Monitor and system for monitoring an organism
First Claim
1. A monitor that is configured to monitor a state of an organism internal part from a surface of the organism, comprising:
- a probe including an observation window configured to attach to the surface of the organism;
a laser emission unit that is configured to emit laser beams that have a wavelength of a stokes light and a wavelength of a pump light onto at least part of an observation region on the surface of the organism accessed via the observation window;
a detector that is configured to detect CARS light caused by emission of the laser beams from each of a plurality of observation spots that are either intermittently dispersed in two dimensions in the observation region or are continuously formed so as to scan the observation region;
an optical system that is configured to intersect the stokes light and the pump light at a depth in the organism; and
a CARS analyzing unit that limits the detected CARS light to CARS light from first observation spots from which the CARS light is evaluated so that information on a target part of the organism internal part is obtained, wherein the CARS analyzing unit is also configured to change the depth of intersection of the stokes light and the pump light to obtain a depth profile of the organism to get a depth profile; and
an organism information generating unit that acquires spectra of at least one component from the first observation spots or peripheries of the first observation spots based on the depth profile and outputs first information showing the state of the organism internal part based on intensities of the spectra.
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Abstract
Provided is a monitor for monitoring the condition of the interior of a living organism from the surface of the living organism. The monitor is provided with: a probe which includes an observation window and is attached to the organism surface; a unit which irradiates, with a laser, at least a portion of an observation region; a unit which detects scattered light resulting from the laser irradiation; a Doppler analysis unit and a SORS analysis unit which narrow down the observation spots to a first observation spot; and a CARS analysis unit which obtains the optical spectrum for at least one component, and outputs first information indicating the condition of the organism interior on the basis of the intensity of the spectrum.
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14 Claims
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1. A monitor that is configured to monitor a state of an organism internal part from a surface of the organism, comprising:
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a probe including an observation window configured to attach to the surface of the organism; a laser emission unit that is configured to emit laser beams that have a wavelength of a stokes light and a wavelength of a pump light onto at least part of an observation region on the surface of the organism accessed via the observation window; a detector that is configured to detect CARS light caused by emission of the laser beams from each of a plurality of observation spots that are either intermittently dispersed in two dimensions in the observation region or are continuously formed so as to scan the observation region; an optical system that is configured to intersect the stokes light and the pump light at a depth in the organism; and a CARS analyzing unit that limits the detected CARS light to CARS light from first observation spots from which the CARS light is evaluated so that information on a target part of the organism internal part is obtained, wherein the CARS analyzing unit is also configured to change the depth of intersection of the stokes light and the pump light to obtain a depth profile of the organism to get a depth profile; and an organism information generating unit that acquires spectra of at least one component from the first observation spots or peripheries of the first observation spots based on the depth profile and outputs first information showing the state of the organism internal part based on intensities of the spectra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control method for a system including a monitor that monitors a state of an organism internal part from a surface of the organism,
the monitor including: -
a probe including an observation window configure to attach to the surface of the organism; a laser emission unit that is configured to emit laser beams that have a wavelength of a stokes light and a wavelength of a pump light onto at least part of an observation region on the surface of the organism accessed via the observation window; a detector that is configured to detect CARS light caused by emission of the laser beams from each of a plurality of observation spots that are either intermittently dispersed in two dimensions in the observation region or are continuously formed so as to scan the observation region; and an optical system that is configured to intersect the stokes light and the pump light at a depth in the organism; wherein the method comprises; limiting the detected CARS light to CARS light from first observation spots from which the CARS light is evaluated so that information on a target part of the organism internal part is obtained; changing the depth of intersection of the stokes light and the pump light to obtain a depth profile of the organism to get a depth profile; and acquiring spectra of at least one component from the first observation spots or peripheries of the first observation spots based on the depth profile and outputting first information showing the state of the organism internal part based on intensities of the spectra. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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