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(11) EP 1 625 829 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/09

(21) Application number: 04733985.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/12(2006.01)
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
G06T 7/66(2017.01)
 A61B 8/14(2006.01)
G06T 7/33(2017.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2004/007123
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/100795 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)

(54)

ULTRASONIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD

VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG EINES ULTRASCHALLBILDES

PROCÉDÉ DE RÉALISATION D'UNE ÉCHOGRAPHIE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 19.05.2003 JP 2003140823
17.11.2003 JP 2003387281

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/07

(73) Proprietor: Olympus Corporation
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • ICHIKAWA, Junichi
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)
  • TAKEDA, Masahiro
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)

(74) Representative: von Hellfeld, Axel 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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