(19)
(11) EP 1 851 722 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:
14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/32

(21) Application number: 06710848.0

(22) Date of filing: 08.02.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2006/050403
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/085268 (17.08.2006 Gazette 2006/33)

(54)

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE

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

(30) Priority: 11.02.2005 EP 05101009

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/45

(73) Proprietors:
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 

(72) Inventors:
  • Von Berg, Jens
    52066 Aachen (DE)
  • Lorenz, Cristian
    52066 Aachen (DE)

(74) Representative: Schouten, Marcus Maria 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
   
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  • CHEN C. W., LUO J., PARKER K. J., HUANG T. S.: "CT volumetric data-based left ventricle motion estimation: an integrated approach" COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pages 85-100, XP002388805
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