METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LANDMARK DETECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGES USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS

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EP 3 295 374 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:
	18.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/42

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	23.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/34

(21)	Application number: 15728235.1

(22)	Date of filing: 11.05.2015

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06V 10/44^(2022.01)
G06F 18/2413^(2023.01)

G06V 10/764^(2022.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	G06V 10/454; G06V 2201/03; G06V 10/764; G06F 18/2413

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2015/030084

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/182551 (17.11.2016 Gazette 2016/46)

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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LANDMARK DETECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGES USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ORIENTIERUNGSPUNKTDETEKTION IN MEDIZINISCHEN BILDERN UNTER VERWENDUNG TIEFER NEURONALER NETZWERKE

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION DE POINTS DE REPÈRE DANS DES IMAGES MÉDICALES À L'AIDE DE RÉSEAUX DE NEURONES PROFONDS

(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

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	21.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/12

(73)	Proprietor: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
	91052 Erlangen (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	LIU, David Plano, TX 75025 (US) GEORGESCU, Bogdan Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 (US) ZHENG, Yefeng Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550 (US) NGUYEN, Hien Houston, TX 77098 (US) ZHOU, Shaohua Kevin Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 (US) SINGH, Vivek Kumar Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US) COMANICIU, Dorin Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bals & Vogel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
	Sendlinger Strasse 42A 80331 München 80331 München (DE)

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