METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION TO FACILITATE BREAST CANCER SCREENING - Patent 1347708

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EP 1 347 708 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.04.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40

(21)	Application number: 01987010.4

(22)	Date of filing: 19.11.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 8/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0143/237

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0204/3801 (06.06.2002 Gazette 2002/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

24.11.2000 US 252946 P

(71)	Applicant: U-Systems, Inc.
	San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WANG, Shih-Ping Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dunlop, Hugh Christopher et al
	R G C Jenkins &Co., 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION TO FACILITATE BREAST CANCER SCREENING