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- the present invention relates to a tomographic imaging apparatus that captures a tomographic image of a target object based on interference light generated by superimposing measurement light from a target object such as an eye to be examined with reference light.
- OCT Optical Coherence Tomography
- a tomographic imaging apparatus using optical interference can irradiate the fundus with broadband low-coherent light, and can capture a tomographic image of the fundus with high sensitivity by causing reflected light from the fundus to interfere with reference light.
- a tomographic image (B-scan image) in the xz direction can be acquired with the left-right direction of the fundus in the x direction, the vertical direction in the y direction, and the depth in the z direction.
- general OCT imaging for example, a tomographic image is captured at a speed of 40 images / second, and a group of 100 or more retinal tomographic images can be acquired by one examination (imaging of a part of the retina). .
- imaging conditions such as position adjustment of the imaging region, position adjustment of the reference mirror, focus adjustment, and determination of dispersion compensation glass are performed before imaging so that an optimal tomographic image of the fundus is obtained.
- Make adjustments As shown in FIG. 7, when raster scanning is performed to image a three-dimensional tomographic structure, only the high-speed axis direction (x direction) at the center of the scanning angle of view set in two dimensions when adjusting imaging conditions before imaging.
- the imaging conditions are adjusted while observing the tomographic images obtained by continuously scanning the image, and then the entire original scanning field angle area is raster scanned when actually capturing the tomographic image.
- the tomographic image obtained at the time of adjusting the imaging conditions is almost constant, and the morphological change of the imaging region is less likely to occur in the tomographic image.
- the shooting conditions can be easily adjusted.
- the tomographic image to be imaged is greatly curved and scanned. Since the appearance position of the imaging region in the tomographic image differs greatly depending on the position to be scanned, even if the imaging condition is optimized by adjusting the imaging condition based on the tomographic image obtained by scanning only the center position of the raster scan, the raster As long as the form of the measurement object other than the center position of the scan cannot be grasped, an appropriate focus position and reference mirror position cannot be determined.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a tomographic imaging apparatus capable of determining the optimal imaging condition by completing the adjustment of the imaging condition in a short time. .
- the present invention splits light from a light source into measurement light and reference light and makes them incident on a target object and a reference object, and reflected by the measurement light and the reference object reflected by the target object.
- a tomographic imaging apparatus provided with display means for capturing a tomographic image of a target object based on interference light generated by superimposing reference light and displaying the tomographic image of the target object generated based on the captured tomographic image
- the measurement light is two-dimensionally scanned by raster scanning and incident on a target object, and a tomographic image of the target object is captured, and the measurement light is thinned out by raster scanning in the first imaging mode.
- a second imaging mode in which a tomographic image of the target object is captured by two-dimensional scanning by scanning, and the display means generates based on the tomographic image captured in the second imaging mode.
- Tomographic images Among them, a plurality of tomographic images including the target region of the target object are selected, and generated based on the first display mode in which only the selected plurality of tomographic images are displayed and the tomographic images captured in the second imaging mode.
- the second display mode for sequentially displaying all of the tomographic images can be switched, and the adjustment of the photographing conditions necessary for photographing the tomographic image in the first photographing mode is performed in the first display mode.
- the tomographic image is captured in the first imaging mode.
- a tomographic imaging apparatus that is performed (Invention 1).
- the target region of the target object is a region that represents a change in the form of the target object in the scanning region of the first shooting mode.
- the adjustment of the imaging conditions necessary for imaging the tomographic image in the first imaging mode depends on the alignment between the tomographic imaging apparatus and the eye to be inspected and the diopter of the eye to be inspected. Adjust the focus by moving the focus lens position, move the reference mirror position to generate interference light by superimposing the measurement light and the reference light, and adjust the optical path length of the measurement optical system and the reference optical system. Adjusting the reference mirror position to match, determining dispersion compensation glass to select appropriate dispersion compensation glass to compensate for refractive index dispersion that causes tomogram blurring, etc. Various adjustment operations performed before shooting are included.
- the first adjustment operation is a dispersion compensation glass determination for selecting an appropriate dispersion compensation glass to compensate for refractive index dispersion that causes a tomographic image blur and a diopter of the eye to be examined.
- the focus is adjusted by moving the position of the focus lens.
- the second adjustment operation refers to focus adjustment by moving the position of the focus lens according to the diopter of the eye to be examined, and generating interference light by superimposing the measurement light and the reference light.
- the reference mirror position is adjusted by moving the position of the reference mirror to match the optical path lengths of the measurement optical system and the reference optical system.
- the second imaging mode is provided in which the tomographic image is first acquired by raster scanning in which the time required for scanning is shorter than that in the first imaging mode.
- the photographing conditions necessary for photographing the tomographic image in the first photographing mode the adjustment of the photographing conditions can be completed in a short time.
- the tomographic image in the second imaging mode is not one-dimensionally scanned in the center position of the raster scanning as in the prior art, but is two-dimensionally performed by raster scanning in which the raster scanning in the first imaging mode is thinned out.
- the optimal imaging conditions can be determined. Furthermore, the first adjustment operation that can be appropriately adjusted based only on a specific tomographic image and the adjustment based on a plurality of tomographic images obtained by scanning that covers almost the entire imaging region can be adjusted more appropriately. Since the second adjustment operation can be performed separately, the optimum photographing condition can be determined in a short time. At this time, it is technically possible to perform the first adjustment operation based on only one specific tomographic image, but in that case, the first adjustment operation is appropriately performed at the site where the specific one tomographic image is acquired.
- the first adjustment operation can be appropriately performed at a plurality of regions, so that the imaging conditions can be adjusted more precisely. Can be implemented.
- the display means in the first display mode, may repeatedly display the selected plurality of tomographic images in order (Invention 2). In the first display mode, The display means may display the selected plurality of tomographic images side by side on the same screen (Invention 3).
- the desired selection region is a partial region of the tomographic image selected so that the tomographic structure of the target object is included to the extent necessary for performing the first adjustment operation.
- the optimal imaging conditions can be determined by completing the adjustment of the imaging conditions in a short time.
- FIG. 1 is an optical diagram showing an overall configuration of a tomographic imaging apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the scanning pattern of this imaging
- FIG. 1 is an optical diagram showing the overall configuration of a tomographic imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the tomographic imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment captures a tomographic image of a desired region of the fundus by raster scanning using the fundus of the eye E to be imaged as an object to be imaged.
- a portion denoted by reference numeral 10 is a demultiplexing / combining optical system. This optical system emits light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1100 nm and a temporal coherence length of about several ⁇ m to several tens of ⁇ m, for example, a superluminescent diode.
- a broadband low-coherence light source 11 made of (SLD) is provided.
- the amount of light of the low coherence light generated by the low coherence light source 11 is adjusted through the light amount adjustment mechanism 12 and is incident on the optical coupler 13 through the optical fiber 13a.
- the beam splitter 20 To the beam splitter 20. In addition, you may make it branch and multiplex using an optical circulator instead of the optical coupler 13.
- the light incident on the beam splitter 20 is divided into reference light and measurement light.
- the measurement light enters the focus lens 31 and the measurement light is focused on the fundus of the eye E.
- the measurement light focused on the fundus is reflected by the mirror 32, passes through the lens 33, and is scanned in an arbitrary direction by the x-axis scanning mirror (galvano mirror) 34 and the y-axis scanning mirror (galvano mirror) 35.
- the measurement light scanned by the x-axis and y-axis scanning mirrors 34 and 35 passes through the scan lens 36, is reflected by the dichroic mirror 37, passes through the objective lens 38 and enters the fundus oculi, and the fundus is measured by the measurement light.
- the measurement light reflected from the fundus returns to the beam splitter 20 by reversing the above path.
- the focus lens 31, mirror 32, lens 33, x-axis scanning mirror 34, y-axis scanning mirror 35, scan lens 36, dichroic mirror 37, and objective lens 38 after the beam splitter 20 are tomographic images.
- a measurement optical system 30 of the photographing apparatus is configured.
- the reference light divided by the beam splitter 20 is reflected by the mirror 41 and then passes through the objective lens dispersion compensation glass 42 and the lenses 43 and 44. After that, the light is reflected by the mirror 45 and passes through the eye dispersion compensation glass 50 that compensates the refractive index dispersion of the eye E to be examined. Then, the light is reflected by the dichroic mirror 46 to adjust the condenser lens 47 and the amount of light. It passes through the variable aperture 48 and reaches the reference mirror 49. In order to adjust the optical path length, the condensing lens 47, the variable aperture 48, and the reference mirror 49 move together in the optical axis direction as shown by a double arrow in FIG. The reference light reflected by the reference mirror 49 returns to the beam splitter 20 along the above optical path.
- the focus lens 31, the lens 33, the scan lens 36, and the objective lens 38 of the measurement optical system 30 are the lenses 43 and 44 of the reference optical system 40, the condenser lens 47, and the dispersion compensation glass 42 for the objective lens.
- each dispersion characteristic is the same or equivalent.
- the mirror 32, the x-axis scanning mirror 34, the y-axis scanning mirror 35, and the dichroic mirror 37 of the measurement optical system 30 correspond to the mirror 41, the mirror 45, the reference mirror 49, and the dichroic mirror 46 of the reference optical system 40, respectively.
- the dispersion characteristics are the same or equivalent.
- the dispersion characteristics of the eye E and the dispersion characteristics of the eye dispersion compensation glass 50 are the same or equivalent.
- the mirror 41, the objective lens dispersion compensation glass 42, the lenses 43 and 44, the mirror 45, the eye dispersion compensation glass 50, the dichroic mirror 46, the condenser lens 47, and the reference mirror 49 as a reference object
- a reference optical system 40 of the tomographic imaging apparatus is configured.
- the measurement light and the reference light that have returned to the beam splitter 20 are superimposed and become interference light, which passes through the collimator lens 14 and the optical coupler 13 and enters the spectroscope 16 via the optical fiber 13c.
- the spectroscope 16 includes a diffraction grating 16a, an imaging lens 16b, a line sensor 16c, and the like.
- the interference light is split into a spectrum corresponding to the wavelength of the low coherence light by the diffraction grating 16a and is lined by the imaging lens 16b. An image is formed on the sensor 16c.
- the signal from the line sensor 16c is subjected to signal processing including Fourier transformation by a tomographic image forming means realized by a CPU of the computer 17, and a depth signal indicating information in the depth direction (z direction) of the fundus is generated.
- the formed tomographic image (B-scan image) can be displayed on the display 18. Further, the formed tomographic image can be stored in a storage unit (not shown) in the computer 17.
- the tomographic imaging apparatus adjusts several imaging conditions in order to optimize the imaging conditions when actually capturing the tomographic image.
- the adjustment of the imaging conditions for example, the alignment of the tomographic imaging apparatus and the subject eye E that is the target object, the focus adjustment that adjusts the focus by moving the position of the focus lens 31 according to the diopter of the eye E to be examined,
- the position of the reference mirror 49 is moved so as to generate interference light by superimposing the measurement light and the reference light, thereby adjusting the reference mirror position to match the optical path lengths of the measurement optical system and the reference optical system, which causes blurring of the tomographic image.
- a dispersion compensation glass determination that selects an appropriate eye dispersion compensation glass 50 to compensate for refractive index dispersion may be mentioned.
- the tomographic imaging apparatus actually performs the preliminary imaging mode (second imaging mode) for capturing a tomographic image for adjusting the imaging conditions and after determining the optimal imaging conditions by adjusting the imaging conditions.
- the main photographing mode (first photographing mode) for photographing a tomographic image for obtaining a tomographic image of a desired region (scanning region) of the fundus can be switched.
- the tomographic imaging apparatus can capture tomographic images using different scanning patterns in the preliminary imaging mode and the main imaging mode, and can switch between the preliminary imaging mode and the main imaging mode by an imaging mode switching operation.
- the entire scanning area is raster scanned as shown in FIG.
- a total of 256 scans are performed in the high-speed axis direction (x-direction).
- the present embodiment is not limited to this, and is appropriately set according to the shooting target, shooting purpose, and size of the scanning area. It may be changed.
- the preliminary photographing mode as shown in FIG. 3, by increasing the scanning interval in the slow axis direction (y direction), scanning with a scanning density coarser than the scanning density in the main photographing mode, that is, raster in the main photographing mode.
- the scanning is performed by thinning out the scanning in the high speed axis direction (x direction).
- a total of 11 scans are performed in the high-speed axis direction (x direction) in the preliminary shooting mode.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and is appropriately set according to the shooting target, shooting purpose, and size of the scanning area. It may be changed. If at least the number of scans is sufficient to grasp the shape change of the target object in the scan region, the imaging conditions can be optimized appropriately.
- the pre-shooting mode shortens the time required to shoot the tomographic image for adjusting the shooting conditions by making the scanning density coarser than the main shooting mode, and the adjustment of the shooting conditions is completed in a short time. Therefore, it is desirable to set the number of scans in the preliminary shooting mode within a range of 1/2 to 1/20 of the number of scans in the main shooting mode.
- the scanning area in the preliminary photographing mode is the same area as the scanning area in the main photographing mode. Therefore, the region of interest in the scanning area in the main photographing mode is naturally included in the scanning area in the preliminary photographing mode.
- the attention area is an area representing a change in the form of the object to be imaged (the fundus of the eye E) in the scanning area in the main imaging mode.
- a selection display mode and a continuous display mode are prepared.
- the selection display mode and the continuous display mode can be switched by a display mode switching button (not shown).
- the selection display mode selects a plurality of tomographic images including the target region of the target object from the tomographic images generated based on the tomographic images captured in the preliminary imaging mode, and displays only the selected plurality of tomographic images.
- 18 is generated based on tomographic images taken by scanning the two end positions and the center position in the y direction of the scanning region (scanning numbers 1, 6, and 11 in FIG. 3). Only the three tomographic images that have been displayed are repeatedly displayed in order.
- the continuous display mode is a display method in which tomographic images generated based on the tomographic images captured in the preliminary imaging mode are sequentially displayed on the display 18 in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, all the scans (numbers in FIG. 3) are displayed. 11 tomographic images generated based on the tomographic images taken by scanning 1 to 11 are repeatedly displayed in order.
- the adjustment of the photographing condition is divided into two stages of a first adjustment operation and a second adjustment operation, the first adjustment operation is performed using the above-described selection display mode, and the second adjustment operation is performed using the continuous display mode.
- a dispersion compensation glass decision for selecting an appropriate eye dispersion compensation glass 50 to compensate for refractive index dispersion that causes tomographic image blurring, and a focus lens according to the diopter of the eye E to be examined The focus adjustment is performed by moving the position 31 to focus.
- focus adjustment is performed by moving the position of the focus lens 31 according to the diopter of the eye E to be examined, and reference is performed to generate interference light by superimposing the measurement light and the reference light.
- Reference mirror position adjustment is performed by moving the position of the mirror 49 to match the optical path lengths of the measurement optical system and the reference optical system.
- the first adjustment operation that can be appropriately adjusted based on only a specific tomographic image and the adjustment based on a plurality of tomographic images obtained by scanning that covers almost the entire imaging region are more appropriately performed.
- the second adjustment operations that can be adjusted separately it is possible to determine the optimum shooting conditions in a short time.
- the first adjustment operation by performing a first adjustment operation by selecting a plurality of tomographic images (three tomographic images in the present embodiment) including the target region of the target object, the first adjustment operation is appropriately performed at a plurality of parts. Therefore, the shooting conditions can be adjusted more precisely.
- the first adjustment operation is performed in the preliminary imaging mode.
- the first adjustment operation can be appropriately adjusted based only on a specific tomographic image. Therefore, at this time, the display 18 is set to the selection display mode, and is generated based on the tomographic image T 1 generated based on the tomographic image captured by scanning No. 1 and the tomographic image captured by scanning No. 6.
- the three tomographic images T 6 and the tomographic image T 11 generated based on the tomographic image taken by scanning No. 11 are repeatedly displayed in order.
- the display mode is switched to the continuous display mode by pressing the display mode switching button while the shooting method remains in the preliminary shooting mode.
- a second adjustment operation that can be adjusted more appropriately is performed if adjustment is performed based on a plurality of tomographic images obtained by scanning that covers substantially the entire imaging region.
- the continuous display mode all tomographic images T 1 to T 11 obtained in the preliminary photographing mode are repeatedly displayed in order.
- the shooting mode switching button is pressed to switch from the preliminary shooting mode to the main shooting mode, and scanning is performed under the optimized shooting conditions.
- the entire region is scanned in a total of 256 rasters in the high-speed axis direction (x direction), and a tomographic image of the fundus of the eye E is taken.
- the selection display mode and the continuous display mode are only differences in the display method of the tomographic image, and in any case of selecting any display mode, the tomographic image of the eye E itself is captured in the preliminary imaging mode. In total, the number 1 to 11 is performed by 11 scans. That is, even when the selection display mode is set, only the scan of No. 6 is performed and only the tomographic image for generating the tomographic image T 6 is not captured, but the scans of No. 1 to 11 are performed. The tomographic images necessary for generating the tomographic images T 1 to T 11 are taken.
- the tomographic image data photographed in the preliminary photographing mode and the tomographic image generated based on the tomographic image data are stored in a storage unit (not shown) in the computer 17.
- the tomographic image acquired in the preliminary imaging mode is obtained by raster scanning several to several tens of times faster than the tomographic image acquired in the main imaging mode. It is possible to perform shooting while suppressing positional deviation due to visual movement.
- Using each tomographic image acquired in the preliminary imaging mode as a reference if the tomographic image acquired in the main imaging mode is subjected to positional deviation correction and rearranged, it is possible to obtain a high-density image excluding the influence of fixation micromotion. Become.
- the preliminary imaging mode is provided in which the tomographic image is acquired by raster scanning that is thinned out in a shorter time than the main imaging mode. Since the time required for two-dimensional scanning in the mode is shorter than the time required for two-dimensional scanning in the main photographing mode, adjustment of photographing conditions necessary for photographing a tomographic image in the main photographing mode is performed in the preliminary photographing mode. By doing so, the adjustment of the photographing conditions can be completed in a short time.
- the tomographic imaging in the preliminary imaging mode is not a one-dimensional scanning of the center position of the raster scanning as in the prior art, but two-dimensionally by a raster scanning by thinning out the raster scanning although the scanning density is coarse.
- a tomographic image covering almost the entire imaging region can be observed during the adjustment of the imaging conditions, so that the optimal imaging conditions can be determined.
- the first adjustment operation that can be appropriately adjusted based only on a specific tomographic image and the adjustment based on a plurality of tomographic images obtained by scanning that covers almost the entire imaging region can be adjusted more appropriately. Since the second adjustment operation can be performed separately, the optimum photographing condition can be determined in a short time.
- the first adjustment operation is appropriately performed at the site where the specific one tomographic image is acquired. Even if one adjustment operation can be performed, there is a possibility that the other parts are not optimally adjusted. Therefore, by selecting a plurality of tomographic images including the target region of the target object and performing the first adjustment operation, the first adjustment operation can be appropriately performed at a plurality of regions, so that the imaging conditions can be adjusted more precisely. Can be implemented.
- the tomography apparatus displays on the display 18 a tomographic image of the fundus of the eye E generated from the tomogram imaged in the preliminary imaging mode.
- a selection display mode and a continuous display mode are prepared, and a selection display mode and a continuous display mode can be switched by a display mode switching button (not shown). Since the configuration of the selection display mode is different from that of the first embodiment, only this point will be described below.
- the selection display mode of the tomographic imaging apparatus selects a plurality of tomographic images including an attention area of the target object from the tomographic images generated based on the tomographic image captured in the preliminary imaging mode, This is a display method in which only a plurality of selected tomographic images are displayed on the display 18. In the present embodiment, scanning of both end positions and center positions in the y direction of the scanning region (scanning of numbers 1, 6, and 11 in FIG. 3). The three tomographic images generated based on the tomographic image captured by the above are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.
- the tomographic image T 1 generated based on the tomographic image photographed by scanning No. 1 and the tomographic image photographed by scanning No. 6 are used.
- Three tomographic images T 6 generated based on the above and a tomographic image T 11 generated based on the tomographic image taken by scanning No. 11 are displayed side by side on the same screen.
- a first adjustment operation is performed based on the display 18.
- the display mode is switched to the continuous display mode by pressing the display mode switching button while the shooting method remains in the preliminary shooting mode.
- a second adjustment operation that can be adjusted more appropriately is performed if adjustment is performed based on a plurality of tomographic images obtained by scanning that covers substantially the entire imaging region.
- the shooting mode switching button is pressed to switch from the preliminary shooting mode to the main shooting mode, and scanning is performed under the optimized shooting conditions.
- the flow of performing a total of 256 raster scans on the entire region in the high-speed axis direction (x direction) and taking a tomographic image of the fundus of the eye E is the same as in the first embodiment.
- the three tomographic images of the tomographic image T 1 , the tomographic image T 6 and the tomographic image T 11 are displayed side by side on the same screen, but the entire tomographic image is not necessarily displayed on the screen.
- the partial region selected so as to include the tomographic structure of the fundus of the eye E to be examined may be displayed to the extent necessary for performing the first adjustment operation.
- the fundus of the eye E to be examined is a target object for each of a plurality of selected tomographic images (three tomographic images of tomographic image T 1 , tomographic image T 6 and tomographic image T 11 ). Only the partial region including the tomographic structure may be enlarged, and the enlarged tomographic image T 1P , tomographic image T 6P and tomographic image T 11P may be displayed side by side on the same screen.
- the image size per displayed tomographic image decreases as the number increases, making it difficult to observe details.
- the portion of the tomographic image that does not include the tomographic structure of the target object is not necessary for the first adjustment operation. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, if a portion that does not include the tomographic structure of the target object is excluded from the display target and only the region that includes the tomographic structure of the target object necessary for the first adjustment operation is enlarged, Even when the tomographic images are displayed side by side on the same screen, the details of the tomographic structure in each image can be observed.
- a part of the enlarged tomographic image T 1P , tomographic image T 6P and tomographic image T 11P may be further enlarged and displayed side by side.
- an area to be further enlarged is set in one tomographic image (tomographic image T 1P ) of a plurality of enlarged tomographic images (tomographic image T 1P , tomographic image T 6P and tomographic image T 11P ).
- the corresponding region at the same position may be set as a region to be further enlarged in conjunction with each other, or each of the plurality of enlarged tomographic images may be independently set.
- an area to be enlarged may be set.
- the area setting is linked with a plurality of enlarged tomographic images, when the area set in one tomographic image is moved, the setting area may be moved in conjunction with other tomographic images.
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以下、本発明の第1実施形態を図面に基づいて詳細に説明する。
次に、本発明の第2実施形態を図面に基づいて詳細に説明する。第2実施形態に係る断層像撮影装置の全体構成は第1実施形態に係る断層像撮影装置と同一であるため、光学系その他の説明は省略する。また、第1実施形態と同じ素子、部品、装置については同じ符号を使用し、同じ用語は同じ意味を持つものとして使用する。
10 分波/合波光学系
11 低コヒーレンス光源
12 光量調整機構
13 光カプラ
14 コリメートレンズ
20 ビームスプリッタ
30 測定光学系
31 フォーカスレンズ
34 x軸走査ミラー
35 y軸走査ミラー
36 スキャンレンズ
37 ダイクロイックミラー
38 対物レンズ
40 参照光学系
42 対物レンズ用分散補償ガラス
46 ダイクロイックミラー
47 集光レンズ
48 可変アパーチャ
49 参照ミラー
50 被検眼分散補償ガラス
Claims (5)
- 光源からの光を測定光と参照光に分割して対象物体と参照物体に入射させ、対象物体で反射された測定光と参照物体で反射された参照光を重畳させて生成される干渉光に基づき対象物体の断層像を撮影し、撮影された断層像に基づいて生成された対象物体の断層画像を表示する表示手段を備えた断層像撮影装置であって、
測定光をラスタ走査により二次元走査して対象物体に入射させ、対象物体の断層像を撮影する第1撮影モードと、
測定光を前記第1撮影モードにおけるラスタ走査を間引きしたラスタ走査により二次元走査して対象物体に入射させ、対象物体の断層像を撮影する第2撮影モードと、を備え、
前記表示手段が、前記第2撮影モードで撮影された断層像に基づいて生成された断層画像のうち、対象物体の注目領域を含む複数の断層画像を選択し、選択された複数の断層画像のみを表示する第1表示モードと、前記第2撮影モードで撮影された断層像に基づいて生成された断層画像の全てを順に表示する第2表示モードとを切り替え可能に構成されており、
前記第1撮影モードで断層像の撮影をするために必要な撮影条件の調整を、前記第1表示モードで表示された断層画像に基づく第1調整操作と、前記第2表示モードで表示された断層画像に基づく第2調整操作とに分けて行った後、前記第1撮影モードで断層像の撮影が行われることを特徴とする断層像撮影装置。 - 前記第1表示モードにおいて、前記表示手段が、前記選択された複数の断層画像を順に繰り返し表示することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の断層像撮影装置。
- 前記第1表示モードにおいて、前記表示手段が、前記選択された複数の断層画像を同一画面上に並べて表示することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の断層像撮影装置。
- 前記選択された複数の断層画像のそれぞれについて、所望の選択領域のみを表示可能であることを特徴とする、請求項2又は3に記載の断層像撮影装置。
- 前記選択された複数の断層画像のそれぞれについて、対象物体の断層構造が含まれた領域のみを拡大し、当該拡大した断層画像を同一画面上に並べて表示することを特徴とする、請求項3に記載の断層像撮影装置。
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