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(43) Date of publication: 02.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/44 (21) Application number: 14799020.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/03(2006.01) A61B 6/00(2006.01) H01L 27/146(2006.01) G01T 1/161(2006.01) G01T 1/29(2006.01) G01T 1/163(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2014/050848 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/097690 (02.07.2015 Gazette 2015/26)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 24.12.2013 US 201314140052 (71) Applicant: GE Medical Systems Israel Ltd. 39120 Tirat HaCarmel (IL)

(72) Inventors: BOUHNIK, Jean-Paul 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) RAFAELI, Tzachi 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) KOVALSKI, Gil 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) GROBSHTEIN, Yariv 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) MAHAMEED, Riyad 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) HEFETZ, Yaron 30400 Kibbutz Alonim (IL) BINYAMIN, Einat 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) ZINGERMAN, Yulim 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) WARTSKI, Nurit Rivka 30200 Tirat Carmel (IL) (74) Representative: Bedford, Grant Richard  GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)