(19)
(11)EP 3 706 635 A1

(12)

(43)Date of publication:
16.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/38

(21)Application number: 18795992.9

(22)Date of filing:  29.10.2018
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
A61B 5/055(2006.01)
A61B 6/00(2006.01)
A61B 8/00(2006.01)
A61B 6/12(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/EP2018/079531
(87)International publication number:
WO 2019/091807 (16.05.2019 Gazette  2019/20)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30)Priority: 08.11.2017 US 201762582983 P

(71)Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72)Inventors:
  • NG, Gary, Cheng-How
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • KIM, Deborah
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74)Representative: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards 
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

  


(54)ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATION BETWEEN ULTRASOUND BREAST IMAGES AND BREAST IMAGES OF OTHER IMAGING MODALITIES