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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2021
Applicants:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, JP;

Inventors:

Ryuichi Nanaumi, Tokyo, JP;

Kazuya Okamoto, Saitama, JP;

Takafumi Ohishi, Yokohama, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/721 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/5673 (2013.01); G01R 33/5676 (2013.01);
Abstract

A subject information acquisition apparatus, comprises: a signal generation unit configured to generate a high-frequency signal corresponding to each of the frequencies; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of detection signals based on at least one of a reflection signal and a transmission signal; a signal selection unit configured to select at least one detection signal from the plurality of detection signals based on an index value of the plurality of detection signals; a coupling amount detecting unit configured to detect a coupling amount of near-field coupling due to an electric field between the antenna and the subject based on a detection signal; and a displacement detecting unit configured to generate a displacement signal indicating a displacement of the subject based on the coupling amount.


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