(19)
(11) EP 2 870 488 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:
19.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/07

(21) Application number: 13763116.4

(22) Date of filing: 28.06.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01R 33/54(2006.01)
A61B 5/055(2006.01)
 G01R 33/565(2006.01)
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2013/055324
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/006550 (09.01.2014 Gazette 2014/02)

(54)

A METHOD FOR MAINTAINING GEOMETRIC ALIGNMENT OF MR SCANS IN CASES OF STRONG PATIENT MOTION

VERFAHREN ZUR BEWAHRUNG DER GEOMETRISCHEN AUSRICHTUNG VON MRT-SCANS BEI STARKER BEWEGUNG DES PATIENTEN

PROCÉDÉ DE MAINTIEN DE L'ALIGNEMENT GÉOMÉTRIQUE D'IMAGES PAR IRM EN CAS DE MOUVEMENTS IMPORTANTS DU PATIENT

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

(30) Priority: 05.07.2012 US 201261668155 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.05.2015 Bulletin 2015/20

(73) Proprietors:
  • Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR 
  • Philips GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 

(72) Inventors:
  • SENEGAS, Julien
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • KOKEN, Peter
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • VIK, Torbjørn
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Steffen, Thomas 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
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