公开(公告)号：US20080117424A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11941481

申请日：2007-11-16

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Sadato AKAHORI ,  Yoshikatsu MORISHIMA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Sadato AKAHORI ,  Yoshikatsu MORISHIMA

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02007 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0073 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B2562/0242 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02027 ,  G01B9/02044 ,  G01B9/02087 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45

摘要： A first light beam and a second light beam having discrete wavelength bands are emitted form a light source unit, and enter a light dividing means. The light dividing means separates each light beam into a measuring light beam and a reference light beam. The measuring light beams are irradiated on a measurement target, and reflected light beams, which are reflected at various depth positions of the measurement target, are caused to enter a combining means. The reference light beams propagate through optical fibers to enter the combining means. Interference light beams formed by the reflected light beams and the reference light beams for each of the first and second light beams are photoelectrically converted into interference signals. A tomographic image is obtained employing the interference signals for each of the first and second light beams.

摘要翻译： 具有离散波长带的第一光束和第二光束从光源单元发射，并进入光分离装置。 光分割装置将每个光束分离成测量光束和参考光束。 测量光束照射在测量对象上，并且将在测量对象的各个深度位置反射的反射光束进入组合装置。 参考光束通过光纤传播进入组合装置。 由反射光束形成的干涉光束和用于第一和第二光束中的每一个的参考光束被光电转换成干涉信号。 使用针对第一和第二光束中的每一个的干涉信号获得断层图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080117427A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11941601

申请日：2007-11-16

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Sadato AKAHORI ,  Karin KUROIWA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Sadato AKAHORI ,  Karin KUROIWA

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02057 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02027 ,  G01B9/02069 ,  G01B9/02087 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  G01N21/4795

摘要： An optical tomograph is equipped with: a light source unit for emitting a plurality of light beams, the wavelengths of which are swept within different predetermined wavelength bands respectively with the same period; light dividing means, for dividing each light beam into a measuring light beam and a reference light beam; combining means, for combining reflected light beams, which are the measuring light beams reflected by a measurement target when the measuring light beams are irradiated thereon, with the reference light beams; interference light detecting means, for detecting an interference light beam, which is formed by the reflected light beam and the reference light beam being combined by the combining means, for each of the light beams as an interference signal; and tomographic image processing means, for generating a tomographic image of the measurement target employing the plurality of interference signals detected by the interference light detecting means.

摘要翻译： 光学断层摄影机配备有：用于发射多个光束的光源单元，其波长分别在相同的周期内在不同的预定波长带内扫描; 光分割装置，用于将每个光束分成测量光束和参考光束; 组合装置，用于将当测量光束照射在其上时由测量目标物反射的测量光束的反射光束与参考光束组合; 干涉光检测装置，用于检测由组合装置组合的反射光束和参考光束对每个光束的干涉光束作为干涉信号; 和断层图像处理装置，用于使用由干涉光检测装置检测的多个干涉信号来产生测量目标的断层图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080137094A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11951689

申请日：2007-12-06

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Karin KUROIWA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Karin KUROIWA

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02057 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02027 ,  G01B9/02069 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45

摘要： An optical tomographic imaging apparatus capable of obtaining a high resolution tomographic image rapidly. Light beams swept in wavelength intermittently and repeatedly within first and second wavelength ranges respectively are outputted simultaneously from a light source unit. If the wavelength of either one of the light beams is within a fifth wavelength range, the other light beam is not outputted. The first or second wavelength range includes at least a portion of the fifth wavelength range. Each light beam is split into measuring and reference beams by a coupler. Wavelengths of reflected beams from a measuring object when the measuring beams are irradiated on the object and the reference beams are divided by a WDM coupler. The reflected beams and reference beams are combined by an optical coupler, and each interference beam produced thereby is detected with respect to each light beam as an interference signal.

摘要翻译： 一种能够快速获得高分辨率断层图像的光学层析成像装置。 从光源单元同时输出在第一和第二波长范围内间歇地和反复扫描的波长的光束。 如果光束中的任一个的波长在第五波长范围内，则不输出另一个光束。 第一或第二波长范围包括第五波长范围的至少一部分。 每个光束被耦合器分成测量和参考光束。 当测量光束照射在物体上时，来自测量对象的反射光束的波长和参考光束被WDM耦合器划分。 反射光束和参考光束通过光耦合器组合，并且由此产生的每个干涉光束相对于每个光束被检测为干扰信号。

公开(公告)号：US20080140325A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11952369

申请日：2007-12-07

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G02F1/01

CPC分类号： G01N21/4795 ,  A61B5/0059 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  G01N2021/4742

摘要： A light control unit that combines and outputs a plurality of light beams, including: a light emission section capable of outputting three or more light beams swept in wavelength within different wavelength ranges from each other; a wavelength combining section having wavelength selectivity, that combines and outputs at least two of the three or more light beams; and a control section that performs control in the light emission section, or upstream or downstream of the wavelength combining section in the optical path of the light beams to cause at least one light beam is outputted during a time period which is different from a time period in which another one or more light beams are outputted, thereby two or more light beams having different wavelengths from each other are combined and outputted at the same time.

摘要翻译： 一种组合并输出多个光束的光控制单元，包括：能够输出在不同波长范围内波长扫描的三个或更多个光束的发光部分; 具有波长选择性的波长组合部分，其组合并输出所述三个或更多个光束中的至少两个; 以及控制部分，其在与不同于时间段的时间段期间输出在所述光束的光路中的所述发光部分或所述波长组合部分的上游或下游的控制，以产生至少一个光束 其中输出另一个或多个光束，由此彼此不同波长的两个或更多个光束被组合并同时输出。

公开(公告)号：US20120101372A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13280259

申请日：2011-10-24

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Toshihiko OMORI ,  Daisuke WATANABE

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Toshihiko OMORI ,  Daisuke WATANABE

IPC分类号： A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0073 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/4244 ,  A61B5/425 ,  A61B5/6853 ,  A61B5/7239

摘要： A diagnosis support apparatus, includes a spatial structure data acquisition device that acquires spatial structure data including tomographic information of a three-dimensional region of an inner wall portion within a living organism that has a flat surface at a normal time that is obtained by performing optical coherence tomography measurement with respect to the inner wall portion; a surface roughness calculation device that calculates an evaluation value of a surface roughness at respective positions on the surface of the inner wall portion based on the spatial structure data; a lesion part extraction device that extracts a region of a lesion part based on a position on the surface at which the evaluation value exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and a lesion part display device that displays information showing the region of the lesion part on an image in which the spatial structure data is visualized.

摘要翻译： 诊断支持装置包括：空间结构数据获取装置，其获取包括通过执行光学获得的在正常时间具有平坦表面的活体内的内壁部分的三维区域的断层信息的空间结构数据 相对于内壁部分的相干断层摄影测量; 表面粗糙度计算装置，其基于所述空间结构数据计算所述内壁部的表面的各位置的表面粗糙度的评价值; 病变部分提取装置，其基于所述评估值超过预定阈值的表面上的位置提取病变部分的区域; 以及病变部显示装置，其显示在空间结构数据可视化的图像上显示病变部位的区域的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20090168071A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12342618

申请日：2008-12-23

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Satoshi Ozawa

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA ,  Satoshi Ozawa

IPC分类号： G01B11/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02069 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02083 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/70

摘要： When reflection light, reflected from a measurement target that has been irradiated with measurement light in such a manner to scan the measurement target, and reference light are combined in each wavelength sweep, interference light is detected as interference signals. When a thinning region in which the interference signals obtained by detecting the interference light in each wavelength sweep are thinned so that the interference signals that are used to produce the tomographic image remain is set, thinning is performed on the plurality of interference signals in the thinning region. Light intensity information about the measurement target in the thinning region is obtained, based on the interference signals for the respective wavelength sweeps, the interference signals remaining after thinning. The tomographic image in the thinning region is produced based on the obtained light intensity information.

摘要翻译： 当以每个波长扫描的方式组合在每次波长扫描中组合从被测量光照射的测量对象物以扫描测量对象的方式反射的反射光和参考光时，将干涉光检测为干扰信号。 当通过检测每个波长扫描中的干涉光获得的干扰信号的稀疏区域被减薄，使得用于产生断层图像的干扰信号保持不变时，对稀疏中的多个干扰信号进行稀疏化 地区。 基于各波长扫描的干涉信号，获得稀疏区域中的测量对象的光强度信息，减薄后剩余的干扰信号。 基于获得的光强度信息来生成稀疏区域中的断层图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100076304A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12558338

申请日：2009-09-11

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA

IPC分类号： A61B6/00 ,  G01J5/00

CPC分类号： A61B3/1225 ,  A61B3/102 ,  G01B9/0203 ,  G01B9/0205 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45

摘要： Provision of an invisible light irradiation apparatus in which aiming light can always be recognized in an observation portion image in a normal light observation mode and a special light observation mode, and a method for controlling the invisible light irradiation apparatus. An invisible light irradiation apparatus comprising: an invisible light source which emits invisible light for irradiation of an object to be irradiated; and a guide light source which emits guide light for being combined with the invisible light to irradiate the object to be irradiated to recognize the position of irradiation of the invisible light, wherein a plurality of the guide light sources which emit the guide light in different wavelength regions are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供一种在通常的光观察模式和特殊光观察模式下始终可以在观察部分图像中识别瞄准光的不可见光照射装置以及用于控制不可见光照射装置的方法。 一种不可见光照射装置，包括：不可见光源，其发射用于照射被照射物体的不可见光; 以及引导光源，其发射用于与不可见光组合的引导光，以照射待照射的物体以识别不可见光的照射位置，其中发射不同波长的引导光的多个引导光源 提供区域。

公开(公告)号：US20080117431A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11941436

申请日：2007-11-16

申请人： Yuichi TERAMURA

发明人： Yuichi TERAMURA

IPC分类号： G01B11/02

CPC分类号： G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02027 ,  G01B9/02044 ,  G01B9/02069 ,  G01B9/02087 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45

摘要： An optical tomographic imaging apparatus capable of obtaining a high resolution tomographic image rapidly. In the apparatus, light beams having different wavelength ranges with portions of the ranges overlapping with each other are outputted from light source units, each of which is split into measuring and reference beams in each of the beam splitting units. A reflected beam reflected from a measuring object when the measuring beams are irradiated onto the measuring object is combined with the respective reference beams in the respective beam combining units, and a plurality of interference beams generated when the reflected beam is combined with the respective reference beams is detected in the respective interference light detection units, thereby interference signals are generated and a tomographic image is generated using the generated interference signals.

摘要翻译： 一种能够快速获得高分辨率断层图像的光学层析成像装置。 在该装置中，从光源单元输出具有彼此重叠的部分范围的不同波长范围的光束，每个光源单元被分成每个分束单元中的测量和参考光束。 当测量光束照射到测量对象上时，从测量对象反射的反射光束与各个光束组合单元中的各个参考光束组合，并且当反射光束与各个参考光束组合时产生的多个干涉光束 在相应的干涉光检测单元中检测到，由此产生干扰信号，并且使用所产生的干扰信号来产生断层图像。