Magnetic-field measurement jig, magnetic-field measurement program, and inspection device provided with magnetic position detector
View Patent ↗To provide a highly reliable inspection device that prevents a loss in reliability of inspection that uses information from a position detector as a result of the influence of magnetic bodies or the like that are present in the environment, the inspection device includes biological information measurement units that measure biological information of an inspected target and form an image containing the biological information, a magnetic position detector that detects the position of at least one of the biological information measurement units and the inspection target, and a control unit that controls the biological information measurement units and the magnetic position detector; and further includes the control unit being provided with an environmental magnetic field measurement unit that uses the output of the magnetic position detector to measure distortion of the magnetic field in the measured space in which the biological information measurement units are placed.
1. An inspection device comprising:
a biological information measurement unit configured to measure biological information of an inspection target and form an image including the biological information;
a magnetic position detector configured to detect a position of the biological information measurement unit and/or the inspection target;
a control unit configured to control the biological information measurement unit and the magnetic position detector, the control unit comprising a magnetic-field measurement unit configured to measure strain of a magnetic field in a measurement space in which the biological information measurement unit is placed using an output of the magnetic position detector; and
a magnetic-field measurement jig formed by a polyhedron, and has concave portions or marks for engaging a part of a magnetic sensor each one of the concave portions or marks being disposed at a part or all of a plane that forms the polyhedron,
wherein the output of the magnetic position detector is positional information corresponding to the concave portions or marks of the plurality of points of a jig affixed in the measurement space, and
wherein the magnetic-field measurement unit measures strain of a magnetic field based on the positional information of the detected plurality of points.
2. The inspection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display the positional information of the plurality of points detected by the magnetic position detector and actual positional information of the plurality of points.
3. The inspection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a magnetic-field determination unit configured to calculate the distance between the respective points of the jig using the positional information of the detected plurality of points, and determines the presence or absence of a magnetic field based on a comparison result of the calculated distance and the actual distance between the respective points.
4. The inspection device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an annunciation unit configured to annunciate a determination result of the magnetic-field determination unit by sound.
5. The inspection device according to claim 1 , wherein the biological information measurement unit is any of a biological optical measurement instrument, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus or an X-ray CT apparatus.
6. An inspection device comprising:
a biological information measurement unit configured to measure biological information of an inspection target and form an image including the biological information;
a magnetic position detector configured to detect a position of the biological information measurement unit and/or the inspection target;
a control unit configured to control the biological information measurement unit and the magnetic position detector, the control unit comprising: a magnetic-field measurement unit configured to measure strain of a magnetic field in a measurement space in which the biological information measurement unit is placed using an output of the magnetic position detector; and
a magnetic-field measurement jig formed by a circular basal plane and a hollow hemisphere which covers the basal plane, comprising concave portions or marks for engaging a part of a magnetic sensor, one the concave portions or marks being disposed at the center of the basal plane, and has an opening at the top portion of the hemisphere for the magnetic sensor to be inserted,
wherein the output of the magnetic position detector is positional information corresponding to the concabe portions or marks of the plurality of points of a jig affixed in the measurement space, and
wherein the magnetic-field measurement unit measures strain of a magnetic field based on the positional information of the detected plurality of points.
7. The inspection device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display the positional information of the plurality of points detected by the magnetic position detector and actual positional information of the plurality of points.
8. The inspection device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a magnetic-field determination unit configured to calculate the distance between the respective points of the jig using the positional information of the detected plurality of points, and determines the presence or absence of a magnetic field based on a comparison result of the calculated distance and the actual distance between the respective points.
9. The inspection device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
an annunciation unit configured to annunciate a determination result of the magnetic-field determination unit by sound.
10. The inspection device according to claim 6 , wherein the biological information measurement unit is any of a biological optical measurement instrument, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus or an X-ray CT apparatus.
11. An inspection device comprising:
a biological information measurement unit configured to measure biological information of an inspection target and form an image including the biological information;
a magnetic position detector configured to detect a position of the biological information measurement unit and/or the inspection target;
a control unit configured to control the biological information measurement unit and the magnetic position detector, the control unit comprising: a magnetic-field measurement unit configured to measure strain of a magnetic field in a measurement space in which the biological information measurement unit is placed using an output of the magnetic position detector; and
a magnetic-field measurement jig,
wherein the magnetic-field measurement jig comprises: a circular basal plane; and a member fixed to the basal plane, the member including two semicircular arcs that are vertical to the basal plane and orthogonal to each other,
wherein the member is provided with grooves or lines for a magnetic sensor to be moved along the semicircular arcs,
wherein the output of the magnetic position detector is positional information along the semicircular arcs of the plurality of points of a jig affixed in the measurement space, and
wherein the magnetic-field measurement unit measures strain of a magnetic field based on the positional information of the detected plurality of points.
12. The inspection device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display the positional information of the plurality of points detected by the magnetic position detector and actual positional information of the plurality of points.
13. The inspection device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a magnetic-field determination unit configured to calculate the distance between the respective points of the jig using the positional information of the detected plurality of points, and determines the presence or absence of a magnetic field based on a comparison result of the calculated distance and the actual distance between the respective points.
14. The inspection device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
an annunciation unit configured to annunciate a determination result of the magnetic-field determination unit by sound.
15. The inspection device according to claim 11 , wherein the biological information measurement unit is any of a biological optical measurement instrument, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus or an X-ray CT apparatus.