Abstract: A treatment method and a treatment system capable of effectively irradiating an antibody-photosensitive substance bound to a tumor cell with a near-infrared ray. The treatment method includes: intravenously administering the antibody-photosensitive substance; inserting a guide wire and a catheter into a main artery of an organ having the tumor cell; removing the guide wire; inserting an optical fiber into the catheter and advancing the optical fiber to a target position while checking a position of the optical fiber with an orientation marker disposed on the optical fiber; and irradiating the antibody-photosensitive substance bound to a tumor cell membrane with the near-infrared ray from the optical fiber while reducing an influence of blood in the artery on the near-infrared ray after 12 hours to 36 hours from intravenous administration.

Abstract: A treatment method and a treatment system capable of effectively irradiating an antibody-photosensitive substance bound to a tumor cell with a near-infrared ray. The treatment method for irradiating the antibody-photosensitive substance bound to the tumor cell membrane in the tumor cell with the near-infrared ray includes: intravenously administering the antibody-photosensitive substance; percutaneously puncturing a tumor or a vicinity of the tumor with a hollow outer needle, while percutaneously acquiring and checking an ultrasound image; making an inner needle having a plurality of sharp inner needle tips protrude from the outer needle, and puncturing the tumor or the vicinity of the tumor with the inner needle tips; and irradiating the antibody-photosensitive substance bound to the tumor cell membrane with the near-infrared ray from an optical fiber inserted into the inner needle after 12 hours to 36 hours from the intravenous administration.

Abstract: A treatment method and a treatment system for irradiating the antibody-photosensitive substance bound to the tumor cell membrane in the tumor cell with the near-infrared ray includes: intravenously administering the antibody-photosensitive substance; inserting an endoscope from a mouth, a nose, or an anal and allowing the endoscope to reach a vicinity of a tumor; making a tubular elongated tube, in which a lumen is formed, protrude from the endoscope; bringing the elongated tube into contact with the tumor while checking an image obtained by the endoscope; allowing an optical fiber inserted into the lumen of the elongated tube to reach an inside or the vicinity of the tumor; and irradiating the antibody-photosensitive substance bound to the tumor cell membrane with the near-infrared ray from the optical fiber after 12 hours to 36 hours from the intravenous administration.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed, which uses OCT to process a plurality of cross-sectional images obtained by moving an imaging core inside a catheter in an axial direction while rotating the imaging core. Cross-sectional image data is acquired in association with position information in the axial direction when each of the cross-sectional images. A first cross-sectional image in which a disappearance section enabling determination having a disappeared portion of an external elastic membrane included in a vascular tomographic image starts, and a second cross-sectional image in which the disappearance section ends are extracted from the plurality of cross-sectional images. The position information in the axial direction is acquired for the first cross-sectional image and the second cross-sectional image, and an ablation range influenced by ablation at a position associated with the disappearance section is calculated based on a difference in the acquired position information in the axial direction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed, which uses OCT to process a plurality of cross-sectional images obtained by moving an imaging core inside a catheter in an axial direction while rotating the imaging core. Cross-sectional image data is acquired in association with position information in the axial direction when each of the cross-sectional images. A first cross-sectional image in which a disappearance section enabling determination having a disappeared portion of an external elastic membrane included in a vascular tomographic image starts, and a second cross-sectional image in which the disappearance section ends are extracted from the plurality of cross-sectional images. The position information in the axial direction is acquired for the first cross-sectional image and the second cross-sectional image, and an ablation range influenced by ablation at a position associated with the disappearance section is calculated based on a difference in the acquired position information in the axial direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an imaging apparatus radial-operating a transmitting and receiving unit and generating cross-sectional images inside the body cavity by a plurality of images, which includes: an X-ray image memory holding a plurality of X-ray images obtained by X-ray imaging the transmitting and receiving unit inside the body cavity by a predetermined imaging cycle, an image processing unit generating a cross-sectional moving image by setting the rotation cycle of the transmitting and receiving unit to be frame rate, and an image processing unit reading out an X-ray image, obtained from X-ray imaging just previously at every timing for every rotation cycle of the transmitting and receiving unit, from the X-ray image memory and generating an X-ray moving image by the frame rate.

Abstract: An optical imaging diagnostic apparatus including: a designating unit for designating a predetermined circumferential-direction position at the circumference of the transmitting and receiving unit on the cross-sectional image displayed; an extraction unit for extracting, within the plurality of line data used for the generation of the cross-sectional image, line data corresponding to circumferential-direction position designated in the designating unit from the storage unit; a calculation unit for calculating attenuation rate in a predetermined region in a radial direction of a body lumen with respect to the extracted line data; and a display unit for displaying the calculated attenuation rate.

Abstract: An optical coherent cross-sectional image forming apparatus in which light outputted from a light source is divided into a measurement light and a reference light inside the apparatus and in which a cross-sectional image is formed based on a coherent light, produced from a reflected light obtained by emitting the measurement light to a biological tissue through a probe inserted into a body lumen, and the reference light, wherein the apparatus includes a detector for detecting that a transmitting and receiving unit entered inside a guiding catheter for guiding the probe by using data during the axial-direction movement and a controller for stopping at least a portion of a process associated with from generation to holding of the cross-sectional image based on the optical coherence in a case in which it is detected by the detector that the transmitting and receiving unit entered inside the guiding catheter.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an imaging apparatus radial-operating a transmitting and receiving unit and generating cross-sectional images inside the body cavity by a plurality of images, which includes: an X-ray image memory holding a plurality of X-ray images obtained by X-ray imaging the transmitting and receiving unit inside the body cavity by a predetermined imaging cycle, an image processing unit generating a cross-sectional moving image by setting the rotation cycle of the transmitting and receiving unit to be frame rate, and an image processing unit reading out an X-ray image, obtained from X-ray imaging just previously at every timing for every rotation cycle of the transmitting and receiving unit, from the X-ray image memory and generating an X-ray moving image by the frame rate.

Abstract: An optical coherent tomography diagnostic apparatus including: a light source; a splitter for splitting the light outputted from the light source into a measuring light and a reference light; a measuring light path; a reference light path; a probe inserted into a body cavity and emitting the measuring light to a subject of measurement; an image forming unit for calculating intensity distribution of the reflection light and for forming a tomographic image; a standard light path for transmitting standard light obtained by further splitting the light; wherein the light path length when exerting interference between the standard light and the reference light is approximately equal to the light path length when exerting interference between the reference light and the reflection light, and there is included a calculation unit for calculating time change of coherent light data obtained by exerting interference between the standard light and the reference light.

Abstract: An image diagnostic apparatus includes a probe capable of light transmission and reception, wherein a reflection light is obtained from the probe by scanning the probe rotatingly, and a tomographic image is formed and outputted based on the obtained reflection light. A light-shield is provided to shield the light transmitted to the probe, a connection detector detects whether or not the probe is connected, and a controller controls the light-shield based on a detected result by the connection detector.

Abstract: An optical imaging diagnostic apparatus includes a calculation unit for respectively calculating signal-intensity change in the circumferential direction of the circumference of the transmitting and receiving unit and signal-intensity change in the radial direction of a body lumen respectively with respect to a plurality of line data used for generation of a cross-sectional image displayed; a specifying unit for judging, based on the calculated result in the calculation unit, whether or not there exists scatter which scatters the light transmitted from the transmitting and receiving unit in an blood flow area of the body lumen and for specifying the position on the displayed cross-sectional image of the scatter in case of being judged that there exists the scatter; and a display unit for displaying a marker indicating that the scatter exists at the specified position on the displayed cross-sectional image.

Abstract: An optical imaging diagnostic apparatus including: a designating unit for designating a predetermined circumferential-direction position at the circumference of the transmitting and receiving unit on the cross-sectional image displayed; an extraction unit for extracting, within the plurality of line data used for the generation of the cross-sectional image, line data corresponding to circumferential-direction position designated in the designating unit from the storage unit; a calculation unit for calculating attenuation rate in a predetermined region in a radial direction of a body lumen with respect to the extracted line data; and a display unit for displaying the calculated attenuation rate.

Abstract: An optical coherent cross-sectional image forming apparatus in which light outputted from a light source is divided into a measurement light and a reference light inside the apparatus and in which a cross-sectional image is formed based on a coherent light, produced from a reflected light obtained by emitting the measurement light to a biological tissue through a probe inserted into a body lumen, and the reference light, wherein the apparatus includes a detector for detecting that a transmitting and receiving unit entered inside a guiding catheter for guiding the probe by using data during the axial-direction movement and a controller for stopping at least a portion of a process associated with from generation to holding of the cross-sectional image based on the optical coherence in a case in which it is detected by the detector that the transmitting and receiving unit entered inside the guiding catheter.

Abstract: An optical coherent tomography diagnostic apparatus including: a light source; a splitter for splitting the light outputted from the light source into a measuring light and a reference light; a measuring light path; a reference light path; a probe inserted into a body cavity and emitting the measuring light to a subject of measurement; an image forming unit for calculating intensity distribution of the reflection light and for forming a tomographic image; a standard light path for transmitting standard light obtained by further splitting the light; wherein the light path length when exerting interference between the standard light and the reference light is approximately equal to the light path length when exerting interference between the reference light and the reflection light, and there is included a calculation unit for calculating time change of coherent light data obtained by exerting interference between the standard light and the reference light.

Abstract: An image diagnostic apparatus includes a probe capable of light transmission and reception, wherein a reflection light in a coelom is obtained from the probe by scanning the probe rotatingly in the coelom, and a tomographic image in the coelom is formed and outputted based on the obtained reflection light. A light-shield is provided to shield the light transmitted to the probe, a connection detector detects whether or not the probe is connected, and a controller controls the light-shield based on a detected result by the connection detector.