(19)
(11) EP 2 972 254 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:
27.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/19

(21) Application number: 14764705.1

(22) Date of filing: 05.03.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 11/00(2006.01)
 G01N 23/04(2018.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2014/001214
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/141630 (18.09.2014 Gazette 2014/38)

(54)

EXTENDED FIELD ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE (EFIRT) FOR CORRELATED NOISE REMOVAL

ITERATIVES REKONSTRUKTIONSVERFAHREN MIT ERWEITERTEM FELD FÜR KORRELIERTE RAUSCHENTFERNUNG

TECHNIQUE DE RECONSTRUCTION ITÉRATIVE DE CHAMP ÉTENDU (EFIRT) DESTINÉE À UNE SUPPRESSION DE BRUITS CORRÉLÉS

(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: 13.03.2013 US 201361779116 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03

(73) Proprietor: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation
Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MAHMOOD, Faisal
    Kunigami-gun Okinawa 904-0495 (JP)
  • OFVERSTEDT, Lars-Goran Wallentin
    Kunigami-gun Okinawa 904-0495 (JP)
  • SKOGLUND, Bo Ulf
    Kunigami-gun Okinawa 904-0495 (JP)

(74) Representative: Fenlon, Christine Lesley 
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH
London WC1V 7JH (GB)


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