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Method and apparatus for acquiring image of internal structure, and computer product

  • US 7,970,238 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2005
  • Issued: 06/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for acquiring an internal-structure image of an object from a plurality of images of the object, the apparatus comprising:

  • a photographing unit to photograph the object by capturing light reflected from the object, the light radiated from at least one of a plurality of light sources;

    a control unit to control the photographing unit and the at least one light source to obtain a first image and a second image under different photographing conditions in which angles formed by the at least one light source, convexity/concavity on surface of the object, and the photographing unit are different; and

    an extracting unit to extract a third image that is common to the first image and the second image, the third image corresponding to the internal-structure image.

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