Linking of images to enable simultaneous viewing of multiple objects

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EP 1 453 003 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(43)	Date of publication:
	01.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/36

(21)	Application number: 04251110.5

(22)	Date of filing: 27.02.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06T 7/00

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

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Priority:

27.02.2003 US 451923
30.04.2003 US 428324

(71)	Applicant: Applied Imaging Corporation
	Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Hughes, William Withington, Manchester M20 4PY (GB) Borthwick, Duncan William Hexham, Northumberland NE46 2EY (GB)

(74)	Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al
	Mathys & Squire, 100 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)

(54)	Linking of images to enable simultaneous viewing of multiple objects

(57) Computerized techniques are provided for linking digitized images of serial sections of a biological tissue sample. Linked, digitized images of the serial section are displayed on a display and manipulation of one digitized image causes other digitized images to be similarly manipulated. To link digitized images, a copy of a digitized image of one serial section is positioned over a digitized image of another serial section. The digitized image of the other serial section is visible through the copy. The copy is registered to the digitized image of the other serial section.