Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photoacoustic image generation apparatus for detecting a tip portion of an insert
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Application No.: US16573594Application Date: 2019-09-17
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Publication No.: US11642030B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Yukiya Miyachi
- Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Current Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP 2017064580 2017.03.29
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00

Abstract:
An insert having a photoacoustic wave generation portion, an acoustic wave detection unit that detects photoacoustic waves and reflected acoustic waves, a photoacoustic image generation unit that generates a photoacoustic image on the basis of the photoacoustic waves, an image output unit that outputs information on the basis of the photoacoustic waves detected by the acoustic wave detection unit, a tip position detection unit that detects that a tip portion of the insert is disposed at a predetermined detection position with respect to the acoustic wave detection unit, and a control unit that displays information on the basis of intensity of a detection signal of the photoacoustic waves generated from the photoacoustic wave generation portion on image display as an insert inspection mode in a case where it is detected that the tip portion of the insert is disposed at the predetermined detection position are included.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200008683A1 PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-01-09
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