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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Yoda, Nishitama-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus including a probe having a plurality of receiving elements that are arrayed along a first direction and receive an acoustic wave generated from an object irradiated with light from a light source and converting the acoustic wave into an electrical signal, a scanner that moves the probe in the first direction, a controller, and a generator that generates image data of inside of the object based on the electrical signal. The controller controls the apparatus such that light is emitted each time the probe is moved by a distance that is either (n+1/k) times or (n−1/k) times an array pitch between the receiving elements, where n is an integer of 1 or more and k is an integer of 2 or more.
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