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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Tatsuki Fukui, Yokohama, JP;
Fumio Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Yuasa, Yokohama, JP;
Sachiko Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuki Fukui, Yokohama, JP;
Fumio Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Yuasa, Yokohama, JP;
Sachiko Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging provides a high signal intensity. In a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging, each particle containing an inorganic material supports at least an organic dye having an absorption coefficient in the near infrared region by means of chemical bonding.