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SUBJECT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

  • US 20110208035A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2011
  • Published: 08/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A subject information processing apparatus, comprising:

  • an ultrasonic wave transmitter;

    a light source;

    a probe including a plurality of receiving elements that receive an ultrasonic wave that is transmitted from the ultrasonic wave transmitter and reflected from the inside of a subject, and a photoacoustic wave generated from the subject in reaction to an irradiation on the subject by the light source;

    a plurality of memories that correspond to the plurality of receiving elements, respectively, and store signals received by the corresponding receiving elements;

    a controller that performs a control to output the signals stored in the plurality of memories;

    a plurality of adders that add signals output from the memories; and

    a processor that generates image data of the subject based on outputs from the adders,wherein the plurality of memories is divided into a plurality of groups,signals input to the plurality of adders, respectively, are configured to include only one output from the memories belonging to the same group, andthe processor receives a signal obtained by adding the outputs from the plurality of adders and generates image data of the subject when processing a signal based on an ultrasonic wave, and, receives an output from each of the plurality of adders and generates image data of the subject when processing a signal based on a photoacoustic wave.

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