(19)
(11) EP 1 922 695 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:
08.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/45

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/40

(21) Application number: 06765317.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 7/00(2017.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2006/003118
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/028944 (15.03.2007 Gazette 2007/11)

(54)

METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR, PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERSOFTWARE ZUM DURCHFÜHREN DER BILDVERARBEITUNG

PROCEDE, APPAREIL ET LOGICIEL INFORMATIQUE UTILISES POUR EFFECTUER UN TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES

(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: 10.09.2005 GB 0518531
16.03.2006 GB 0605285

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(73) Proprietor: GE Healthcare UK Limited
Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire HP7 9NA (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • ALEXANDROV, Yuriy
    Cardiff CF14 7YT (GB)
  • BYE, Iain
    81371 Munich (DE)
  • KALUSCHE, Geert
    8708 Mannedorf (CH)

(74) Representative: Serjeants LLP 
Dock 75 Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NU
Leicester, LE4 5NU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-2005/010677
US-A1- 2002 159 625
US-A1- 2004 229 210
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US-A1- 2004 136 581
   
       
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