| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To irradiate measurement light in a wide range and uniformly in optoacoustics imaging using an endoscope. <P>SOLUTION: This optoacoustics imaging apparatus 10 includes: the endoscope 5 surrounding a light irradiating part 58b and an electro-acoustic converting part 56, having expandable and contractile balloon 57 at a tip part 55, and having a matching liquid supply means 58a for supplying acoustic matching liquid to the balloon 57; and an image generating means 12 for generating an optoacoustics image according to the photoacoustic wave detected by the electro-acoustic converting part 56 and generating a display image according to the optoacoustics image, wherein the balloon 57 has a light scattering structure for scattering light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
