Object information acquiring apparatus
US9339254B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/5261
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object information acquiring apparatus disclosed by this specification includes a detector configured to detect a photoacoustic wave generated from an object on which light is irradiated from a light source, a generator configured to generate, using the photoacoustic wave, an image indicating characteristic information in a photographing region in the object, an acquirer configured to acquire information concerning quantitativity of a measurement value of the photoacoustic wave in the photographing region, and an extractor configured to extract a region having quantitativity in the image on the basis of the information concerning quantitativity.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.