IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM

    公开(公告)号:US20180129028A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15790631

    申请日:2017-10-23

    Inventor: Takashi MUROOKA

    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging apparatus main body for imaging an observation target contained in a container; and a liquid droplet adhesion determination unit that acquires pattern information of liquid droplets adhering to a bottom surface on an outer side of the container based on an image of the observation target imaged by the imaging apparatus main body and determines whether or not the liquid droplets adhere to the bottom surface based on the pattern information. In a case where the liquid droplet adhesion determination unit determines that the liquid droplets adhere to the bottom surface on the outer side of the container, the imaging apparatus main body images the observation target again after performing liquid droplet removal processing.

    IMAGING DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD AND IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM OF IMAGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200217781A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16820495

    申请日:2020-03-16

    Inventor: Takashi MUROOKA

    Abstract: In an imaging device, and an operation method and an imaging control program of the imaging device, it is possible to acquire a captured image by suppressing a decrease in image quality caused by droplets attached to a container. Before a heating unit heats a container in which an observation target is housed, and an imaging unit performs main imaging for the observation target housed in the container, a pre-measurement unit measures brightness of light transmitting through or reflected by the container. In a case where a value of the brightness measured by a pre-measurement unit is smaller than a standard value set in advance, the control unit causes the imaging unit to perform the main imaging after droplets attached to the container are removed by increasing a temperature of the container by the heating unit or by keeping the temperature of the container constant by the heating unit.

    MICRONEEDLE ARRAY IMAGING DEVICE, MICRONEEDLE ARRAY IMAGING METHOD, MICRONEEDLE ARRAY INSPECTION DEVICE, AND MICRONEEDLE ARRAY INSPECTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190188844A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16283841

    申请日:2019-02-25

    Abstract: Provided are a microneedle array imaging device, a microneedle array imaging method, a microneedle array inspection device, and a microneedle array inspection method which enable inspection of a microneedle array with high accuracy based on an obtained image. A microneedle array 1 is imaged from a side of a surface on which microneedles 2 are arranged by irradiating a surface on a side opposite to the surface on which the microneedles 2 are arranged with parallel light as illumination light. At this time, the surface is irradiated with the illumination light under conditions in which an incident angle α of light onto a bottom surface 2a of the microneedle 2 is 90−θ° or greater and an incident angle β of light onto a side surface 2b of the microneedle 2 is less than a critical angle γ. In this manner, a state in which almost no light is emitted from a tip portion of the microneedle 2 can be generated. As the result, an image in which only the tip portion of the microneedle 2 is dark and other portions, in other words, a base portion of the microneedle 2 and a portion of a sheet 3 are bright can be imaged.

Patent Agency Ranking