Object observing apparatus, object observing method, and storage medium

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PATENT NO 9297752
APP PUB NO 20150090869A1
SERIAL NO

14388358

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In order to solve a problem that a local optical characteristic-changed region inside an object cannot be accurately estimated, an object observing apparatus includes: a light intensity information acquiring unit that acquires light intensity information received by each light-receiving probe; a light intensity change information acquiring unit that acquires, for each probe set, light intensity change information, from reference light intensity information and light intensity information; an estimating unit that acquires three-dimensional optical characteristic-changed region information, using the light intensity change information; and an output unit that outputs the optical characteristic-changed region information; the estimating unit including a correcting part that performs correction according to sensitivity attenuation in accordance with a depth; and a sparseness applying part that introduces sparseness for improving a space resolution, thereby acquiring the optical characteristic-changed region information. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately estimate a local optical characteristic-changed region inside an object.

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ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONALSORAKU-GUN KYOTO 619-0288

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kosaka, Takashi Soraku-gun, JP 50 416
Sato, Masaaki Soraku-gun, JP 442 5949
Shimokawa, Takeaki Soraku-gun, JP 5 34
Yamashita, Okito Soraku-gun, JP 6 66

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