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Patent No.:

US 10420472 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2016
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kohtaro Umezawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); G01N 29/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/004 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); G01N 29/00 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06K 2009/00932 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus according to the present invention includes a processor processing characteristic distribution information derived from an acoustic wave generated from an object and which indicates specific values at a plurality of positions inside the object, wherein the processor: sets a first position of interest; acquires first weight distribution information which is related to a plurality of positions including the first position of interest; and acquires a substitute value for a specific value at the first position of interest using the first weight distribution information, the specific value at the first position of interest, and a specific value at a position that differs from the first position of interest among the plurality of positions.


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Umezawa, Kohtaro. (2019). Apparatus and method (U.S. Patent No. 10420472). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10420472

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