APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING BIOPSY

摘要

The present invention relates to a biopsy support apparatus. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic unit configured to generate an ultrasonic image on the basis of a signal from an ultrasonic probe in contact with a living organism; an optical-image acquisition unit configured to generate an optical image on the basis of a signal from a biopsy probe inserted in the living organism; and;a control unit configured to control the ultrasonic unit and the optical-image acquisition unit. The control unit calculates the positional relationship between the biopsy probe and the target by aligning a feature portion in the ultrasonic image and a feature portion corresponding thereto in the optical image and controls the puncture state of the biopsy probe on the basis of the positional relationship.

主权项

1. A biopsy support apparatus comprising:
an ultrasonic unit configured to generate an ultrasonic image on the basis of a signal from an ultrasonic probe in contact with a living organism; a biopsy probe configured to be inserted in the living organism; and an optical-image acquisition unit configured to generate the an optical image on the basis of a signal from the biopsy probe inserted in the living organism wherein the biopsy probe comprises:
a search needle configured to output a signal for generating the optical image; anda puncture needle including a storage portion for storing the biological tissue of a target collected, the puncture needle being slidable using the search needle as a guide, and wherein the puncture needle includes a cutting portion configured to cut off the biological tissue stored in the storage portion.