Acoustic wave acquiring apparatus and control method thereof

摘要

The present invention provides an acoustic wave acquiring apparatus including: a probe configured to receive an acoustic wave from an object through an object holding unit that holds the object; an acoustic matching material holding unit configured to form a space, which holds an acoustic matching material, between the object holding unit and the probe; a scanning unit configured to allow the probe to scan in a first direction on the surface of the object holding unit, and in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a supplying unit configured to supply the acoustic matching material to the space by using a predetermined supply-amount pattern, wherein the supplying unit uses different supply-amount patterns in the case where the probe scans in the first direction and in the case where the probe scans in the second direction.

主权项

1. An acoustic wave acquiring apparatus comprising:
an object holding member holding an object; a probe receiving an acoustic wave from the object via said object holding member; an acoustic matching liquid holder located between said object holding member and said probe so as to form a space which holds an acoustic matching liquid; a scanning unit allowing said probe to scan in a first direction and in a second direction crossing said first direction; and a supplying unit supplying the acoustic matching liquid into said space with a certain supplying rate during a scanning period in which said probe is being scanned, wherein the certain supplying rate is modified depending on a scanning direction of said probe.