WO2016006188A1 - 光音響画像生成装置及び挿入物 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a photoacoustic image generation apparatus that generates a photoacoustic image based on a photoacoustic wave generated due to light irradiation.
- the present invention also relates to an insert used in such a photoacoustic image generation apparatus, in which at least a tip portion is inserted into a subject.
- An ultrasonic inspection method is known as a kind of image inspection method capable of non-invasively examining the state inside a living body.
- an ultrasonic probe capable of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves is used.
- the ultrasonic waves travel inside the living body and are reflected at the tissue interface.
- the reflected ultrasound is received by the ultrasound probe, and the internal state can be imaged by calculating the distance based on the time it takes for the reflected ultrasound to return to the ultrasound probe. .
- photoacoustic imaging in which the inside of a living body is imaged using the photoacoustic effect.
- a living body is irradiated with pulsed laser light such as a laser pulse. Inside the living body, the living tissue absorbs the energy of the pulsed laser light, and ultrasonic waves (photoacoustic waves) are generated by adiabatic expansion due to the energy.
- ultrasonic waves photoacoustic waves
- Patent Document 1 refers to a combination of biological information imaging using photoacoustics and treatment using a puncture needle.
- a photoacoustic image is generated, and the image is observed to find an affected part such as a tumor or a part suspected of being affected.
- a puncture needle such as an injection needle or a cytodiagnosis needle is used to collect cells or inject into an affected part.
- puncture can be performed while observing an affected area using a photoacoustic image.
- the present invention is a photoacoustic image generator that can confirm the position of an insert on a photoacoustic image even when an insert into which a drug can be injected is punctured deep from the surface of the subject.
- An object is to provide an apparatus.
- the present invention also provides an insert used in the photoacoustic image generation apparatus.
- the present invention provides an insert body, at least a part of which is inserted into a subject, having an opening and having a lumen therein, and a lumen of the insert body.
- a light guiding member that guides light emitted from the light source, a light emitting part that emits light guided by the light guiding member, and a photoacoustic that absorbs light emitted from the light emitting part
- a light-absorbing member that generates waves, a liquid inlet, and a proximal end portion having a chamber communicating with the inlet and the lumen of the insert body, the lumen having a space for the liquid to flow
- the liquid injected from the inlet provides an insert that can flow out of the opening in the insert body through the chamber and a space for the liquid to flow.
- the insert of the present invention may further include a hollow tube that houses the light guide member therein, has a light absorbing member at the tip, and is inserted into the lumen of the insert body.
- the diameter of the lumen of the insert body is larger than the outer diameter of the hollow tube, and the liquid injected from the inlet passes through the space between the chamber and the lumen of the insert body and the hollow tube. It may be possible to flow out of the opening.
- the light absorbing member may be made of an adhesive mixed with a light absorbing substance.
- the adhesive preferably fixes the light guide member at the tip of the hollow tube and seals the tip of the hollow tube.
- a flexible hollow tube is inserted in a direction obliquely inclined with respect to the extending direction of the insert body from an insertion hole provided in the base end portion, and inserted in the chamber. It is good also as inserting in the lumen
- the chamber is at least from a point connecting to the lumen of the insert main body to a point where a straight line extending in the extending direction of the insert main body and a straight line extending in a direction inclined from the insertion hole intersect. It is preferable to have a flat surface for guiding the hollow tube inserted at an angle in the direction of the lumen of the insert body.
- the flat surface has a groove that becomes narrower toward the inner cavity of the insert body.
- the insert may be a needle that is punctured by the subject.
- the insert body may constitute an outer needle and the hollow tube may constitute an inner needle.
- the insert body may have a protrusion protruding in a convex shape toward the lumen side.
- the insert body preferably has a plurality of protrusions along the extending direction of the insert body.
- the insert of the present invention may have a recess recessed in a concave shape from the outer wall side of the insert body to the lumen side on the back side of the protrusion. In that case, it is good also as making a recessed part function as a reflection part which reflects the acoustic wave which injected into the insert main body in the incident direction of an acoustic wave.
- the reflection part may be comprised by the hollow which makes the vertex of a triangular pyramid the bottom.
- the light guide member may be an optical fiber.
- the end surface on the light traveling side as viewed from the light source of the optical fiber may constitute the light emitting portion.
- the present invention also provides an insert according to the present invention, an acoustic wave detecting means for detecting a photoacoustic wave emitted from the insert after at least a part of the insert is inserted into a subject, and a photoacoustic wave.
- the photoacoustic image generation apparatus provided with the photoacoustic image generation means which produces
- the acoustic wave detecting means may be capable of further detecting a reflected acoustic wave with respect to the acoustic wave transmitted toward the subject.
- the photoacoustic image generation apparatus may further include a reflected acoustic wave image generation unit that generates a reflected acoustic wave image based on the reflected acoustic wave.
- the position of the insert is confirmed on the photoacoustic image when the liquid is injected. Can do.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a photoacoustic image generation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- Sectional drawing which shows the needle part of a puncture needle.
- Sectional drawing which shows the base end part of a puncture needle.
- Sectional drawing which shows the syringe used for injection
- the flowchart which shows the operation
- Sectional drawing of the direction along the extension direction of the insert main body of the insert which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention Sectional drawing of the direction orthogonal to the extension direction of the part in which the projection part of the insert which concerns on 3rd Embodiment exists.
- the figure which shows the external appearance of a puncture needle main body The figure which shows the external appearance of a puncture needle main body.
- Sectional drawing of the direction orthogonal to the extension direction of the part in which the protrusion part of the insert which concerns on a modification exists.
- FIG. 1 shows a photoacoustic image generation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a photoacoustic image generation apparatus (photoacoustic image diagnostic apparatus) 10 includes a probe (ultrasonic probe) 11, an ultrasonic unit 12, a laser unit 13, and a puncture needle 15.
- an ultrasonic wave is used as an acoustic wave.
- the ultrasonic wave is not limited to an ultrasonic wave, and is audible as long as an appropriate frequency is selected in accordance with an object to be examined and measurement conditions.
- An acoustic wave having a frequency may be used.
- the laser unit 13 is a light source.
- the laser unit 13 is, for example, a laser diode light source (semiconductor laser light source).
- the laser unit 13 may be an optical amplification type laser light source using a laser diode light source as a seed light source.
- the type of laser light source used for the laser unit 13 is not particularly limited, and a solid laser light source using, for example, YAG (yttrium, aluminum, garnet) or alexandrite may be used for the laser unit 13.
- the laser light emitted from the laser unit 13 is guided to the puncture needle 15 using light guide means such as an optical fiber.
- a light source other than the laser light source may be used.
- a puncture needle 15 that is punctured into a subject is considered as an insert in which at least a tip portion is inserted into the subject.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the needle portion of the puncture needle 15.
- the puncture needle 15 has a puncture needle main body 151, a light guide member 152, a light emitting part 153, a light absorbing member 154, and a hollow tube 155.
- the puncture needle main body 151 has an opening at the tip and has a lumen inside.
- the puncture needle body 151 is made of a metal such as stainless steel.
- the puncture needle body 151 may be made of a fluororesin material such as polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the light guide member 152 guides light emitted from the light source.
- the light guided by the light guide member 152 is emitted from the light emitting unit 153.
- the light guide member 152 is composed of, for example, an optical fiber, and the end surface on the light traveling side as viewed from the laser unit 13 of the optical fiber constitutes the light emitting portion 153.
- the diameter of the optical fiber is, for example, 130 ⁇ m. From the light emitting part 153, for example, 0.2 mJ laser light is emitted.
- the light absorbing member 154 absorbs light emitted from the light emitting unit 153 and generates a photoacoustic wave.
- the light absorbing member 154 for example, epoxy resin mixed with black pigment, polyurethane resin, fluororesin, silicone rubber, or the like can be used.
- the light absorbing member 154 may be made of a metal or an oxide having light absorptivity with respect to the wavelength of the laser light.
- an oxide such as iron oxide, chromium oxide, or manganese oxide that has high light absorption with respect to the wavelength of the laser light can be used.
- Ti, Pt, solder, or a welded metal such as stainless steel may be used as the light absorbing member 154.
- the hollow tube 155 is a hollow tube made of a metal such as stainless steel.
- the hollow tube 155 may be a tube made of a resin material such as polyimide.
- the hollow tube 155 accommodates the light guide member 152 therein and has a light absorbing member 154 in the vicinity of the tip.
- the light absorbing member 154 closes the lumen of the hollow tube 155 at the distal end of the hollow tube 155, and the light emitting side end surface (light emitting portion 153) of the light guide member 152 is near the distal end of the hollow tube 155. Secure to.
- the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the outer diameter of the hollow tube 155 is smaller than the diameter of the lumen of the puncture needle body 151.
- the puncture needle main body 151 constitutes an outer needle
- the hollow tube 155 constitutes an inner needle.
- the size of the outer needle is, for example, 20G (gauge), and the size of the inner needle is, for example, about 29G or 30G.
- FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the proximal end portion of the puncture needle 15.
- the proximal end 156 has an inlet 157 and a chamber 158.
- the base end portion 156 is made of a resin material such as polypropylene or polycarbonate polyester.
- the puncture needle main body 151 constituting the outer needle is bonded to the distal end side of the proximal end portion 156 with an adhesive 159.
- the hollow tube 155 constituting the inner needle is bonded to the rear end side of the base end portion 156 by the adhesive 160.
- An epoxy resin or the like can be used for the adhesive 159 and the adhesive 160.
- the hollow tube 155 is exposed to the rear side from the base end portion 156, and the exposed portion is covered with the covering tube 161.
- the covering tube 161 is made of polyester, for example.
- the coated tube 161 is bonded to the hollow tube 155 using an adhesive 162 such as an epoxy resin.
- the covering tube 161 accommodates the light guide member 152 therein and protects the light guide member 152 between the hollow tube 155 and the laser unit 13 (see FIG. 1).
- the light emitted from the laser unit 13 is guided to the puncture needle 15 by the light guide member 152 and emitted from the light emitting portion 153 (see FIG. 2) provided at the tip.
- an optical connector is provided at the proximal end 156, and the light is guided from the laser unit 13 to the proximal end 156.
- the light guide member that emits light may be separated from the light guide member that guides light from the proximal end portion 156 to the distal end of the puncture needle 15.
- At least a part of the light emitted from the light emitting part 153 is applied to the light absorbing member 154 provided around the light emitting part 153.
- the light absorbing member 154 absorbs the irradiated light, a photoacoustic wave is generated at the tip of the puncture needle.
- the light absorbing member 154 exists near the tip of the puncture needle 15 and can generate a photoacoustic wave at one point of the tip of the puncture needle 15.
- the length of the photoacoustic wave generation source (sound source) is sufficiently shorter than the entire length of the puncture needle, and the sound source can be regarded as a point sound source.
- the vicinity of the distal end of the puncture needle 15 means light that can image the position of the distal end of the puncture needle 15 with the accuracy required for the puncture operation when the light emitting portion 153 and the light absorbing member 154 are disposed at the positions. It means a position where an acoustic wave can be generated. For example, it refers to the range of 0 mm to 3 mm from the distal end having the opening of the puncture needle 15 to the proximal end side.
- the injection port 157 is an injection port for a drug that is a liquid.
- the drug used include anesthetics, infusions, anticancer agents, ethanol, contrast agents, and physiological saline.
- a syringe, an infusion tube, or the like is attached to the injection port 157.
- the chamber 158 communicates with the injection port 157 and the lumen of the puncture needle body 151.
- the medicine injected from the injection port 157 can enter the gap between the lumen of the puncture needle body 151 and the hollow tube 155 from the chamber 158, and can flow out from the opening of the puncture needle body 151 through the gap. Become.
- the chamber 158 does not need to be integrally molded with the proximal end portion 156 of the puncture needle, and the chamber 158 and the proximal end portion 156 may be separately molded.
- the angle formed by the inlet 157 and the extending direction of the hollow tube 155 is appropriately designed.
- the angle formed by the inlet 157 and the extending direction of the hollow tube 155 may be a right angle.
- FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a syringe used for injecting a medicine.
- the syringe 200 has a medicine storage space in the syringe body 201.
- the drug space communicates with the distal end portion 203 of the syringe.
- the distal end portion 203 of the syringe is attached to an injection port 157 provided in the proximal end portion 156 (see FIG. 3).
- a screw thread and a concave portion adapted to it may be provided around the distal end portion 203 of the syringe and the inlet 157 of the proximal end portion 156, and both may be screwed together.
- the medicine accommodated in the medicine accommodation space is pushed out by the plunger rod 202 and poured into the injection port 157 through the distal end portion 203 of the syringe.
- the probe 11 is an acoustic wave detecting means, and has, for example, a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged one-dimensionally.
- the probe 11 detects a photoacoustic wave emitted from the light absorbing member 154 (see FIG. 2) after the puncture needle 15 is punctured in the subject.
- the probe 11 transmits an acoustic wave (ultrasonic wave) to the subject and receives a reflected acoustic wave (reflected ultrasonic wave) with respect to the transmitted ultrasonic wave.
- the ultrasonic unit 12 includes a reception circuit 21, an AD conversion unit 22, a reception memory 23, a data separation unit 24, a photoacoustic image generation unit 25, an ultrasonic image generation unit 26, an image synthesis unit 27, a control unit 28, and transmission control.
- a circuit 29 is included.
- the receiving circuit 21 receives a photoacoustic wave detection signal detected by the probe 11. Further, the detection signal of the reflected ultrasonic wave detected by the probe 11 is received.
- the AD conversion means 22 converts the photoacoustic wave and reflected ultrasonic detection signals received by the receiving circuit 21 into digital signals.
- the AD conversion means 22 samples the photoacoustic wave and reflected ultrasonic detection signals at a predetermined sampling period based on, for example, a sampling clock signal having a predetermined period.
- the AD conversion means 22 stores the sampled photoacoustic wave and reflected ultrasonic detection signals (sampling data) in the reception memory 23.
- the data separation unit 24 separates the sampling data of the detection signal of the photoacoustic wave and the sampling data of the detection signal of the reflected ultrasonic wave stored in the reception memory 23.
- the data separation unit 24 inputs the sampling data of the photoacoustic wave detection signal to the photoacoustic image generation unit 25.
- the separated reflected ultrasound sampling data is input to the ultrasound image generating means (reflected acoustic wave image generating means) 26.
- the photoacoustic image generation means 25 generates a photoacoustic image based on a photoacoustic wave detection signal detected by the probe 11.
- the generation of the photoacoustic image includes, for example, image reconstruction such as phase matching addition, detection, logarithmic conversion, and the like.
- the ultrasonic image generation unit 26 generates an ultrasonic image (reflected acoustic wave image) based on the detection signal of the reflected ultrasonic wave detected by the probe 11.
- the generation of an ultrasonic image also includes image reconstruction such as phase matching addition, detection, logarithmic conversion, and the like.
- the image synthesizing unit 27 synthesizes the photoacoustic image and the ultrasonic image.
- the image composition unit 27 performs image composition by superimposing a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image, for example.
- the synthesized image is displayed on image display means 14 such as a display. It is also possible to display the photoacoustic image and the ultrasonic image side by side on the image display means 14 without performing image synthesis, or to switch between the photoacoustic image and the ultrasonic image.
- the control means 28 controls each part in the ultrasonic unit 12. For example, the control unit 28 sends a trigger signal to the laser unit 13 to emit laser light from the laser unit 13. A sampling trigger signal is sent to the AD conversion means 22 in accordance with the laser light irradiation to control the photoacoustic wave sampling start timing.
- the control means 28 When acquiring the ultrasonic image, the control means 28 sends an ultrasonic transmission trigger signal to the transmission control circuit 29 to instruct ultrasonic transmission. When receiving the ultrasonic transmission trigger signal, the transmission control circuit 29 causes the probe 11 to transmit ultrasonic waves. The control means 28 sends a sampling trigger signal to the AD conversion means 22 in synchronization with the timing of ultrasonic transmission, and starts sampling of reflected ultrasonic waves.
- An operator such as a doctor connects a syringe, for example, to the injection port 157 of the proximal end 156 and punctures the subject with the puncture needle 15. Since the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 is partially blocked by the hollow tube 155, it is possible to prevent a piece of meat from being caught while the needle is being punctured, and to prevent the operator's sense of puncturing from being hindered. . At this time, the operator can confirm whether or not the tip of the puncture needle 15 has been punctured at a desired site by observing the image displayed on the image display means 14.
- the opening of the puncture needle main body 151 reaches a blood vessel or the like
- blood or the like flows backward through the gap between the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 and the hollow tube 155 toward the proximal end 156 side.
- Whether or not the needle tip has reached a blood vessel or the like can be determined based on the presence or absence of the backflow.
- the surgeon injects the drug into the subject through the gap between the lumen of the puncture needle body 151 and the hollow tube 155 after the needle tip reaches a desired site.
- FIG. 5 shows an operation procedure of the photoacoustic image generation apparatus.
- the puncture needle 15 is punctured by the doctor or the like (step S1).
- the control means 28 of the ultrasonic unit 12 sends a trigger signal to the laser unit 13.
- the laser unit 13 starts laser oscillation and emits pulsed laser light.
- the pulsed laser light emitted from the laser unit 13 is guided to the vicinity of the tip of the puncture needle 15 by the light guide member 152 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), emitted from the light emitting unit 153, and the light absorbing member 154. (Step S2).
- the probe 11 detects the photoacoustic wave generated in the light absorbing member 154 in the subject by the laser light irradiation (step S3).
- the AD conversion means 22 receives the photoacoustic wave detection signal via the receiving circuit 21, samples the photoacoustic wave detection signal, and stores it in the reception memory 23.
- the data separation unit 24 transmits the photoacoustic wave detection signal stored in the reception memory 23 to the photoacoustic image generation unit 25.
- the photoacoustic image generation means 25 generates a photoacoustic image based on the photoacoustic wave detection signal (step S4).
- the control means 28 sends an ultrasonic trigger signal to the transmission control circuit 29.
- the transmission control circuit 29 transmits ultrasonic waves from the probe 11 (step S5).
- the probe 11 detects the reflected ultrasonic wave after transmitting the ultrasonic wave (step S6).
- you may perform transmission / reception of an ultrasonic wave in the separated position. For example, ultrasonic waves may be transmitted from a position different from the probe 11, and reflected ultrasonic waves with respect to the transmitted ultrasonic waves may be received by the probe 11.
- the reflected ultrasonic waves detected by the probe 11 are input to the AD conversion means 22 via the receiving circuit 21.
- the ultrasonic wave transmitted from the probe 11 propagates back and forth between the probe 11 and the ultrasonic wave reflection position, while the photoacoustic wave is transmitted from the vicinity of the tip of the puncture needle 15 where the photoacoustic wave is generated. Propagate until one way. Therefore, since the detection of the reflected ultrasonic wave takes twice as long as the detection of the photoacoustic wave generated at the same depth position, the sampling clock of the AD conversion means 22 at the time of the reflected ultrasonic sampling is an optical signal. It is good also as a half at the time of acoustic wave sampling.
- the AD conversion means 22 stores the reflected ultrasound sampling data in the reception memory 23.
- the data separating unit 24 transmits the reflected ultrasonic detection signal stored in the reception memory 23 to the ultrasonic image generating unit 26.
- the ultrasonic image generation unit 26 generates an ultrasonic image based on the detection signal of the reflected ultrasonic wave (step S7).
- the image synthesizing unit 27 synthesizes the photoacoustic image generated in step S4 and the ultrasonic image generated in step S7 (step S8).
- the image synthesized in step S8 is displayed on the image display means 14 (step S9).
- the puncture needle 15 is punctured to a depth of 50 mm, the light irradiated from the surface does not reach the puncture needle 15 sufficiently, and it is difficult to image the puncture needle 15 with the light irradiated from the surface.
- the light guide member 152 and the light-absorbing member 154 is irradiated with the guided light from the light emitting unit 153.
- the photoacoustic wave generated in the light absorbing member 154 is detected by the probe 11, and a photoacoustic image is generated in the ultrasonic unit 12.
- the light absorbing member 154 can be irradiated with light even when the puncture needle is punctured to a deep position. The position can be confirmed.
- the photoacoustic wave generated by the puncture needle 15 is inclined with respect to the acoustic wave detection surface of the probe 11.
- the photoacoustic wave emitted from the puncture needle 15 becomes difficult to detect.
- a photoacoustic wave is generated at one point of the tip of the puncture needle 15, and even when the puncture needle 15 is punctured at an angle close to vertical, the position of the puncture needle 15 in the photoacoustic image is determined. Confirmation is possible.
- a hollow tube 155 having an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 is inserted into the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the proximal end portion 156 has an injection port 157, and the drug injected from the injection port 157 passes through the gap between the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 and the hollow tube 155 from the chamber 158, and enters the puncture needle main body 151. It is injected into the subject through the opening.
- the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151, the puncture of the puncture needle 15 can be performed smoothly.
- the tip of the puncture needle 15 reaches a blood vessel or the like, blood or the like flows backward through the gap between the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 and the hollow tube 155 toward the proximal end 156 side.
- the puncture needle 15 has been punctured into a blood vessel or the like can be confirmed by the presence or absence of the backflow.
- FIG. 6 shows a cross section of the proximal end portion of the puncture needle according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the hollow tube 155 is inclined from the insertion hole 163 provided in the base end portion 156a in an obliquely inclined direction with respect to the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151. Inserted into chamber 158. Other points may be the same as in the first embodiment.
- the hollow tube 155 has flexibility.
- the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the chamber 158 from the insertion hole 163 provided in the proximal end portion 156a.
- the insertion hole 163 is inclined with respect to the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151, and the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the chamber 158 in a direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the hollow tube 155 inserted into the chamber 158 gradually changes in the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151 in the chamber 158 and is inserted into the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the inclination (angle) of the insertion hole 163 with respect to the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151 is preferably 45 ° or less from the viewpoint of smoothly inserting the hollow tube 155 into the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the chamber 158 has a flat surface 164 that guides the hollow tube 155 inserted at an inclination in the direction of travel of the hollow tube 155 inserted from the insertion hole 163 in the lumen direction of the puncture needle body 151.
- the hollow tube 155 inserted from the insertion hole 163 bends by hitting the flat surface 164 and changes its direction in the extending direction of the puncture needle body 151.
- a straight line extending in the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151 and a straight line extending in the direction inclined from the insertion hole 163 intersect at least from the point where the chamber 158 connects to the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- the hollow tube 155 When the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the insertion hole 163, the long side of the hollow tube (where the tip is sharp) is inserted with the long side facing upward to prevent the flat surface 164 from being caught. Good. When the distal end of the hollow tube 155 enters the lumen of the puncture needle body 151, the hollow tube 155 may be rotated so that the long side is positioned below.
- FIG. 7 shows an AA cross section of FIG.
- the flat surface 164 aligns the bottom surface of the chamber 158 and the lower end of the lumen of the puncture needle body 151 at the same height.
- the distal end portion of the hollow tube 155 that hits the bottom surface of the chamber 158 slides on the flat surface 164 and advances toward the lumen of the puncture needle body 151.
- the flat surface 164 preferably has a groove 165 for guiding the tip of the hollow tube 155.
- the depth of the groove 165 is preferably at least half of the outer diameter of the hollow tube 155, for example. It is preferable that the width of the groove 165 gradually decreases, for example, from the injection port 157 side toward the lumen side of the puncture needle body 151.
- the bottom of the groove 165 coincides with the lower end of the lumen of the puncture needle body 151.
- the flat surface 164 has the groove 165, the tip of the hollow tube 155 inserted at an angle from the insertion hole 163 is guided along the groove 165 to the lumen of the puncture needle body 151. The operation of inserting into the lumen of the puncture needle body 151 becomes easier.
- the cross-sectional shape of the groove 165 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be a semicircular shape.
- FIG. 8 shows a cross section of the needle portion of the puncture needle according to the present embodiment.
- the base end part 156a has the insertion hole 163 on the short side of the puncture needle main body 151 whose tip is formed at an acute angle.
- the hollow tube 155 can be pressed against the long side of the puncture needle body 151.
- a photoacoustic wave can be generated at the tip of the puncture needle.
- Other effects are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9A shows a cross section along the extending direction of the insert body of the insert according to the third embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 9B shows a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the portion where the protruding portion exists.
- the puncture needle 15a according to the present embodiment is different from the puncture needle 15 according to the first embodiment in that the puncture needle main body 151a has a protrusion 166 that protrudes in a convex shape toward the lumen. Other points may be the same as in the first embodiment.
- the puncture needle main body 151 has a protrusion 166 protruding in a convex shape toward the lumen side. As shown in FIG. 9A, the puncture needle main body 151 has a plurality of protrusions 166 along its extending direction, for example. The plurality of protrusions 166 are arranged at regular intervals along the extending direction of the puncture needle body 151, for example. For example, when the length of the puncture needle main body 151 is 10 cm, the puncture needle main body 151 has a plurality of protrusions 166 arranged at intervals of about 1 cm to 2 cm.
- the puncture needle main body 151 has a plurality of protrusions 166 along the circumferential direction, for example, as shown in FIG. 9B.
- the number of protrusions 166 along the circumferential direction is preferably three or more, and more preferably four or more. In the portion where the protruding portion 166 exists, the diameter of the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 is reduced by the amount that the protruding portion 166 protrudes.
- the protrusion 166 can be produced, for example, by denting the puncture needle body 151 from the outside toward the lumen. For example, a convex mold is pressed against the puncture needle main body 151 from the outside, and the puncture needle main body 151 is partially dented to produce the protrusion 166 on the lumen side. A recessed portion 167 is formed in the concave portion on the outside of the puncture needle main body 151. The pressing of the convex mold to the puncture needle body 151 is preferably performed before the hollow tube 155 is inserted into the lumen.
- the hollow tube 155 instead of the hollow tube 155, a state where the outer diameter of the hollow tube 155 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hollow tube 155 and a tube simulating a hollow tube that is hard enough not to be deformed by pressing the mold is inserted into the lumen.
- the protrusion 166 and the recess 167 may be produced by pressing a convex mold against the puncture needle main body 151.
- the concave portion 167 produced outside the puncture needle main body 151 may function as a reflection portion that reflects the ultrasonic wave incident on the puncture needle main body 151 in the direction in which the ultrasonic wave has entered.
- 10A and 10B show the appearance of the puncture needle body 151.
- FIG. FIG. 10A is a view of the puncture needle body 151 viewed from the short side
- FIG. 10B is a view of the puncture needle body 151 viewed from the side.
- the concave portion 167 that functions as a reflecting portion is configured by a depression having the base of the triangular pyramid as a base point. In this case, the concave portion 167 functions as a corner cube reflector and reflects incident ultrasonic waves in the incident direction.
- the puncture needle main body 151 has a protrusion 166 on the lumen side.
- the diameter of the lumen is reduced by the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 166, and the range in which the hollow tube 155 inserted through the lumen moves is limited.
- the hollow tube 155 can be attached to the puncture needle body 151 when the puncture needle 15a is punctured or when a drug is injected. It is possible to suppress movement in the lumen.
- the movement of the hollow tube 155 can be further restricted by producing a plurality of protrusions 166 at regular intervals along the extending direction of the puncture needle body 151, for example.
- a recess 167 is formed on the opposite side of the protrusion 166.
- the concave portion 167 can be highlighted in the ultrasonic image by forming the concave portion 167 in a shape in which the reflected ultrasonic wave detected by the probe 11 is enhanced. For example, by creating a plurality of recesses 167 along the extending direction of the puncture needle main body 151, the emphasized portions in the ultrasonic image are arranged in a discrete manner, and the puncture needle main body 151 can be easily viewed.
- the probe 11 has been described as detecting both photoacoustic waves and reflected ultrasonic waves.
- a probe used for generating an ultrasonic image and a probe used for generating a photoacoustic image are not necessarily limited. They do not have to be identical.
- Photoacoustic waves and reflected ultrasonic waves may be detected by separate probes. Further, either the detection (sampling) of the photoacoustic wave or the detection (sampling) of the reflected ultrasonic wave may be performed first.
- the puncture needle is not limited to a needle that is percutaneously punctured from the outside of the subject, and may be a needle for an ultrasonic endoscope.
- a light guide member 152 and a light absorbing member 154 are provided on a needle for an ultrasonic endoscope, light is irradiated to the light absorbing member 154 provided at the tip of the needle, a photoacoustic wave is detected, and photoacoustics are obtained. An image may be generated. In that case, puncturing can be performed while observing the photoacoustic image and confirming the position of the tip of the needle for the ultrasonic endoscope.
- the photoacoustic wave generated at the tip of the ultrasonic endoscope needle may be detected using a body surface probe, or may be detected using a probe incorporated in the endoscope.
- a puncture needle is considered as an insert, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the insert may be a catheter that is inserted into a blood vessel.
- the insert may be an indwelling needle.
- the hollow tube 155 constituting the inner needle is not necessarily fixed to the base end portion 156 with an adhesive, and the hollow tube 155 may be removable from the base end portion 156.
- the medicine may be injected with the hollow tube 155 removed.
- a plug can be attached to the insertion port of the hollow tube 155. After the hollow tube 155 is removed from the proximal end portion 156, the insertion port of the hollow tube 155 may be used as an injection port for another drug.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the position of the center of the hollow tube 155 and the center of the puncture needle body 151 do not have to coincide with each other, and the hollow tube 155 is disposed on the long side of the puncture needle body 151 as in the second embodiment. Also good.
- the positions of the center of the hollow tube 155 and the center of the puncture needle main body 151 do not have to coincide with each other.
- FIG. 11A shows a cross section along the extending direction of the insert body of the insert according to the modification of the present invention
- FIG. 11B shows a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the portion where the protruding portion exists.
- the puncture needle body in the puncture needle 15b, has two protrusions 166 per one place along the circumferential direction. Other points may be the same as in the third embodiment.
- the hollow tube 155 can be held on the longer side than the center of the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B As shown in FIG. 4, a protrusion 166 may be provided on one side of the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 to restrict the movement of the hollow tube 155.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the light guide member 152 instead of inserting the light guide member 152 into the lumen of the puncture needle body 151 in a state of being accommodated in the hollow tube 155, the light guide member 152 itself may be inserted into the lumen of the puncture needle body 151. Good. In this case, the light guide member 152 serves as an inner needle.
- the outer diameter of the light guide member 152 is smaller than the diameter of the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151, and the medicine injected from the injection port 157 passes through the space between the lumen of the puncture needle main body 151 and the light guide member 152. And can flow out of the opening.
- an optical fiber having a larger diameter is used as the light guide member 152 than when the hollow tube 155 is used. Can do.
- FIG. 12 shows the appearance of the photoacoustic image generation apparatus.
- a probe 11 is connected to the ultrasonic unit 12.
- the ultrasonic unit 12 is configured as an integrated apparatus including the image display means 14.
- the ultrasonic unit 12 typically includes a processor, a memory, a bus, and the like.
- the ultrasonic unit 12 incorporates a program related to photoacoustic image generation.
- the ultrasonic unit 12 has a USB port 35.
- the USB connector including the power input terminal 41 and the trigger input terminal 42 of the laser unit 13 is inserted into the USB port 35.
- the USB port 35 only needs to have a shape into which a normal USB connector is inserted, and does not have to be a port that transmits and receives signals in accordance with the normal USB standard.
- the USB port may include a trigger signal line instead of the digital signal line. That is, the USB port 35 may be a USB port having a total of four terminal connectors including two power lines and two trigger lines. By using a trigger signal line instead of the digital signal line, it becomes easy to achieve trigger synchronization with the laser unit 13.
- One end of the optical fiber constituting the light guide member of the puncture needle 15 is connected to the light output terminal 47 of the laser unit 13.
- the optical fiber is inserted into the optical output terminal 47 and held by a spring force or the like.
- the optical fiber can be prevented from being pulled out of the light output terminal 47 and broken.
- the optical fiber can be directly inserted into and removed from the optical output terminal 47, it is not necessary to provide a connector for the optical fiber extending from the puncture needle 15, and the cost can be reduced.
- the pulse energy of the pulse laser beam output from the laser unit 13 can be 6.4 ⁇ J if the core diameter of the optical fiber constituting the light guide member 152 is 200 ⁇ m. If the core diameter of the optical fiber is 100 ⁇ m, it can be set to 2.0 ⁇ J.
- the pulse time width can be set to 80 ns.
- the light output terminal 47 is provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the USB connector including the power input terminal 41 and the trigger input terminal 42 exists, but the light output terminal 47 has a USB connector. It is preferable to be provided on a surface orthogonal to the surface to be performed. When the USB connector and the optical output terminal 47 are provided on the surfaces facing each other, the USB connector may come out of the USB port 35 when the laser unit 13 is pulled when the surgeon moves the puncture needle 15. . On the other hand, when the USB connector and the optical output terminal 47 are provided on surfaces orthogonal to each other, the USB connector is difficult to be disconnected from the USB port 35 even when the laser unit 13 is pulled.
- the laser unit 13 is directly connected to the USB port 35, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the USB port 35 and the laser unit 13 may be connected using an extension cable or the like.
- the trigger input terminal 42 does not need to be included in the USB connector, and the laser unit 13 may acquire a trigger signal from a connector (terminal) different from the USB port 35.
- the trigger signal may be acquired from an ECG (Electrocardiogram) synchronization connector attached to a normal ultrasound system.
- the trigger signal may be obtained from some terminals of the probe connector.
- the photoacoustic image generation apparatus and the insert of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiment, and various configurations are possible from the configuration of the above embodiment. Modifications and changes are also included in the scope of the present invention.
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- 少なくとも一部が被検体内に挿入される挿入物であって、
開口を有し内部に内腔を有する挿入物本体と、
前記挿入物本体の内腔に挿通され、光源から出射される光を導光する導光部材と、
前記導光部材により導光された光を出射する光出射部と、
前記光出射部から出射される光を吸収して光音響波を発生する光吸収部材と、
液体の注入口と、該注入口及び前記挿入物本体の内腔と連通するチャンバとを有する基端部とを備え、
前記内腔は前記液体が流れるための空間を有しており、前記注入口から注入された液体は、前記チャンバ及び前記液体が流れるための空間を通して前記挿入物本体の開口から流出させることが可能な挿入物。 - 内部に前記導光部材を収容し、かつ先端部に前記光吸収部材を有し、前記挿入物本体の内腔に挿通される中空管を更に備え、前記挿入物本体の内腔の径は前記中空管の外径よりも大きく、前記注入口から注入された液体は、前記チャンバ及び前記挿入物本体の内腔と前記中空管との間の空間を通して前記挿入物本体の開口から流出させることが可能な請求項1に記載の挿入物。
- 前記光吸収部材は、光吸収性を有する物質が混合された接着剤から成り、該接着剤は、前記中空管の先端において前記導光部材を固定し、かつ前記中空管の先端を封止する請求項2に記載の挿入物。
- 前記中空管は可撓性を有しており、前記基端部に設けられた挿入孔から、前記挿入物本体の延在方向に対して斜めに傾いた方向に前記チャンバに挿入され、前記チャンバにおいて前記挿入物本体の延在方向に向きを変えて前記挿入物本体の内腔に挿通される請求項2又は3に記載の挿入物。
- 前記チャンバは、少なくとも、前記挿入物本体の内腔に接続する地点から、前記挿入物本体の延在方向に延びる直線と前記挿入孔から前記傾いた方向に延びる直線とが交差する地点までの間に、前記傾いて挿入された中空管を前記挿入物本体の内腔方向にガイドする平坦面を有する請求項4に記載の挿入物。
- 前記平坦面は、前記挿入物本体の内腔に向かって幅が狭くなる溝を有する請求項5に記載の挿入物。
- 前記挿入物は被検体に穿刺される針であり、前記挿入物本体は外針を構成し、前記中空管は内針を構成する請求項2から6何れか1項に記載の挿入物。
- 前記挿入物本体は、前記内腔側に凸状に突き出す突起部を有する請求項1から7何れか1項に記載の挿入物。
- 前記挿入物本体は、該挿入物本体の延在方向に沿って複数の突起部を有する請求項8に記載の挿入物。
- 前記突起部の裏側に、前記挿入物本体の外壁側から前記内腔側に凹状にへこむ凹部を有する請求項8又は9に記載の挿入物。
- 前記凹部は、前記挿入物本体に入射した音響波を、該音響波の入射方向に反射する反射部として機能する請求項10に記載の挿入物。
- 前記反射部は、三角錐の頂点を底点とする窪みによって構成される請求項11に記載の挿入物。
- 前記導光部材は光ファイバであり、該光ファイバの前記光源から見て光進行側の端面は前記光出射部を構成する請求項1から12何れか1項に記載の挿入物。
- 請求項1から13何れか1項に記載の挿入物と、
前記挿入物の少なくとも一部が前記被検体内に挿入された後に、前記挿入物から発せられる光音響波を検出する音響波検出手段と、
前記光音響波に基づいて光音響画像を生成する光音響画像生成手段とを備えた光音響画像生成装置。 - 前記音響波検出手段は、被検体に向けて送信された音響波に対する反射音響波を更に検出可能であり、
前記反射音響波に基づいて反射音響波画像を生成する反射音響波画像生成手段を更に備えた請求項14に記載の光音響画像生成装置。
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