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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Nobuhito Suehira, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuro Sugita, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuhito Suehira, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuro Sugita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02087 (2013.01); A61B 3/102 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); G01B 9/02044 (2013.01); G01B 9/02083 (2013.01); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for easily improving image quality in an optical tomographic imaging apparatus. An optical tomographic image generation method of generating a tomographic image of an object includes: acquiring a signal; performing Fourier transform; and obtaining the tomographic image. The optical tomographic image generation method further includes one of the steps of combining a plurality of the signals acquired within a predetermined time and combining a plurality of the signals acquired within a predetermined time after performed the Fourier transform thereon.