Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus is provided, which includes: a light irradiator emitting with light at first and with light at second wavelength; a receiving unit receiving an acoustic wave and outputs a signal; a processing unit generating structural information and functional information; and a display controlling unit, wherein a first irradiation at the first wavelength, a second irradiation at the second wavelength, and a third irradiation at the first wavelength are performed, the receiving unit outputs first to third signals, the processing unit generates first functional information based on the first and second signals and generates second functional information based on the second and third signals.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus, comprises a signal acquiring unit that acquires a signal obtained by converting an acoustic wave generated from an object; an information acquiring unit that performs, on the signal, a signal process including at least any of an input impedance matching process, a filtering process, an amplification process, a subtraction process, and a signal extraction process, and acquire characteristic information inside the object using the processed signal; and a form acquiring unit that acquires form information of the object, wherein the information acquiring unit determines, based on the form information, contents of the signal process to be performed on a signal corresponding to a target region.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a hand-held type probe including a light source and a reception unit configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated due to light irradiation of a subject with light emitted from the light source, and a supply unit configured to supply power to the light source in such a manner that a heat generation amount generated in the light source per unit time does not exceed a predetermined value.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to providing an apparatus and a method for suitably displaying a photoacoustic image for assisting diagnosis using an ultrasound image when restricting the degradation of diagnostic capability. An information processing method according to the present disclosure includes displaying an ultrasound image through transmission and reception of an ultrasonic wave to/from a subject, setting a partial region of the ultrasound image as a region of interest when the ultrasound image is being displayed, setting a light irradiation condition including a light quantity and a repetition frequency of irradiation light to the subject according to the region of interest, and receiving a photoacoustic wave generated through light irradiation to the subject under the light irradiation condition, and displaying a photoacoustic image of a region corresponding to the region of interest.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus includes a detector including m-number of probes to which a voltage is supplied and a current/voltage conversion circuit which converts a current into a voltage, a receiver processing electric signals from the probes, and a relay board respectively relaying power distribution lines between the electrical power source and the probes and signal wirings between the receiver and the probe, wherein the relay board receives input of signal wirings and power distribution lines from n-number (m n) of probes among the m-number of probes, connects the signal wirings from the n-number of probes to the receiver, and connects, to the electrical power source side, the power distribution lines of a number that is fewer than the power distribution lines from the n-number of probes.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution storage element is provided. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution storage element includes a cathode containing a cathode active material, an anode containing an anode active material to which sodium ion is insertable and from which the sodium ion is separable, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The anode active material comprises a porous carbon having a plurality of pores forming a three-dimensional network structure, and the porous carbon has crystallinity.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus includes a detector including m-number of probes to which a voltage is supplied and a current/voltage conversion circuit which converts a current into a voltage, a receiver processing electric signals from the probes, and a relay board respectively relaying power distribution lines between the electrical power source and the probes and signal wirings between the receiver and the probe, wherein the relay board receives input of signal wirings and power distribution lines from n-number (m?n) of probes among the m-number of probes, connects the signal wirings from the n-number of probes to the receiver, and connects, to the electrical power source side, the power distribution lines of a number that is fewer than the power distribution lines from the n-number of probes.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte storage element including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and eliminating anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material includes a carbon material which has a plurality of pores constituting a three-dimensional network structure and has a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) material on a surface of the carbon material.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing cations, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material is porous carbon having pores having a three-dimensional network structure, and wherein a changing rate of a cross-sectional thickness of a positive electrode film including the positive-electrode active material defined by Formula (1) below is less than 45%.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element which includes a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material is formed of a carbonaceous material, and a surface of the carbonaceous material includes fluorine.

Abstract: Provided is an examination system including a mobile apparatus and an examination apparatus. The mobile apparatus includes: a biological object information storing unit configured to store biological object information; a reading unit configured to read biological object information; a comparing unit configured to compare the biological object information; and an outputting unit configured to output a result of comparison, and the examination apparatus includes: an examination information acquiring unit configured to acquire examination information; and a controlling unit configured to control the operation of the examination apparatus.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus comprises an irradiation unit that irradiates an object with light; a receiving unit including detection elements that receives acoustic waves generated from the object and outputs analog signals; a conversion unit that performs A/D conversion on the analog signals to generate first digital signals; a memory that stores the first digital signals; a correction unit that generates second digital signals by correcting the first digital signals using different frequency filter in accordance with a positional relation between a position in which characteristic information of the object is acquired and each of the detection elements; and an acquiring unit that acquires the characteristic information of the object based on the second digital signals.

Abstract: An acoustic imaging apparatus includes an image forming unit including a transducer array that includes a downwardly recessed portion on which a plurality of transducers, which include reception surfaces that receive acoustic waves generated by a subject, are arranged. The image forming unit forms an image based on outputs from the transducers. Impedance matching liquid is disposed on the inner side of the transducer array. A cover member is connected to the vessel and covers the transducer array at a side opposite to a side at which the reception surfaces are arranged so that a vessel and the cover member form a housing space that accommodates the transducers. The transducers are provided with signal lines through which electric signals based on the received acoustic waves are output and which extend from the housing space to the outside through a waterproof member.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus includes a light source, a probe including a reception element that receives a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject in response to being illuminated with light and output a time-series reception signal, a signal data acquisition unit that generates reception signal data based on the time-series reception signal and stores the resultant data, a light fluence acquisition unit that acquires a light fluence at a position of interest in the subject, and an information acquisition unit that acquires subject information based on the stored reception signal data, wherein in a case where the light fluence at the position of interest is smaller than a threshold value, the signal data acquisition unit reduces the amount of data for a part of the time-series reception signal that corresponds to the position of interest.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus includes a detector including m-number of probes to which a voltage is supplied and a current/voltage conversion circuit which converts a current into a voltage, a receiver processing electric signals from the probes, and a relay board respectively relaying power distribution lines between the electrical power source and the probes and signal wirings between the receiver and the probe, wherein the relay board receives input of signal wirings and power distribution lines from n-number (m?n) of probes among the m-number of probes, connects the signal wirings from the n-number of probes to the receiver, and connects, to the electrical power source side, the power distribution lines of a number that is fewer than the power distribution lines from the n-number of probes.

Abstract: A subject information acquisition apparatus comprises a light emission unit configured to emit a pulse beam onto a subject in response to an emission trigger; an acoustic wave probe configured to receive an acoustic wave generated in an interior of the subject in response to emission of the pulse beam, and convert the received acoustic wave into an electric signal; a conversion unit configured to convert the electric signal into digital data; a clock generation unit configured to generate a sampling clock used to drive the conversion unit; an image generation unit that generates an image representing information relating to the interior of the subject on the basis of the digital data; and a synchronization unit that synchronizes the sampling clock with the emission trigger input into the light emission unit.

Abstract: A long period of time is required to complete measurement performed by a subject information obtaining apparatus. Accordingly, a subject information obtaining apparatus includes a receiver including a plurality of conversion elements which receive acoustic waves and output reception signals and a supporting member including the conversion elements disposed therein, a movement mechanism configured to move the receiver, and a controller configured to input a driving signal to the movement mechanism. The conversion elements are disposed in the supporting member such that directional axes of a number of the conversion elements are converged. The controller controls the movement mechanism so that a center position of a scanning trajectory of the receiver is changed.

Abstract: Image data of a specimen is acquired by applying an image processing to imaging data obtained by imaging for the specimen by means of an imaging device while controlling an exposure amount. First image data is generated by using the exposure amount and a parameter of the image processing to be determined while permitting provision of different values for each of distinct pieces of the first image data on condition that pixel values of pixels corresponding to portions of the specimen having an identical transmittance have an identical value in relation to all pieces of the first image data to be generated. Second image data is generated by using the exposure amount and a parameter of the image processing to be adaptively determined on the basis of a feature of the specimen. Display screen data, which includes at least the first image data, is generated.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus controls a size of an imaging region according to a spread of Z positions of substances in an object. For example, the imaging region becomes wide when the spread is small and becomes narrow when the spread is large. Or, the number of image sensors to be used is increased when the spread is small and is decreased when the spread is large. Or, an image sensor having a wide image pickup area is used when the spread is small, and an image sensor having a narrow image pickup area is used when the spread is large.

Abstract: A microscope apparatus which captures images of an object by image sensors having different focusing positions in an optical axis direction and acquires image data of plural layers of the object, includes: a judgment unit which divides a whole region of the image data obtained from the image sensors into plural blocks and judges whether or not each block includes an object image; and a data reducing unit which reduces a data volume of the image data of all of the layers in a block which is judged not to include an object image. The judgment unit selects two or more layers from a block which is being subjected to judgment, respectively evaluates whether or not the image data of the selected layers includes the object image, and judges whether or not the block includes the object image on the basis of the evaluation results.