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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.02.2004 (43) Date of publication: 15.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/51 (21) Application number: 03716402.7 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/007164 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/081474 (02.10.2003 Gazette 2003/40)

(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 LT LV MK (30) Priority: 16.03.2002 US 364540 P 07.03.2003 US 383299 P (71) Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation Malvern, PA 19355 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRITTON, Catherine Dover, PA 17135 (US) RAO, Kiron Bangalore 560 034 (IN) STEINBERG, Terri H. West Chester, PA 19382 (US) (74) Representative: McGowan, Nigel George  Siemens Shared Services,c/o Siemens AG,Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)