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(43) Date of publication: 20.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/21 (21) Application number: 07788463.3 (22) Date of filing: 16.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 19/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/058539 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/020062 (21.02.2008 Gazette 2008/08)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 16.08.2006 US 465078 16.08.2006 US 465074 17.08.2006 US 465386 (71) Applicant: MeVis BreastCare GmbH & Co. KG 28359 Bremen (DE)

(72) Inventors: EVERTSZ, Carl J.G. 28213 Bremen (DE) BÖDICKER, Anke 28359 Bremen (DE) KRISHNAN, Sriram Exton, PA 19341 (US) KRISHNAPURAM, Balaji Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460 (US) RAO, R. Bharat Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 (US) O'DELL, Dennis Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460 (US) GUPTA, Alok Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen 28060 Bremen (DE)