Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information imaging apparatus capable of more accurately acquiring the distribution of an absorption coefficient (μa) inside a subject (living body) by obtaining an average effective attenuation coefficient (μeff) in the living body in advance. SOLUTION: The biological information imaging apparatus includes: an acoustic wave detector 107 that detects an acoustic wave generated from a light absorber 105 which has absorbed a part of the energy of light emitted from a light source 103 to the subject 100, and converts it to a first electrical signal; a photodetector 110 that converts intensities corresponding to a plurality of propagation distances of the light emitted from the light source 109 and propagated through the subject 100 to a second electrical signal; a signal processing apparatus 111 that derives the average effective attenuation coefficient (μeff) of the subject 100 based on the second electrical signal and derives the distribution of the absorption coefficient (μa) of the subject 100 based on the first electrical signal and the average effective attenuation coefficient (μeff); and an image constructing apparatus 111 that forms an image of the distribution of the absorption coefficient (μa) based on the distribution of the absorption coefficient (μa) derived by the signal processing apparatus 111. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for noninvasive measurement of blood component concentration by adjusting thickness of specific soft tissue by a subject to be measured to vary volumes of blood and interstitial fluid and using differential absorption spectrums corresponding to a change amount of the fluids. SOLUTION: This method comprises (a) a process of varying thickness of a specific position of a subject to be measured to use a first differential absorption spectrum of the absorption spectrum measured at each of the varied thickness and the concentration of the measured specific blood component to establish a statistical model and (b) a process of predicting the blood component from a second differential absorption spectrum measured at a specific position of the subject based on the statistical model. Thereby, the influence of extracellular fluid is increased to remove obstructing or interfering factors against the specific blood component measurement and to obtain more accurate prediction of concentration of the blood component. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a counting compartment or counting chamber for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, said counting compartment or chamber comprising at least two different depths provided by the bottom and top measurement window. The present invention further relates to a counting device comprising the counting compartment or counting chamber of the present invention. The present invention further relates to a method for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, comprising the step of determining the difference between the value measured at the at least two different depths of a counting compartment or counting chamber. The present invention further relates to a method for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, comprising the step of controlling the depth of a counting compartment.
Abstract:
An image acquisition device according to the present disclosure includes a lighting system and an irradiation direction decision section. In a module, a subject and an imaging element are integrally formed. The lighting system sequentially irradiates the subject with illumination light in a plurality of different irradiation directions based on the subject such that the illumination light transmitted through the subject is incident on the imaging element. The module acquires a plurality of images according to the plurality of different irradiation directions. Before the plurality of images are acquired according to the plurality of different irradiation directions, the irradiation direction decision section decides the plurality of different irradiation directions based on a difference between a first preliminary image and a second preliminary image. The first preliminary image is acquired when the subject is irradiated with first illumination light in a first irradiation direction, and the second preliminary image is acquired when the subject is irradiated with second illumination light in a second irradiation direction.
Abstract:
A closed path infrared sensor includes an enclosure, a first energy source within the enclosure, at least a second energy source within the enclosure, at least one detector system within the enclosure and a mirror system external to the enclosure and spaced from the enclosure. The mirror system reflects energy from the first energy source to the at least one detector system via a first analytical path and reflects energy from the second energy source to the at least one detector system via a second analytical path. Each of the first analytical path and the second analytical path are less than two feet in length.
Abstract:
A spectrophotometer (2) comprising a source of radiation (6), preferably optical radiation, disposed to emit radiation at a plurality of wavelengths towards a sample in a sample holder (4) and a detection arrangement 8 for detecting the radiation after its interaction with the sample. The sample holder (4) is adapted to present a plurality of different path lengths for the emitted radiation through the sample. An arithmetic unit (10;10b) is operably connected to receive an intensity dependent output from the detection arrangement (8) and is adapted to store an intensity value of the detected emitted radiation indexed to its wavelength at two or more path lengths of the plurality of different path lengths and to calculate a value dependent on the ratio of the indexed intensity values at each of two path lengths by which an indication of the presence of a substance of interest withiA spectrophotometer (2) comprise a source of radiation (6), preferably optical radiation, disposed to emit radiation at a plurality of wavelengths towards a sample in a sample holder (4) and a detection arrangement 8 for detecting the radiation after its interaction with the sample. The sample holder (4) is adapted to present a plurality of different path lengths for the emitted radiation through the sample. An arithmetic unit (10;10b) is operably connected to receive an intensity dependent output from the detection arrangement (8) and is adapted to store an intensity value of the detected emitted radiation indexed to its wavelength at two or more path lengths of the plurality of different path lengths and to calculate a value dependent on the ratio of the indexed intensity values at each of two path lengths by which an indication of the presence of a substance of interest within the retained sample can be obtained.
Abstract:
The present method is a method of photometric in vitro determination of the content of an analyte in a sample. The sample is located in a measuring chamber device with a measuring chamber, which has a defined radiation path length and has at least one at least partially transparent wall part. The measuring chamber is in optical communication with an optical system adapted for the analyte and comprising a radiation source and a radiation detector. Further, the measuring chamber is adjustable in shape thereby controlling the setting of the radiation path length across the measuring chamber. In a first measuring step a first radiation path length across the measuring chamber is set and radiation at at least one wavelength is transmitted from the radiation source through the measuring chamber and to the radiation detector. Then in a second step the measuring chamber is adjusted in shape thereby setting a second wavelength across the measuring chamber. Radiation at the same wavelength as during the first step is again transmitted from the radiation source through the measuring chamber and to the radiation detector. The analyte content is then determined on the basis of radiation detected in each of the measuring steps.