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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jiro Tateyama, Yokohami, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object information acquiring apparatus includes: a plurality of detecting elements each receiving an acoustic waves having propagated from an object irradiated with light and outputting an electrical signal; a probe that supports the plurality of detecting elements so that a high-resolution region in which directivity axes of at least part of the plurality of detecting elements converge is formed; a processor acquiring specific information on the object using the electrical signal; and a memory storing correction data for correcting the electrical signals output by the plurality of detecting elements, and used when the processor acquires the specific information.