APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGE USING SYNTHETIC IMAGE

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EP 2 203 120 B8

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

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	04.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/36

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30

(21)	Application number: 08842438.7

(22)	Date of filing: 24.10.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01S 7/52^(2006.01)

G01S 15/89^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/KR2008/006319

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/054706 (30.04.2009 Gazette 2009/18)

(54)	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGE USING SYNTHETIC IMAGE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG EINES GEWEBEDOPPLER-BILDES ANHAND EINES SYNTHETISCHEN BILDES APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE CRÉATION D'IMAGE DOPPLER DE TISSU À L'AIDE D'UNE IMAGE DE SYNTHÈSE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

25.10.2007 KR 20070107947
29.09.2008 KR 20080095110

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	07.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/27

(73)	Proprietor: Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
	Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	BAE, Moo Ho Seoul 138-240 (KR) HAM, Jeong Ho Seoul 135-280 (KR)

(74)	Representative: Schmid, Wolfgang
	Lorenz & Kollegen Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Alte Ulmer Strasse 2 89522 Heidenheim 89522 Heidenheim (DE)

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