PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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15541339

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The present invention provides a photoacoustic apparatus by which a redundant time required until presentation of an image to a user can be reduced. A photoacoustic apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit configured to hold an electric signal acquired by conversion of a photoacoustic wave occurring from light irradiated to a subject, an input unit configured to designate a region of interest, and an information acquiring unit configured to determine a voxel size based on a size of a region of interest, calculate a subject information distribution in the region of interest by using the voxel size based on the electric signal held in storage unit and cause a display unit to display the subject information distribution.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Oka, Kazuhito Tokyo, JP 24 42
Sekiya, Takeshi Kawasaki-shi, JP 24 79

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