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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohtaro Umezawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
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.