PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately measure the degree of angiogenesis of a nutrient vessel network and the treatment effects on peripheral vascular disorder non-invasively or low-invasively by a simple measuring device without applying burdens to a subject.SOLUTION: The device for measuring the degree of angiogenesis of neovascular vessels includes: a light emitting part for emitting near infrared light with high living-tissue transmissivity into a measurement region a light receiving part for receiving near infrared light emitted from the light emitting part and scattered and reflected within the measurement region or transmitted through the measurement region an attenuation rate operating part for arithmetically operating the attenuation rate of the near infrared light within the measurement region based on the near infrared light emitted from the light emitting part and the near infrared light received by the light receiving part a blood quantity operating means for arithmetically operating the quantity of blood in the angiogenetic measurement region a recording part for recording the quantity of blood and an angiogenetic degree evaluating means for evaluating the degree of angiogenesis in the neovascular vessels within the angiogenetic measurement region based on the change rate of the blood quantity with the elapse of time.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】非侵襲あるいは低侵襲で被験者に負担を与えず、しかも簡便な計測装置により高精度に栄養血管網の新生度や末梢血管障害の治療効果を計測可能にする。【解決手段】新生血管の新生度を計測する装置において、生体組織透過性の高い近赤外光を測定部位内に照射するための発光部と、該発光部から照射された近赤外光が、測定部位内において散乱反射して得られる反射近赤外光あるいは測定部位内を透過して得られる透過近赤外光を受光するための受光部と、発光部から照射された近赤外光と受光部で受光した近赤外光とに基づいて、測定部位内における近赤外光の減衰率を演算する減衰率演算部と、新生血管測定部位における血液量を演算する血液量演算手段と、血液量を記録する記録部と、血液量の時間経過に応じた変化率に基づいて、新生血管測定部位内における新生血管の新生度を評価する血管新生度評価手段を備えた。【選択図】図1
