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- the present invention relates to a blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus and a blood vessel characteristic measuring method configured to measure a state in a blood vessel through which blood flows without contact.
- the pulse wave velocity measuring device is provided from a predetermined portion generated at every cycle of the electrocardiographic waveform detected by the electrocardiographic induction device to a predetermined portion generated at every cycle of the pulse wave detected by the pressure pulse wave sensor.
- the propagation speed of the pulse wave in the artery is calculated based on the time difference.
- the propagation speed is calculated based on the distance including propagation in the aorta connected to the heart. Therefore, in the pulse wave velocity measuring device, when the propagation distance is long and the diameter of the aorta is large, the pulse wave velocity in the artery becomes low and the propagation time, that is, the time difference becomes long. Increases accuracy.
- a pulse wave sensor that measures a pulse wave from a waveform of a signal when light is transmitted through a blood vessel by irradiating light to a measurement region of a subject (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- the pulse wave sensor described in Patent Document 2 is a method of irradiating light on a fingertip and measuring blood flow from a detection signal of the light.
- the skin of the fingertip is a light receiving unit. Since the fingertip is pressed by being touched, there is a problem in that the blood flow in the blood vessel of the fingertip changes and the measurement accuracy decreases.
- an object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the subject and solve the decrease in measurement accuracy.
- the present invention has the following means.
- the present invention includes a light-emitting unit that is provided at a position facing a measurement region of a subject and that irradiates light on the measurement region and a light-receiving unit that receives light propagating through the measurement region in a non-contact manner.
- a blood flow measurement that measures displacement of blood vessels and tissues around the blood vessels due to blood flow in the measurement region based on the light intensity when the light emitted from the light emitting unit is received by the light receiving unit Means, blood vessel displacement deriving means for deriving the displacement of the blood vessel wall based on the displacement of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel obtained by the blood flow measuring means, and electrocardiographic measuring means for measuring the electrocardiographic signal of the subject And vascular state deriving means for deriving the inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position based on the difference between the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal and the waveform of the detection signal obtained from the light receiving unit. Solve Than is.
- the present invention is the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (1), wherein the blood vessel state deriving unit compares the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal with the waveform of the detection signal obtained from the light receiving unit. The above-described problem is solved by deriving the inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position based on the phase difference.
- the present invention is the blood vessel characteristic measuring device according to (1), which solves the above-mentioned problem by optically measuring blood cell components according to the state of the inner wall of the blood vessel.
- the present invention is the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (1), in which the sensor unit includes a plurality of light emitting units that irradiate light to a plurality of measurement points of a subject and the plurality of measurement points.
- the problem is solved by deriving the inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position based on the difference.
- the present invention is the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (4), wherein the plurality of light receiving units measure a light propagation intensity upstream of a blood vessel existing in a measurement target region. And a second light receiving portion that is arranged downstream of the blood vessel from the first light receiving portion and that measures the propagation intensity of light downstream of the blood vessel existing in the measurement region. To do.
- the present invention is the blood flow characteristic measurement device according to (4), wherein the plurality of light receiving units are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction at different radial positions centered on the light emitting unit. This solves the above-mentioned problem.
- the present invention provides the blood vessel characteristic measuring device according to (1), The sensor unit is provided in a movable blood flow measurement unit, and solves the above problem by measuring the light propagation intensity in an arbitrary measurement region.
- the present invention provides the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (7), The blood flow measurement unit A battery for supplying current to the sensor unit; A wireless communication device that transmits a detection signal detected by the sensor unit as a wireless signal; By solving this problem, the above-mentioned problems are solved.
- the present invention provides the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (1),
- the sensor unit is supported at a plurality of locations on a net-like base attached to the head of the subject, and solves the above problem by measuring the light propagation intensity at each of a plurality of measurement positions on the subject's head.
- To do. (10) The blood vessel characteristic measurement apparatus according to (9), wherein the plurality of light receiving units are arranged at predetermined intervals so as to face the surface of the head from outside.
- the state deriving means derives an inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position of the head based on a difference between the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal and the waveforms of the plurality of detection signals obtained from the plurality of light receiving units.
- the present invention is the blood vessel characteristic measurement device according to (9), wherein the blood flow measurement unit maps each measurement data obtained from the plurality of light receiving units for each address with respect to the head. Processing, storing the displacement of the blood vessel for each measurement position corresponding to each address in the database, and the blood vessel state deriving means reads the displacement of the blood vessel for each measurement position from the database, and the displacement of the blood vessel corresponding to each address Is extracted to derive the state of the blood vessel at each measurement position of the head, and to generate an image of the blood vessel characteristics of the entire head, thereby solving the above problem.
- the present invention irradiates light to the measurement area from the light emitting part of the sensor unit arranged so as to face any measurement area of the subject, and the light that has propagated through the measurement area is received by the light receiving part.
- the procedure for receiving light Based on a detection signal of light intensity when the light emitted from the light emitting unit is received by the light receiving unit, a procedure for measuring the displacement of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel due to blood flow in the measurement region; Deriving the displacement of the blood vessel wall based on the displacement of the blood vessel and tissue around the blood vessel; Measuring the electrocardiographic signal of the subject; A procedure for deriving the inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position based on the difference between the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal and the waveform of the detection signal obtained from the light receiving unit, By executing the above, the above-mentioned problem is solved.
- the present invention in order to derive the inner wall state of the blood vessel at each measurement position based on the difference between the waveform of the light receiving unit that receives light propagated through the measurement region in a non-contact manner and the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal, Since the state of the blood vessel can be measured without contact and the subject is not restrained, the burden on the subject can be reduced. Further, according to the present invention, since the state of the blood vessel is measured without squeezing the blood vessel, the measurement accuracy is high. For example, even in a head where a plurality of blood vessels are arranged, blood vessel characteristics according to the inner wall state of the blood vessel It is possible to measure the data.
- FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a schematic configuration of Embodiment 1 of a blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus according to the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the principle of a blood-flow measurement method. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the wavelength of a laser beam, and the light absorption state at the time of changing the oxygen saturation of blood. It is a flowchart explaining the measurement control process which a control apparatus performs. It is a figure which compares a cardiac potential signal waveform (A) with a light-receiving part detection signal waveform (B). It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the modification 1 of a blood flow measurement part.
- A cardiac potential signal waveform
- B light-receiving part detection signal waveform
- FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a schematic configuration of Embodiment 1 of a blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
- the blood vessel characteristic measurement device 100 includes a movable blood flow measurement unit 20, an optical sensor unit 30, an electrocardiograph (electrocardiogram measurement means) 40, and a control device 50.
- the blood flow measurement unit 20 measures the blood flow at a position facing the skin surface 10 of the measurement area of the subject.
- the sensor unit 30 includes an optical sensor that is built in the blood flow measurement unit 20 and measures a blood flow flowing in the blood vessel in a non-contact manner.
- the electrocardiograph (electrocardiogram measuring means) 40 measures a cardiac potential and outputs a cardiac potential signal.
- the control device 50 obtains the displacement of the inner wall of the blood vessel and the displacement of the tissue around the blood vessel based on the difference between the detection signal of the sensor unit 30 and the electrocardiographic signal of the electrocardiograph 40, and based on this, the blood vessel characteristics (ratio of elasticity of the blood vessel) , The amount of plaque in the blood vessel, the rate of arteriosclerosis).
- the blood flow measurement unit 20 is formed in a size that can be moved by hand, and can be moved appropriately depending on, for example, which part of the human body the blood flow is measured. It is possible to measure blood flow.
- the blood flow measurement unit 20 is a measurement surface 24 in which the bottom surface of the conical portion 22 is opposed to the region to be measured (in a non-contacting proximity state), and a grip portion 26 protrudes above the conical portion 22. ing. Therefore, the measurer who measures the blood vessel characteristics holds the grasping portion 26 and appropriately faces the measurement surface 24 on the bottom surface side to the skin surface 10 of the measurement target region, so that blood vessels and blood vessels in the measurement target region can be measured. Non-contact measurement of tissue displacement around blood vessels can be performed.
- the sensor unit 30 includes a light emitting unit 32 and a pair of light receiving units 34 and 36.
- the light emitting unit 32 is a light source that irradiates a subject with laser light.
- the pair of light receiving units 34 and 36 are respectively arranged downstream of the blood flow from the light emission point of the light emitting unit 32, and output signals corresponding to the received light intensity.
- the blood flow measurement unit 20 includes a rechargeable battery 33, a control unit 37, and a wireless communication device 39.
- the control unit 37 supplies the current from the battery 33 to the light emitting unit 32 to emit light, and reads light reception signals from the light receiving units 34 and 36 that have received the light propagated through the skin surface 10.
- the wireless communication device 39 performs wireless communication with the control device 50 and transmits light reception signals from the light receiving units 34 and 36 to the control device 50 wirelessly. Further, an indicator lamp 22a is provided at the downstream inclined position of the conical portion 22 to notify the light emitting portion 32 that it is on the downstream side (the light receiving portions 34, 36 side).
- the indicator lamp 22a is, for example, a movement direction indicator lamp that includes a light emitting diode or the like and blinks at a constant cycle to indicate a light receiving direction (movement direction).
- the indicator lamp 22a also serves as a warning lamp for preventing loss due to wireless and a charging instruction lamp for instructing charging by switching from blinking to lighting when charging of the battery 33 becomes necessary.
- the blood flow measurement unit 20 is a wireless unit that can perform near field communication with the control device 50 by weak radio waves, it can freely move to the measurement area.
- the rechargeable battery (battery) 33 of the blood flow measurement unit 20 is appropriately charged when it is not used without blood flow measurement.
- the light emitting unit 32 and the pair of light receiving units 34 and 36 are provided on the same plane as the measurement surface 24 formed on the lower surface of the sensor unit 30. Therefore, when the laser light A from the light emitting unit 32 is irradiated on the skin surface 10 in an arbitrary measurement target region, the laser light A is reflected on the skin surface 10 and the blood vessel 12 disposed below the skin surface 10. Is transmitted to the measurement surface 24 through the blood flow.
- the pair of light receiving units 34 and 36 each receive light emitted from the skin surface 10 (light including reflected light and transmitted light) and output an electrical signal corresponding to the received light amount (light intensity). Then, the control unit 37 of the blood flow measurement unit 20 converts the detection signal detected by the light receiving units 34 and 36 into a wireless signal by the wireless communication device 39 and transmits it to the control device 50.
- the detection signals from the light receiving units 34 and 36 are output as a predetermined cycle or a continuous signal according to the light emission signal from the light emitting unit 32.
- the wireless communication device 39 is provided at the upper end of the grip portion 26 that easily transmits the detection signal of the blood flow measurement portion 20, and is protected by a hemispherical protective cover.
- the electrocardiograph 40 measures the electrocardiogram generated according to the movement of the heart 110 by the electrode 42 attached to the skin of the subject.
- the attachment position of the electrode 42 should just be a position which is easy to detect an electrocardiogram near the heart.
- electrodes are attached to four places for limb guidance attached to the limbs and six places for chest guidance attached to the chest of the subject.
- the blood vessel characteristics are measured by using the waveform of the electrocardiogram as a trigger, and therefore, only one location to be measured for the electrocardiogram may be used.
- the control device 50 is composed of a personal computer or the like, and has a blood flow measuring means 60 that reads each control program stored in the storage device 52 and performs each control process, a blood vessel displacement deriving means 70, and a blood vessel state deriving means 80. .
- the blood flow measuring means 60 measures the displacement of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel due to the blood flow, based on the light intensity when the light emitted from the light emitting unit 32 of the sensor unit 30 is received by the light receiving units 34 and 36.
- the blood vessel displacement deriving means 70 derives the displacement of the inner wall of the blood vessel 12 based on the displacement of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel.
- the blood vessel state deriving means 80 obtains the pulse wave propagation velocity at each measurement position from the phase difference between the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal of the electrocardiograph 40 and the waveform of the detection signal obtained from the light receiving units 34 and 36, and the pulse wave The displacement state of the inner wall of the blood vessel 12 is derived from the propagation speed.
- control device 50 includes a storage device 52, a wireless communication device 54, and a charging device 56.
- storage device 52 forms the database which stores the measurement data, the calculation result, etc. which were transmitted from each said control program and the blood-flow measurement part 20.
- the wireless communication device 54 performs data communication wirelessly with the wireless communication device 39 of the blood flow measurement unit 20.
- the charging device 56 is mounted with the blood flow measurement unit 20 and charges the battery 33 of the blood flow measurement unit 20.
- the control device 50 When receiving the measurement data transmitted from the blood flow measurement unit 20 by the wireless communication device 54, the control device 50 automatically stores the measurement data in the database of the storage device 52.
- blood vessel inner wall displacement data (contraction of the inner diameter of the blood vessel) corresponding to the measurement result of the displacement of the blood vessel due to blood flow and the tissue around the blood vessel, the electrocardiographic signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 and the light receiving unit 34,
- the blood vessel characteristic data corresponding to the phase difference T with the 36 detection signal waveforms is stored in advance.
- the blood vessel characteristics include the proportion of blood vessel elasticity, the amount of plaque in the blood vessel (swelling of the intima), the proportion of arteriosclerosis and the like.
- the control device 50 is connected to a monitor 90, generates image data from blood flow measurement data measured by the sensor unit 30 of the blood flow measurement unit 20, and generates a blood flow measurement image 92 and blood vessel characteristics based on the image data.
- the result image 94 is displayed on the monitor 90.
- the measurer faces the measurement surface 24 close to the subject's skin surface 10 while holding the blood flow measurement unit 20 in his / her hand while viewing the measurement image 92 and the blood vessel characteristic result image 94 displayed on the monitor 90 (non-contact). It is possible to check whether the blood flow is normal.
- the blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus 100 can move the blood flow measuring unit 20 to an arbitrary region to be measured, it is possible to measure the blood vessel characteristic of any part of the subject. Furthermore, since the blood flow measurement unit 20 is non-contact, measurement work can be easily performed without restraining the subject, and attachment / detachment work is unnecessary as in the method of contacting the subject, and blood vessel characteristics can be efficiently performed in a short time. Can be measured.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the blood flow measurement method. As shown in FIG. 2, when the blood is irradiated with laser light A from the outside, the laser light A that has entered the blood layer 130 has a reflected scattered light component due to normal red blood cells 140 and a reflected scattered light component due to attached thrombus. It travels through the blood as light of both components.
- the light emitting unit 32 and the light receiving unit 32 of the sensor unit 30 receive light.
- the blood vessels on the skin surface 10 facing the portions 34 and 36 and the surrounding tissues are deformed, so that the state of the light transmission amount and the light reflection amount changes, and the detection signals of the light receiving portions 34 and 36 change. To do.
- the blood flow measuring unit 20 light is emitted from the light emitting unit 32 toward the skin surface 10, and the light received by the light receiving units 34 and 36 passes through the skin and reaches the blood vessel. Some components arrive and pass through the blood and are received by the light receiving portions 34 and 36, and some components are reflected by the skin surface 10 and received by the light receiving portions 34 and 36. That is, since the light receiving component of the light reflected and received by the skin surface 10 is larger than the amount of light transmitted through the blood vessel, the displacement of the tissue around the blood vessel displaced with the pulsation of the blood vessel is reflected from the skin surface 10. It becomes possible to measure with light.
- hematocrit volume ratio of erythrocytes per unit volume, that is, the volume concentration of erythrocytes per unit volume, also expressed as Ht
- Ht volume ratio of erythrocytes per unit volume
- the optical properties of blood are determined by blood cell components (especially hemoglobin inside the cells of red blood cells).
- red blood cells have a property that hemoglobin easily binds to oxygen, so that they also serve to transport oxygen to brain cells.
- the oxygen saturation of blood is a numerical value representing what percentage of hemoglobin in the blood is bound to oxygen.
- the oxygen saturation is correlated with the oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) in arterial blood and is an important index of respiratory function (gas exchange).
- Factors affecting oxygen partial pressure include alveolar ventilation, and also the environment such as atmospheric pressure and inhaled oxygen concentration (FiO2), ventilation / blood flow ratio, gas diffusion capacity, There is gas exchange in the alveoli, such as the short circuit rate.
- the control device 50 has arithmetic means for processing a signal corresponding to the amount of light (light intensity) received by the light receiving portions 34 and 36 of the sensor unit 30.
- calculation means calculation processing for detecting the displacement state of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel based on the blood flow is performed based on the measurement values output from the light receiving units 34 and 36 of the sensor unit 30 as described later.
- the laser light A of the light emitting unit 32 is irradiated as pulsed light or continuous light that is intermittently emitted at a predetermined time interval (for example, 10 Hz to 1 MHz).
- a point reduction frequency which is a frequency at which the pulsed light is reduced, is determined according to the blood flow velocity, and is measured continuously or at least twice the sampling frequency. Measure with When continuous light is used, the measurement sampling frequency is determined according to the blood flow velocity and measured.
- Hemoglobin (Hb) in the blood undergoes a chemical reaction with oxygen in the lungs by breathing to become HbO2 and take in oxygen into the blood.
- the degree of oxygen in the blood depending on the state of breathing (Oxygen saturation) is slightly different. That is, in the present invention, when light is irradiated to blood, a phenomenon is found in which the light absorption rate changes depending on the oxygen saturation, and this phenomenon becomes a disturbance factor in the blood flow measurement by the laser light A. We decided to remove the influence of saturation.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the wavelength of laser light and the light absorption state when the oxygen saturation of blood is changed.
- hemoglobin contained in red blood cells is divided into oxygenated hemoglobin combined with oxygen (HbO2: graph II, indicated by a broken line) and non-oxidized hemoglobin (Hb: graph I, indicated by a solid line).
- HbO2 graph II, indicated by a broken line
- Hb non-oxidized hemoglobin
- the light absorptance with respect to light is greatly different. For example, blood containing plenty of oxygen is vivid as fresh blood.
- venous blood is darker than it is because it has released oxygen.
- the wavelength region of the laser beam A used in the present invention is from about 600 nm to 1500 nm, and thereby the light absorption rate of hemoglobin (Hb) is practically low and includes the isosbestic point X in the region. Therefore, it can be considered as an isosbestic point for calculation by utilizing measurement points of two wavelengths or more. That is, it is possible to make the specification not affected by the oxygen saturation.
- the calculation formula (1) of the red blood cell concentration R when the one-point one-wavelength method performed by the conventional measurement method is used can be expressed as the following formula.
- the red blood cell concentration is the incident transmitted light amount Iin of the laser beam A emitted from the light emitting unit 32, the distance (optical path length) L between the light emitting unit 32 and the light receiving units 34 and 36, and the hematocrit described above. It becomes a function with (Ht). Therefore, when the red blood cell concentration is determined by the method of formula (1), the red blood cell concentration varies depending on three factors, and it is difficult to accurately measure the red blood cell concentration.
- the calculation formula (2) of the red blood cell concentration Rp when the two-point one-wavelength method according to the present embodiment is used can be expressed as the following formula.
- the red blood cell concentration is between the two light receiving portions 34 and 36. This is a function of the distance ⁇ L and the above-described hematocrit (Ht).
- the red blood cell concentration is obtained by the method of equation (2), since the distance ⁇ L between the light receiving parts 34 and 36 is known in advance among the two factors, the red blood cell concentration is measured as a value using the hematocrit (Ht) as a coefficient. Is done. Therefore, in this calculation method, it is possible to accurately measure the red blood cell concentration as a measured value corresponding to hematocrit (Ht).
- the calculation formula (3) of the red blood cell concentration Rpw when the two-point two-wavelength method according to the modification of the present embodiment is used can be expressed as the following formula.
- the red blood cell concentration Rp flowing through the blood vessel 12 is measured by the two-point one-wavelength measurement method using the above-described arithmetic expression (2).
- the red blood cell concentration is a function of the distance ⁇ L between the two light receiving portions 34 and 36 and the above-described hematocrit (Ht). Therefore, when the red blood cell concentration Rp is obtained, since the distance ⁇ L between the light receiving units 34 and 36 of the two factors is known in advance, the red blood cell concentration is measured as a value with the hematocrit (Ht) as a coefficient. Therefore, according to the calculation method, it is possible to accurately measure the red blood cell concentration as a measurement value corresponding to hematocrit (Ht), and it is possible to accurately measure the blood flow state. In this way, since the blood flow state can be measured without being affected by disturbance light or the like, it is not necessary to bring the sensor unit into close contact with the surface of the measurement area.
- the measurement control process executed by the control device 50 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In S11 of FIG. 4, when measurement data (detection signal) detected by the light receiving units 34 and 36 of the sensor unit 30 is received by the wireless communication device 54, the measurement data is read.
- the read measurement data is stored in the database of the storage device 52.
- the process proceeds to S13, and the concentration of red blood cells Rp flowing through the blood vessel 12 is calculated by the above-described calculation formula (2) by the two-point one-wavelength measurement method.
- the blood flow change in the measurement region obtained based on the red blood cell concentration Rp is stored in the database of the storage device 52, and at the same time, the monitor 90 shows the displacement state of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel by the current blood flow. A corresponding blood flow measurement image 92 is displayed.
- blood vessel inner wall displacement data (contraction of the inner diameter of the blood vessel) corresponding to the displacement state of the blood vessel due to blood flow and the tissue around the blood vessel is derived from the database.
- the process proceeds to S16, and the electrocardiographic signal detected by the electrocardiograph 40 is read.
- the electrocardiographic signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 is compared with the detection signal waveforms of the light receiving units 34 and 36 (or the waveform of the inner wall displacement data corresponding to the blood flow change).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram comparing the cardiac potential signal waveform (A) and the light receiving portion detection signal waveform (B).
- S17 as shown in FIG. 5, the point corresponding to the peak value of the R wave out of the Q wave, R wave, and S wave of the electrocardiographic signal waveform (A) and the highest light receiving part detection signal waveform (B).
- the phase difference T from the point indicating the value is obtained.
- the pulse wave propagation velocity is obtained by dividing the distance from the heart to the measurement region by the phase difference T between the electrocardiogram signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 and the detection signal waveforms of the light receiving units 34 and 36. Furthermore, the blood vessel characteristics of the measurement region corresponding to the pulse wave velocity (the elasticity ratio of the blood vessel, the amount of plaque in the blood vessel, the ratio of arteriosclerosis) are derived from the database, and the arteriosclerosis degree of the blood vessel in the measurement region is calculated. To derive.
- the degree of arteriosclerosis which is the derivation result of the blood vessel characteristic, is stored in the database of the storage device 52, and the blood vessel characteristic result image 94 corresponding to the degree of arteriosclerosis obtained this time is displayed on the monitor 90.
- next S20 it is checked whether or not the sensor unit 30 has moved.
- S20 when the detection signal waveforms of the light receiving sections 34 and 36 change, it is determined that the sensor unit 30 has moved from the position facing the measurement area, the process returns to S11, and the control processes of S11 to S20 are performed. repeat.
- S20 described above for example, when the measurement surface 24 is separated from the skin 10 by a predetermined distance or more and the light receiving units 34 and 36 cannot receive the light from the light emitting unit 32, and the level of the detection signal is reduced to zero, the sensor unit 30 Is determined to have moved. Further, for example, when the measurement surface 24 is stationary with a constant distance from the skin 10 and the level of the detection signal from the light receiving units 34 and 36 is constant, it is determined that the sensor unit 30 has not moved. .
- S20 if the detection signal waveforms of the light receiving portions 34 and 36 do not fluctuate, it is determined that the sensor unit 30 has not moved from the position opposed to the measurement area, and the process proceeds to S21, where the sensor unit 30 is stationary. It is checked whether or not the state has continued for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). In S21, when the stationary state of the sensor unit 30 is less than the predetermined time, the process of S20 is repeated. However, when the stationary state of the sensor unit 30 is continued for a predetermined time or more in S21, the measurement process is performed in the same measurement area. Therefore, the process proceeds to S22 and the measurement process is stopped and the blood flow measurement unit 20 is stopped. The consumption of the battery 33 mounted on the battery is avoided.
- a predetermined time for example, 30 seconds
- the blood flow measuring unit 20 is placed on the charging device 56 and the battery 33 is charged in the stop state of S22. Then, when the blood flow measurement unit 20 is picked up from the charging device 56, the process returns to S11 again, and the measurement process is resumed.
- FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first modification of the blood flow measurement unit 20.
- the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the sensor unit 30A of the blood flow measurement unit 20A of the first modification includes the light emitting unit 32 and the pair of light receiving units 34 and 36 described above, and an optical path separating member 38.
- the optical path separation member 38 is made of, for example, a holographic optical element (HOE) using a hologram, and the light emitting portion 32 and the pair of light receiving portions 34 and 36 are mounted on the upper surface, and the measurement surface 24 is formed on the lower surface. is doing. Therefore, when the laser light A from the light emitting unit 32 passes through the optical path separating member 38 and is irradiated onto the skin surface 10 in an arbitrary measurement region, a part of the light component of the laser light A is reflected by the skin surface 10. The remaining light component passes through the blood flow flowing through the blood vessel 12 disposed below the skin surface 10 and propagates to the measurement surface 24.
- the pair of light receiving units 34 and 36 each receive the light propagated to the optical path separating member 38 and output a detection signal corresponding to the received light amount (the light intensity of the reflected light and the transmitted light).
- FIG. 7A is a longitudinal sectional view showing a second modification of the blood flow measurement unit 20.
- FIG. 7B is a bottom view of Modification 2 of the blood flow measurement unit 20.
- 7A and 7B the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the sensor unit 30B of the blood flow measurement unit 20B according to Modification 2 has a light emitting unit 32 attached to the center (viewed from below) of the measurement surface 24.
- a plurality of light receiving portions 34 1 to 34 n are arranged in a spiral around the light emitting portion 32. That is, the plurality of light receiving portions 34 1 to 34 n are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction at different radial positions from the light emitting portion 32.
- the light emitted from the light emitting unit 32 to the skin surface 10 is divided into light reflected by the skin surface 10 and light transmitted through the skin surface 10 and received by the plurality of light receiving units 34 1 to 34 n. .
- the plurality of light receiving units 34 1 to 34 n receive the amount of light according to the distance (radial position) from the light emitting unit 32 and output detection signals according to the displacement state of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel.
- the plurality of light receiving portions 34 1 to 34 n are arranged so as to surround the light emitting portion 32, any direction around the light emitting portion 32 (in a plane orthogonal to the axis of the light emitting portion 32) It is also possible to detect the light propagation intensity in each direction. Therefore, the blood flow measuring unit 20B is not restricted in the moving direction in a state where the measurement surface 24 is closely opposed to the skin of the subject, and in any direction in which the plurality of light receiving units 34 1 to 34 n are arranged. It can be moved.
- FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram showing a cerebral blood vessel characteristic measuring system using the second embodiment of the blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
- the cerebral vascular characteristic measurement system 200 includes a vascular characteristic measurement device 210 and a data management device 250.
- the data management device 250 manages the data measured by the blood vessel characteristic measurement device 210.
- the blood vessel characteristic measuring device 210 is shown only on one side of the head, but the opposite side, which is the back side of the paper surface, has the same configuration.
- the blood vessel characteristic measurement device 210 includes a blood flow measurement unit 220, a control unit 230, and a wireless communication device 240.
- the blood flow measurement unit 220 includes a net-like base 222 formed in a hemispherical shape corresponding to the outer shape of the head so as to be worn on the head, and a large number of sensor units 224. Each sensor unit 224 is supported at predetermined intervals by the net base 222 and outputs a detection signal of the transmitted light amount measured at each measurement point of the head to the control unit 230.
- the control unit 230 derives the blood vessel characteristics of the brain based on the detection signals detected by the sensor units 224, and measures the brain activity state (red blood cell distribution). In addition, the control unit 230 stores a control program for performing a calculation process that cancels a component due to oxygen saturation included in signals obtained from at least two light receiving units.
- the wireless communication device 240 wirelessly transmits the measurement result (blood flow data) output from the control unit 230 to an external device.
- the blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus 210 has the optical sensor unit 224 (224A to 224N) disposed on the net-like base 222, the blood flow of the entire head can be simultaneously measured.
- Each sensor unit 224 is held in a state of penetrating through the intersection of the net base 222. Further, the net-like base 222 can be deformed into a spherical shape corresponding to the head surface shape because the square connection structure is deformed into a rhombus shape and expands and contracts according to the mounted head surface shape.
- the net-like base 222 has net-like arm portions (four to eight) connected to each crossing portion made of an elastic resin material.
- the measurement surfaces of the plurality of sensor units 224 can be brought close to each other. Moreover, it becomes possible to make the front-end
- the diameter of the sensor unit 224 is about 10 mm to 50 mm, about 150 to 300 sensor units 224 are attached to the hemispherical net base 222 with a predetermined arrangement pattern (predetermined interval). It has been. A large number of sensor units 224 are individually managed in advance by address data corresponding to measurement positions to be measured, and the measurement data obtained from each sensor unit 224 is transmitted and stored together with the respective address data.
- the arrangement pattern of a large number of sensor units 224 is preferably arranged in a matrix at regular intervals.
- the shape of the head to be measured is not constant, and the head of the subject depends on the subject. Since the size and the curved surface shape are various, they may be arranged at irregular intervals.
- the blood vessel characteristic measuring device 210 includes the wireless communication device 240 as an output unit, in this embodiment, the blood vessel characteristic measuring device 210 is used in combination with a data management device 250 that manages blood flow data transmitted from the wireless communication device 240.
- the blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus 210 can also transmit data to other external devices (for example, electronic devices such as personal computers or devices to be controlled such as actuators).
- the data management device 250 includes a wireless communication device 260, a storage device 270, a measurement data image display control device 280, and a monitor 290.
- the wireless communication device 260 receives the measurement data transmitted from the wireless communication device 240.
- the storage device 270 stores measurement data including the address of the light emitting point obtained from the wireless communication device 260, the address of the received light receiving unit, and the measurement signal (light reception signal) corresponding to the received light amount.
- the measurement data image display control device 280 is based on blood vessel characteristic measurement data (ratio of blood vessel elasticity, amount of plaque in blood vessel, rate of arteriosclerosis) corresponding to the pulse wave propagation velocity supplied via the storage device 270. Create image data.
- the monitor 290 displays the measurement result image data generated by the measurement data image display control device 280.
- the data management device 250 can perform wireless communication with the blood vessel characteristic measurement device 210, it can be installed in a place away from the blood vessel characteristic measurement device 210.
- the data management device 250 can be installed in a place that cannot be seen by the subject. Is possible.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing the mounting structure of the sensor unit 224.
- FIG. 9 shows a state in which sensor units 224A, 224B, and 224C are mounted among the many sensor units 224 arranged.
- each sensor unit 224A, 224B, 224C is fixed to a flexible net-like base 222 with an adhesive or the like. Therefore, each sensor unit 224A, 224B, 224C is held in such a manner that the tip portion contacts the subject's head surface 300 by being fixed to the mounting hole 26 of the net-like base 222.
- the sensor units 224A, 224B, and 224C have the same configuration, and the same reference numerals are given to the same portions.
- the sensor unit 224 includes a light emitting unit 320, a light receiving unit 330, and an optical path separating member 340.
- the light emitting unit 320 includes a laser diode, and irradiates the head surface 300 with laser light (emitted light) A.
- the light receiving unit 330 includes a light receiving element that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the amount of transmitted light.
- the optical path separating member 340 includes a refractive index for the laser light A emitted from the light emitting unit 320 toward the measurement region, and a refractive index of incident light B and C that passes through the measurement region and proceeds to the light receiving unit 330.
- HOE holographic optical elements
- an electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 for measuring an electroencephalogram is fitted to the outer periphery of the optical path separation member 340, and the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 is formed in a cylindrical shape. Is formed. The upper end of the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 is electrically connected to the wiring pattern of the flexible wiring board 360.
- the upper surface side of the light emitting unit 320 and the light receiving unit 330 is mounted on the lower surface side of the flexible wiring board 360.
- a wiring pattern connected to the control unit 230 is formed on the flexible wiring board 360, and the connection terminals of the light emitting unit 320 and the light receiving unit 330 are soldered to the wiring pattern at positions corresponding to the sensor units 224. Electrically connected.
- the flexible wiring board 360 can bend according to the shape of the head when the tip of the sensor unit 224 comes into contact with the measurement target area, so that disconnection does not occur when performing attachment or detachment operation. It is configured.
- the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 In the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350, a contact 352 bent inward at the tip protrudes from the end face of the optical path separation member 340. Therefore, when the end surface of the optical path separation member 340 comes into contact with the measurement target region, the contact 352 also comes into contact with the measurement target region, and the electroencephalogram measurement becomes possible. Further, the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 can be formed by a method in which a conductive film is coated on the outer periphery and the front end edge of the optical path separation member 340 by a thin film forming method such as vapor deposition or plating.
- the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 for example, a transparent conductive film made of indium tin oxide called ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) can be formed on the outer periphery and the edge of the optical path separation member 340.
- ITO Indium Tin Oxide
- the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 is formed of the transparent conductive film, since the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 has translucency, the outer periphery and the entire distal end surface of the optical path separation member 340 are covered with the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350. It becomes possible to cover with.
- each sensor unit 224 can be performed without contact with the head of the subject. In addition, when each sensor unit 224 is not contacted, the electroencephalogram measurement by the electroencephalogram measurement electrode 350 is not performed.
- the control unit 230 selects an arbitrary sensor unit 224 from among the many sensor units 224 arranged, and causes the light emitting unit 320 of the sensor unit 224 to emit laser light A. At this time, the laser light emitted from the light emitting unit 320 is output at a wavelength ⁇ ( ⁇ 805 nm) that is not affected by the oxygen saturation.
- each sensor unit 224 is held in a state in which the tip (end surface of the optical path separation member 340) is in contact with the measurement area of the head.
- the laser beam A emitted from the light emitting unit 320 passes through the optical path separating member 340 and is incident on the scalp of the head from the vertical direction toward the inside of the brain. Inside the brain, the laser beam A travels toward the center of the brain, and the laser beam A propagates toward the periphery along the brain surface with the incident position as a base point.
- the light propagation path 370 in the brain of the laser light A is formed in an arc shape when viewed from the side, passes through the blood vessel 380 on the head, and returns to the scalp surface 300.
- the light passing through the light propagation path 370 in this way reaches the light receiving side sensor units 224B and 224C while changing to a transmitted light amount corresponding to the amount or density of red blood cells contained in the blood flowing through the blood vessel 380. Further, since the amount of transmitted light of the laser light A gradually decreases in the process of propagating inside the brain, the light reception level of the light receiving unit 330 decreases in proportion to the distance as the laser light A moves away from the base point. Accordingly, the amount of transmitted light varies depending on the separation distance from the incident position of the laser beam A.
- the blood flow measurement unit 220 of the blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus 210 is attached to the head of the subject and the blood vessel characteristics of the subject's head are measured, the following data processing is performed. For example, since the degree of arteriosclerosis of the subject is considered to change only at a slower rate than the scanning speed of each light emitting point, the received light data (measurement data) is scanned while sequentially scanning the light emitting points by the light emitting unit 320. Store in the database of the storage device 270. The detection value (received light intensity) at each measurement point does not change greatly each time the light emission point moves. The electrocardiogram waveform and pulse wave at each measurement point are measured regardless of the light emission point. The phase difference values T are substantially the same.
- a large number of sensor units 224 are evenly arranged over the entire head, and when a light emitting unit 320 emits light, the detection signals from all the light receiving units 330 are temporarily read. Is possible. However, in actual measurement of the blood vessel characteristics of the head, measurement data in the range of the light receiving unit 330 adjacent to the light emitting unit 320 at the measurement position and the light receiving unit 330 adjacent to the light receiving unit (intensity effective for measurement). Using a detection signal obtained by receiving light) enables effective measurement.
- measurement data (phase difference or various types) based on a light receiving signal (detection signal) from the light receiving unit 330 within a predetermined range (two or more adjacent from the light emitting point, or all). Blood vessel characteristics) are associated with each measurement position via the wireless communication devices 240 and 260 and stored in the database of the storage device 270. Thereby, the measurement data of the entire head is collected in the database of the storage device 270 when the scanning of all the light emitting units 320 is completed.
- the data management device 250 while the light emitting units from the first (address 1) light emitting unit 320 to the last (address N) light emitting unit 320 emit light sequentially, the data management device 250 is adjacent to each other within a predetermined range from the light emitting point.
- the total value obtained by adding the blood vessel characteristic values (for example, the degree of arteriosclerosis) at each measurement position sequentially obtained by the light receiving unit 330 for each measurement position is stored in the database of the storage device 270.
- the measurement data image display control device 280 generates a blood vessel characteristic measurement image representing the distribution of the degree of arteriosclerosis of the head based on the measurement data of the entire head stored in the database of the storage device 270 and displays it on the monitor 290. indicate.
- the data management device 250 obtains an average value of the measurement data for each measurement position, and stores the average value for each measurement position in the database of the storage device 270. Then, the measurement data image display control device 280 may generate a blood vessel characteristic measurement image representing the distribution of the degree of arteriosclerosis of the head based on the average value of the measurement data and display it on the monitor 290.
- the sensor unit 224A located at the left end is the light emitting side base point
- the sensor unit 224A itself, the right adjacent sensor unit 224B, and the right adjacent sensor unit 224C are the light receiving side base point (measurement point).
- the optical path separating member 340 is formed to change the density distribution of a transparent acrylic resin, for example, so that the laser light A travels straight and guides the incident lights B and C to the light receiving unit 330. Further, the optical path separation member 340 includes an emission side transmission region 342, an incident side transmission region 344, and a refraction region 346.
- the emission side transmission region 342 transmits the laser light A emitted from the light emitting unit 320 from the base end side (upper surface side in FIG. 9) to the distal end side (lower surface side in FIG. 9).
- the incident-side transmission region 344 transmits light propagating in the brain from the distal end side (lower surface side in FIG. 9) to the proximal end side (upper surface side in FIG. 9).
- the refraction region 346 is formed between the emission side transmission region 342 and the incident side transmission region 344.
- the refracting region 346 transmits the laser light A but has a property of reflecting the light (incident light B and C) that has passed through the bloodstream.
- the refractive region 346 is formed, for example, by changing the density of the acrylic resin, providing a metal thin film in the region, or dispersing fine metal particles. As a result, all the light incident from the tip of the optical path separating member 340 is collected on the light receiving unit 330.
- FIG. 10A is a diagram schematically illustrating an artery when the head is viewed from behind.
- FIG. 10B is a diagram schematically showing an artery when the head is viewed from the left side.
- the artery supplying blood to the brain has a middle cerebral artery 410 and an anterior cerebral artery 420.
- the arteries connected to the upstream of the middle cerebral artery 410 and the anterior cerebral artery 420 are not measured in the present embodiment, and therefore, the description other than the middle cerebral artery 410 and the anterior cerebral artery 420 is omitted here.
- blood vessel characteristic measuring apparatus 210 positions a plurality of sensor units 224 at respective measurement points on the head by the elasticity of net-like base 222 and sets each measurement surface to the head. It is held in a state facing the surface 300.
- the plurality of sensor units 224 transmit pulse waves in the brain arteries from changes in the amount of light received by irradiating the brain surface with light and propagating in the brain.
- the blood vessel characteristics of the middle cerebral artery 410 and the anterior cerebral artery 420 the elasticity ratio of the blood vessel, the amount of plaque in the blood vessel, the ratio of arteriosclerosis
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of the head of the subject as viewed from above.
- the measurement positions that receive light propagating through the brain when irradiated with light are S1, S2, and S3.
- the pulse wave propagation velocity due to the blood flowing through the middle cerebral artery 410 and the anterior cerebral artery 420 is detected by each sensor unit 224 arranged at the measurement positions S1, S2, S3.
- the waveform of the electrocardiogram obtained from the electrocardiograph 40 and the waveform of the signal output from each sensor unit 224 at the measurement position are compared, the pulse wave propagation velocity is obtained from the phase difference, and the pulse wave A method of deriving blood vessel characteristics corresponding to the propagation speed is used.
- FIG. 12 is a waveform diagram showing a detection signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 and a detection signal waveform of each sensor unit 224 at the positions to be measured S1, S2, and S3.
- the electrocardiographic signal waveform (A) detected by the electrocardiograph 40 is compared with the light receiving portion detection signal waveforms (B) to (D)
- the Q of the electrocardiographic signal waveform (A) is compared.
- Phase differences T1 to T3 between the peak value of the R wave of the waves, the R wave, and the S wave and the lowest value of the light receiving unit detection signals (B) to (D) are obtained.
- the phase differences T1 to T3 have a relationship of T1 ⁇ T3 ⁇ T2, and change according to the pulse wave propagation velocity. For example, if the normal value (threshold value) of the phase difference value is T0, and T1 ⁇ T3 ⁇ T0 and T0 ⁇ T2, the pulse wave propagation speed of the middle cerebral artery 410 of the right brain is slower than the normal value. It has become. As a result, it is possible to determine that the vascular characteristics have deteriorated in the middle cerebral artery 410 of the right brain and arteriosclerosis has occurred.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the principle in the case of detecting blood vessel characteristics from the blood flow of the brain.
- the brain 400 is covered with a cerebrospinal fluid 450, a skull 460, and a scalp 470.
- Each sensor unit 224 of the blood flow measurement unit 220 measures blood flow by causing the front end surface of the optical path separation member 340 to face the scalp 470 in close proximity (non-contact).
- a part of the laser light A emitted from the light emitting unit 320 of the sensor unit 224A is reflected by the scalp 470, but the remaining light passes through the scalp 470, the skull 460, and the cerebrospinal fluid 450 and travels into the brain 400.
- the light traveling to the brain propagates in the radial direction (depth direction and radial direction) in an arc-shaped pattern 480 as shown by a broken line in FIG.
- the light propagation path becomes longer and the light transmittance decreases as the distance from the base point 490 irradiated with the laser beam increases in the radial direction. For this reason, the light reception level (transmitted light amount) of the sensor unit 224B adjacent to the light emitting side sensor unit 224A with a predetermined distance is strongly detected. Then, the received light level (transmitted light amount) of the sensor unit 224C provided adjacent to the sensor unit 224B at a predetermined distance is detected to be weaker than the received light level of the sensor unit 224B. Further, the light from the brain 400 is also received by the light receiving unit of the light emitting side sensor unit 224A.
- a detection signal corresponding to the light intensity received by the plurality of sensor units 224 is stored in the storage device 270 as measurement data. Then, the control unit 230 compares the waveform of each measurement data of each sensor unit 224 with the waveform of the electrocardiogram signal from the electrocardiograph 40 to derive the blood vessel characteristic at each measurement position. In addition, the measurement data image display control device 280 performs mapping processing on these detection results to obtain graphic data indicating the distribution of arteriosclerosis according to the pulse wave velocity.
- the detection signals of all the sensor units 224 arranged around the sensor unit 224A that has emitted the laser light A are transmitted to the data management device 250.
- next S35 it is checked whether or not all sensor units 224 emit light. If all the sensor units 224 have not completed light emission in S35, the laser light A is emitted from the light emitting unit 320 of the n + 1 sensor unit 224B, and the processes of S31 to S35 are repeated.
- measurement data image display processing executed by the measurement data image display control device 280 of the data management device 250 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
- the measurement data image display control device 280 reads the measurement data (data by the transmitted light amount corresponding to the blood flow) stored in the database of the storage device 270 in S41 of FIG. Then, it progresses to S42 and calculates red blood cell density
- a change in the displacement state of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel due to the blood flow is obtained from the change in the red blood cell concentration at each measurement position, and based on the displacement state of the blood vessel and the tissue around the blood vessel, Deriving blood vessel characteristics.
- blood vessel inner wall displacement data contraction of the inner diameter of the blood vessel
- corresponding to the blood flow change is derived from the database.
- the process proceeds to S44, and the electrocardiographic signal detected by the electrocardiograph 40 is read.
- the electrocardiographic signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 is compared with the detection signal waveform output from each sensor unit 224 (or the waveform of the inner wall displacement data corresponding to the blood flow change).
- the pulse wave propagation velocity is obtained by dividing the distance from the heart to the measurement region by the phase difference T between the electrocardiogram signal waveform of the electrocardiograph 40 and the detection signal waveform from each sensor unit 224. Further, the blood vessel characteristics (the ratio of the elasticity of the blood vessel, the amount of plaque in the blood vessel, the ratio of arteriosclerosis) corresponding to the pulse wave propagation velocity are derived from the database of the storage device 270, and the blood vessels in the measurement area are measured. Deriving the degree of arteriosclerosis.
- the degree of arteriosclerosis which is the result of derivation of the blood vessel characteristics, is stored in the database of the storage device 270, and the blood vessel characteristic result image corresponding to the degree of arteriosclerosis obtained this time is displayed on the monitor 290.
- the blood vessel characteristic data at each measurement position is mapped to the head.
- the presence or absence of arteriosclerosis in the cerebral artery (the middle cerebral artery 410, the anterior cerebral artery 420, etc.) can be displayed on the monitor 290 as image data.
- the arteriosclerosis data of the head obtained by the mapping process is stored in the database of the storage device 270.
- each sensor unit 224 (light emitting unit 320, light receiving unit 330) is associated with the actual measurement position on the head. Subsequently, the position (coordinates and depth) of the measurement region is obtained from the addresses of the light emitting unit 320 and the light receiving unit 330. Further, the position of the region to be measured is associated with the measured measurement data of arteriosclerosis (the blood vessel inner wall displacement data corresponding to the displacement state of the blood vessel due to blood flow and the tissue around the blood vessel). To define where each sensor unit 224 is actually placed on the head, a rough position is set in advance based on where each sensor unit 224 is attached to the net-like base 222. I can leave.
- the head on which the blood flow measuring unit 220 is attached is changed at various angles (front, back, left and right).
- Direction, upward direction, etc.) the address of each sensor unit 224 is preferably associated with the image.
- the image by superimposing the measurement results on the image and displaying the image, it is possible to display the blood flow state of the subject's head and the degree of arteriosclerosis, for example, color-coded by color display. Therefore, it is possible to easily find a site where the blood flow state of the subject's head is significantly reduced.
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(1)本発明は、被験者の被計測領域に対向する位置に設けられ、前記被計測領域に光を照射する発光部と前記被計測領域を伝搬した光を非接触で受光する受光部とを有するセンサユニットと、前記発光部から出射された光を前記受光部で受光したときの光強度に基づいて、前記被計測領域における血流による血管および血管周辺の組織の変位を計測する血流計測手段と、該血流計測手段により得られた前記血管および血管周辺の組織の変位に基づいて血管壁の変位を導出する血管変位導出手段と、前記被験者の心電信号を計測する心電計測手段と、前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出する血管状態導出手段と、を有することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(2)本発明は、(1)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた前記検出信号の波形との位相差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(3)本発明は、(1)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記血管の内壁の状態に応じた血球成分を光学的に計測することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(4)本発明は、(1)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記センサユニットは、被験者の複数の被計測点に光を照射する複数の発光部と前記複数の被計測点を伝搬した光を非接触で受光する複数の受光部とを有し、前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記複数の受光部から得られた前記複数の検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(5)本発明は、(4)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記複数の受光部は、被計測領域に存在する血管の上流で光の伝搬強度を計測する第1の受光部と、前記第1の受光部より当該血管の下流に配され、被計測領域に存在する血管の下流で光の伝搬強度を計測する第2の受光部と、を有することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(6)本発明は、(4)に記載の血流特性計測装置であって、前記複数の受光部は、前記発光部を中心とする異なる半径位置に周方向に所定間隔毎に配されることにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(7)本発明は、(1)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記センサユニットは、移動可能な血流計測部に設けられ、任意の被計測領域における光の伝搬強度を計測することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(8)本発明は、(7)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血流計測部は、
前記センサユニットに電流を供給するバッテリと、
前記センサユニットで検出された検出信号を無線信号で送信する無線通信装置と、
を有することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(9)本発明は、(1)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記センサユニットは、前記被験者の頭部に装着されるネット状ベースの複数箇所に支持され、前記被験者の頭部の複数の各計測位置における光の伝搬強度を計測することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(10)本発明は、(9)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記複数の受光部は、頭部の表面に対して外側から対向するように所定間隔毎に配置され、前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記複数の受光部から得られた前記複数の検出信号の波形との差に基づいて前記頭部の各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(11)本発明は、(9)に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、前記血流計測手段は、前記複数の受光部から得られた各計測データを前記頭部に対する各アドレス毎にマッピング処理し、各アドレスに対応する計測位置毎に血管の変位をデータベースに格納し、前記血管状態導出手段は、各計測位置毎の血管の変位を前記データベースから読み出し、各アドレスに対応する血管の変位を抽出して前記頭部の各計測位置における血管の状態を導出し、前記頭部全体の血管特性の画像を生成することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
(12)本発明は、被験者の任意の被計測領域に対向するように配されたセンサユニットの発光部より前記被計測領域に光を照射し、前記被計測領域を伝搬した光を受光部で受光する手順と、
前記発光部から出射された光を前記受光部で受光したときの光強度の検出信号に基づいて、前記被計測領域における血流による血管および血管周辺の組織の変位を計測する手順と、
前記血管および血管周辺の組織の変位に基づいて血管壁の変位を導出する手順と、
前記被験者の心電信号を計測する手順と、
前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出する手順と、
を実行することにより、上記課題を解決するものである。
さらに、円錐状部22の下流傾斜位置には、発光部32に対して下流側(受光部34,36側)であることを知らせるための表示灯22aが設けられている。表示灯22aは、例えば、発光ダイオードなどからなり、一定の周期で点滅することで受光方向(移動方向)を示す移動方向指示灯である。また、表示灯22aは、ワイヤレスによる紛失を防止するための警告灯、及びバッテリ33の充電が必要になった時点で点滅から点灯に切り替わることで充電を指示する充電指示灯も兼ねる。
これにより、計測者は、モニタ90に表示された計測画像92及び血管特性結果画像94を見ながら血流計測部20を手に持ったまま計測面24を被験者の皮膚表面10に近接対向(非接触)させて血流が正常か否かを確認することが可能になる。
R=log10(Iin/Iout)=f(Iin,L,Ht)…(1)
(1)式の方法では、赤血球濃度が発光部32から出射されたレーザ光Aの入射透過光量Iinと、発光部32と受光部34,36との距離(光路長)Lと、前述したヘマトクリット(Ht)との関数になる。そのため、(1)式の方法で赤血球濃度を求める際は、3つの因子によって赤血球濃度が変動するため、赤血球濃度を正確に計測することが難しい。
Rp=log10{Iout/(Iout-ΔIout)}=Φ(ΔL,Ht)…(2)
(2)式の方法では、図1に示すようにレーザ光Aから距離の異なる2点(センサユニット30の受光部34,36)で受光するため、赤血球濃度は2つの受光部34,36間距離ΔLと、前述したヘマトクリット(Ht)との関数になる。そのため、(2)式の方法で赤血球濃度を求める際は、2つの因子のうち受光部34,36間距離ΔLが予め分かっているので、赤血球濃度がヘマトクリット(Ht)を係数とした値として計測される。よって、当該演算方法では、赤血球濃度をヘマトクリット(Ht)に応じた計測値として正確に計測することが可能になる。
Rpw
=[log10{Iout/(Iout-ΔIout)}λ1]/[log10{Iout/(Iout-ΔIout)}λ2]
=ξ(Ht)・・・(3)
(3)式の方法では、発光部32から出射されるレーザ光Aの波長を異なるλ1,λ2(本実施例では、λ1=805nm、λ2=680nmに設定する)とすることで赤血球濃度をヘマトクリット(Ht)のみの関数として計測される。よって、当該演算方法によれば、赤血球濃度をヘマトクリット(Ht)に応じた計測値として正確に計測することが可能になる。本実施例では、前述した演算式(2)を用いて2点1波長方式の計測方法により血管12を流れる赤血球濃度Rpを計測する。
20,20A,20B,220 血流計測部
24 計測面
26 把持部
30,30A,30B センサユニット
32 発光部
33 バッテリ
34,(341~34n),36 受光部
37 制御部
38 光路分離部材
39 無線通信装置
40 心電計(心電計測手段)
42 電極
50 制御装置
52 記憶装置
54 無線通信装置
60 血流計測手段
70 血管変位導出手段
80 血管状態導出手段
90 モニタ
92 計測画像
94 血管特性結果画像
100,210 血管特性計測装置
200 脳血管特性計測システム
222 ネット状ベース
224(224A~224N) センサユニット
230 制御部
240,260 無線通信装置
250 データ管理装置
270 記憶装置
280 計測データ画像表示制御装置
290 モニタ
300 頭部表面
320 発光部
330 受光部
340 光路分離部材
342 出射側透過領域
350 脳波計測用電極
360 フレキシブル配線板
370 光伝搬経路
380 血管
400 脳
410 中大脳動脈
420 前大脳動脈
490 基点
Claims (12)
- 被験者の被計測領域に対向する位置に設けられ、前記被計測領域に光を照射する発光部と前記被計測領域を伝搬した光を非接触で受光する受光部とを有するセンサユニットと、
前記発光部から出射された光を前記受光部で受光したときの光強度に基づいて、前記被計測領域における血流による血管および血管周辺の組織の変位を計測する血流計測手段と、
該血流計測手段により得られた前記血管および血管周辺の組織の変位に基づいて血管壁の変位を導出する血管変位導出手段と、
前記被験者の心電信号を計測する心電計測手段と、
前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出する血管状態導出手段と、
を有することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた前記検出信号の波形との位相差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血流計測手段は、前記血管の内壁の状態に応じた血球成分を光学的に計測することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記センサユニットは、被験者の複数の被計測点に光を照射する複数の発光部と前記複数の被計測点を伝搬した光を非接触で受光する複数の受光部とを有し、
前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記複数の受光部から得られた前記複数の検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項4に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記複数の受光部は、
被計測領域に存在する血管の上流で光の伝搬強度を計測する第1の受光部と、
前記第1の受光部より当該血管の下流に配され、被計測領域に存在する血管の下流で光の伝搬強度を計測する第2の受光部と、
を有することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項4に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記複数の受光部は、前記発光部を中心とする異なる半径位置の周方向に所定間隔毎に配されたことを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記センサユニットは、移動可能な血流計測部に設けられ、任意の被計測領域における光の伝搬強度を計測することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項7に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血流計測部は、
前記センサユニットに電流を供給するバッテリと、
前記センサユニットで検出された検出信号を無線信号で送信する無線通信装置と、
を有することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項1に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記センサユニットは、前記被験者の頭部に装着されるネット状ベースの複数箇所に支持され、前記被験者の頭部の複数の各計測位置における光の伝搬強度を計測することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項9に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血管状態導出手段は、前記心電信号の波形と前記複数のセンサユニットから得られた前記複数の検出信号の波形との差に基づいて前記頭部の各計測位置における血管の状態を導出することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 請求項9に記載の血管特性計測装置であって、
前記血流計測手段は、前記複数の受光部から得られた各計測データを前記頭部に対する各アドレス毎にマッピング処理し、各アドレスに対応する計測位置毎に血管の変位をデータベースに格納し、
前記血管状態導出手段は、各計測位置毎の血管の変位を前記データベースから読み出し、各アドレスに対応する血管の変位を抽出して前記頭部の各計測位置における血管の状態を導出し、前記頭部全体の血管特性の画像を生成することを特徴とする血管特性計測装置。 - 被験者の任意の被計測領域に対向するように配されたセンサユニットの発光部より前記被計測領域に光を照射し、前記被計測領域を伝搬した光を受光部で受光する手順と、
前記発光部から出射された光を前記受光部で受光したときの光強度の検出信号に基づいて、前記被計測領域における血流による血管および血管周辺の組織の変位を計測する手順と、
前記血管および血管周辺の組織の変位に基づいて血管壁の変位を導出する手順と、
前記被験者の心電信号を計測する手順と、
前記心電信号の波形と前記受光部から得られた検出信号の波形との差に基づいて各計測位置における血管の内壁状態を導出する手順と、
を含むことを特徴とする血管特性計測方法。
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