Living body inspection apparatus

• Main Author: KANDORI AKIHIKO,MIYASHITA TSUYOSHI,OGATA KUNIOMI,MAKI ATSUSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.01.2007
• Subjects: DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; DIAGNOSIS; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TESTING

Living body inspection apparatus which concurrently carries out proper measurement of movement of a living body and measurement of a magnetic field emanating from the living body. It includes a movement sensor which includes magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic field and magnetic field receiving means attached to a living body for receiving the magnetic field and measures movement of the living body based on the magnetic field emitted from the magnetic field generating means and received by the magnetic field receiving means. It also includes: a SQUID magnetometer which receives a biomagnetic field emanating from the living body; analyzing means which analyzes measurement data obtained by the movement sensor and the SQUID magnetometer; and display means which outputs a result of analysis made by the analyzing means. The magnetic field generating means is fixed in a prescribed position relative to the SQUID magnetometer.