PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for performing accurate image reconstruction even when an object to be measured is moved in a photoacoustic wave measuring device.SOLUTION: The photoacoustic wave measuring device includes: an image acquisition means for photographing a surface of an object to be measured having a plurality of arranged markers which generate acoustic waves when light is irradiated, marker initial arrangement situation calculation means for obtaining an initial arrangement situation of the markers from the photographed image, a probe for measuring the acoustic waves generated by irradiating light to the arranged object to be measured carrying the markers and converting to acoustic data, marker arrangement situation calculation means in measuring for requiring the marker arrangement situation in measuring on the basis of the acoustic data, acoustic data correction amount calculating means for calculating the correction amount of the acoustic date when the image data is generated by comparing the marker initial arrangement situation with the marker arrangement situation in measuring, and acquisition acoustic data rearrangement means for rearranging the obtained acoustic data on the basis of the correction amount of the acoustic data.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】光音響波測定装置において被測定対象の移動があっても正確な画像再構成を行うための技術を提供する。【解決手段】光を照射されると音響波を発生するマーカが複数配置された被測定対象の表面を撮影する画像取得手段と、撮影された画像からマーカの初期配置状況を求めるマーカ初期配置状況算出手段と、光をマーカが配置された被測定対象に照射して発生する音響波を測定して音響データに変換する探触子と、音響データに基づき、測定時のマーカ配置状況を求める測定時マーカ配置状況算出手段と、マーカ初期配置状況と測定時マーカ配置状況を比較し、画像データを生成する際の音響データの補正量を算出する、音響データ補正量算出手段と、音響データの補正量に基づき、取得した音響データを再配置する取得音響データ再配置手段を有する光音響波測定装置を用いる。【選択図】図1
