Photoacoustic apparatus
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1. A photoacoustic apparatus comprising:
- an acoustic lens configured to collect an acoustic wave generated by a photoacoustic effect;
an acoustic detector configured to detect the acoustic wave collected by said acoustic lens; and
a controller configured to obtain an estimated value of arrival time when the acoustic wave generated from a first position in an object arrives at said acoustic detector based on positions of said acoustic detector and said acoustic lens, to output a first measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from the first position in the object, and to eliminate a second measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a second position different from the first position in the object based on the estimated value.
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Abstract
A photoacoustic apparatus includes an acoustic lens configured to collect a acoustic wave, an acoustic detector configured to detect the acoustic wave collected by the acoustic lens, a driver configured to move at least one of the acoustic detector and the acoustic lens so as to measure the acoustic wave generated from an object to be measured due to a photoacoustic effect, and a controller configured to output a first measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a first position in the object, and to eliminate a second measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a second position different from the first position in the object.
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1. A photoacoustic apparatus comprising:
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an acoustic lens configured to collect an acoustic wave generated by a photoacoustic effect; an acoustic detector configured to detect the acoustic wave collected by said acoustic lens; and a controller configured to obtain an estimated value of arrival time when the acoustic wave generated from a first position in an object arrives at said acoustic detector based on positions of said acoustic detector and said acoustic lens, to output a first measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from the first position in the object, and to eliminate a second measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a second position different from the first position in the object based on the estimated value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A photoacoustic apparatus comprising:
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an acoustic lens configured to collect an acoustic wave generated by a photoacoustic effect; an acoustic detector configured to detect the acoustic wave collected by said acoustic lens; a controller configured to output a first measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a first position in an object, and to eliminate a second measurement signal resulting from the acoustic wave that is generated from a second position different from the first position in the object; and a shutter arranged between the object and said acoustic detector, said controller configured to control opening and closing of said shutter so as to transmit the acoustic wave generated from the first position in the object to said acoustic detector, and to prevent the acoustic wave generated from the second position different from the first portion in the object from arriving at said acoustic detector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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