SCAN TYPE OBSERVATION DEVICE

• Main Author: TAKADA YUHEI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 06.07.2015
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scan type observation device capable of improving the S/N and the brightness of an image.SOLUTION: The scan type observation device includes electromagnetic wave sources 33R, 33G, 33B, an electromagnetic wave source drive part 32 for making the electromagnetic wave sources 33R, 33G, 33B emit a pulse-shaped electromagnetic wave, scanning parts 11, 21 for emitting a pulse-shaped electromagnetic wave to an object 100 to scan the object 100, an electromagnetic wave detection part 35 for detecting an electromagnetic wave obtained from the object 100 by emitting the pulse-shaped electromagnetic wave and converting the electromagnetic wave into an analog electric signal, an analog/digital conversion part 36 for sampling the electric signal from the electromagnetic wave detection part 35 to convert the sampled electric signal into a digital signal, an image processing part 37 for generating an image of the object 100 on the basis of an output of the analog/digital conversion part 36, and a control part 31 for relatively controlling the emission timing of the pulse-shaped electromagnetic wave from the electromagnetic sources 33R, 33G, 33B by the electromagnetic wave drive part 32 and sampling timing of the electric signal from the electromagnetic wave detection part 35 by the analog/digital conversion part 36. 【課題】画像のＳ／Ｎ及び明るさを改善できる走査型観察装置を提供する。【解決手段】電磁波源33R,33G,33Bと、電磁波源33R,33G,33Bからパルス状電磁波を射出させる電磁波源駆動部32と、パルス状電磁波を対象物100に照射して対象物100を走査する走査部11,21と、パルス状電磁波の照射により対象物100から得られる電磁波を検出してアナログの電気信号に変換する電磁波検出部35と、電磁波検出部35からの電気信号をサンプリングしてデジタル信号に変換するアナログ／デジタル変換部36と、アナログ／デジタル変換部36の出力に基づいて対象物100の画像を生成する画像処理部37と、電磁波源駆動部32による電磁波源33R,33G,33Bからのパルス状電磁波の射出タイミングとアナログ／デジタル変換部36による電磁波検出部35からの電気信号のサンプリングタイミングとを相対的に制御する制御部31と、を備える。【選択図】図１