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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Kenichi Nagae, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Taki, Osaka, JP;
Toru Sato, Kyoto, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A subject information obtaining apparatus includes a plurality of conversion elements configured to receive an elastic wave that has propagated from a subject and convert the elastic wave into a plurality of electrical signals, a frequency-domain interferometry adaptive processing unit configured to execute a frequency-domain interferometry method and adaptive signal processing using the plurality of electrical signals and obtain power intensity distribution by calculating power intensity at each position on a plurality of scan lines, and a correction unit configured to execute a correction process by which variation in power intensity between adjacent scan lines in a direction that intersects with the scan lines is reduced.