested object with a desired orientation, so as to obtain a rotation transformation parameter in a three-dimensional coordinate system (S30); next, rotating and transforming the original ultrasonic three-dimensional body data according to the rotation transformation parameter, so as to obtain the transformed three-dimensional body data (S40); and finally, outputting the transformed three-dimensional body data (S50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Tianzhu LIANG, Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Wenda GONG, Lei ZHU, Helin FENG
  • Publication number: 20190159754
    Abstract: A three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging method includes transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo, obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining the three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; according to the characteristics of a median sagittal section of the fetal head, detecting the median sagittal section in the three-dimensional volume data; and displaying the median sagittal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN, Yi XIONG, Bin YAO
  • Patent number: 10213183
    Abstract: A three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging method and a three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging system. The method comprises: transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo, obtaining an ultrasonic echo signal, and obtaining the three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; according to the characteristics of a median sagittal section of the fetal head, detecting the median sagittal section in the three-dimensional volume data; and displaying the median sagittal section. The ultrasonic imaging method and the ultrasonic imaging system can obtain the three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head by ultrasonically scanning the fetus and can also automatically detect and display the median sagittal section of the fetal head, thus solving the problem that it is difficult for a doctor to precisely and manually position the median sagittal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen, Yi Xiong, Bin Yao
  • Publication number: 20180185003
    Abstract: The three-dimensional ultrasound imaging method comprise emitting an ultrasonic wave to a fetal head; receiving an ultrasonic echo to acquire an ultrasonic echo signal; acquiring three-dimensional volume data of the fetal head according to the ultrasonic echo signal; detecting a median sagittal section from the three-dimensional volume data according to features of the median sagittal section of the fetal head; determining a facing orientation of the fetal head in the median sagittal section; displaying the median sagittal section as an image suitable for observation according to the facing orientation of the fetal head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Zhijie Chen
  • Publication number: 20170367685
    Abstract: A method for display processing of 3D image data includes obtaining 3D volume data of the head of a target body; detecting a transverse section at an anatomical position from the 3D volume data according to image characteristic of the head of the target body in a transverse section related to the anatomical position; and displaying the transverse section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Kyle Brennan, Muqing LIN, Zhijie CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170007161
    Abstract: A method for automatic identification of a measurement item is provided. The method comprises acquiring, via an image acquisition module, gray values of pixels of a specified section image corresponding to ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of ultrasound waves by a tissue under examination; identifying, via an identification module, at least one measurement item corresponding to the specified section image based on the gray values of the pixels; and measuring, via a measuring module, a measurement item parameter of the specified section image based on the measurement item identified. Because the measurement item of a specified section image can be automatically identified based on the content thereof, the user does not need to move a trackball to select measurement items, and therefore efficiency is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yaoxian ZOU, Bin YAO, Yi WEI, Muqing LIN, Zuoqi ZENG