Title:
IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/070778
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image generating apparatus of the present invention has a determination unit that sets a target area in a part of an area inside a subject, executes processing to adjust a phase of each detection signal based on a distance from each detection element to a target area and a tentative velocity, and calculate dispersion of intensities of a plurality of detection signals of which phases are adjusted, for a plurality of tentative velocities, and determines a velocity for which dispersion of intensities is minimum, out of the plurality of tentative velocities, as a propagation velocity.
Inventors:
FUKUTANI KAZUHIKO (JP)
OISHI TAKUJI (JP)
OISHI TAKUJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/007150
Publication Date:
June 16, 2011
Filing Date:
December 08, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK (JP)
FUKUTANI KAZUHIKO (JP)
OISHI TAKUJI (JP)
FUKUTANI KAZUHIKO (JP)
OISHI TAKUJI (JP)
International Classes:
G01S7/52; A61B5/00; A61B8/14; G01S7/527; G01S15/89
Foreign References:
| EP1561424A1 | 2005-08-10 | |||
| US20080173093A1 | 2008-07-24 | |||
| JP2000166925A | 2000-06-20 | |||
| JP2009281452A | 2009-12-03 |
Other References:
XU MINGHUA ET AL: "Photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AIP, MELVILLE, NY, US, vol. 77, no. 4, 17 April 2006 (2006-04-17), pages 041101-1 - 041101-22, XP012092965, ISSN: 0034-6748, DOI: DOI:10.1063/1.2195024
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SERA, Kazunobu et al. (4-10 Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-k, Tokyo 04, JP)
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