ULTRASONIC IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE

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EP 3 263 040 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:
	30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	25.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/39

(21)	Application number: 15883355.8

(22)	Date of filing: 27.11.2015

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 6/03^(2006.01)
G06T 7/30^(2017.01)
A61B 8/00^(2006.01)
G06T 7/33^(2017.01)

A61B 8/14^(2006.01)
A61B 8/08^(2006.01)
A61B 5/055^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61B 6/03; A61B 8/14; A61B 8/0883; A61B 8/4416; G06T 2207/10072; G06T 2207/10088; G06T 2207/30056; G06T 2207/30101; G06T 7/33; A61B 6/032; A61B 8/0891; A61B 8/4254; A61B 8/463; A61B 8/5207; A61B 8/5261

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2015/083482

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/136065 (01.09.2016 Gazette 2016/35)

(54)	ULTRASONIC IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE ULTRASCHALLBILDAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG DISPOSITIF DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE ULTRASONORE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE

(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

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Priority:

26.02.2015 JP 2015037353

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	03.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/01

(73)	Proprietor: FUJIFILM Corporation
	Tokyo 106-8620 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	LI, Zisheng Tokyo 100-8280 (JP) KURIHARA, Tsuneya Tokyo 100-8280 (JP) AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro Tokyo 100-8280 (JP)

(74)	Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
	Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

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