SUBJECT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A subject information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first device array for transmitting/receiving an elastic wave;
a first signal processor for generating a tomographic image from a signal received by the first device array;
a second device array for receiving an elastic wave which is generated by irradiating light onto a subject; and
a second signal processor for generating a three-dimensional image from a signal received by the second device array, whereinthe first device array transmits/receives the elastic wave diagonally with respect to a surface of the subject so that a region in the subject where the tomographic image is obtained and a region in the subject where the three-dimensional image is obtained overlap.
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Abstract
A subject information processing apparatus having a first device array for transmitting/receiving an elastic wave; a first signal processor for generating a tomographic image from a signal received by the first device array; a second device array for receiving an elastic wave which is generated by irradiating light onto a subject; and a second signal processor for generating a three-dimensional image from a signal received by the second device array. The first device array transmits/receives the elastic wave diagonally with respect to a surface of the subject so that a region in the subject where the tomographic image is obtained and a region in the subject where the three-dimensional image is obtained overlap.
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8 Claims
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1. A subject information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first device array for transmitting/receiving an elastic wave; a first signal processor for generating a tomographic image from a signal received by the first device array; a second device array for receiving an elastic wave which is generated by irradiating light onto a subject; and a second signal processor for generating a three-dimensional image from a signal received by the second device array, wherein the first device array transmits/receives the elastic wave diagonally with respect to a surface of the subject so that a region in the subject where the tomographic image is obtained and a region in the subject where the three-dimensional image is obtained overlap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A subject information processing method for a subject information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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a tomographic image generation step of generating a tomographic image of the subject by irradiating the elastic wave onto the subject, and receiving the echoed elastic wave reflected from inside the subject; and a three-dimensional image generation step of generating a three-dimensional image of the subject by irradiating the light onto the subject, and receiving the elastic wave generated inside the subject, wherein in the tomographic image generation step, the elastic wave is transmitted/received diagonally with respect to a surface of the subject so that a region in the subject where the tomographic image is obtained and a region in the subject where the three-dimensional image is obtained overlap.
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