IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON ULTRASOUND CONTRAST IMAGE

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EP 4 059 442 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	21.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	10.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/28

(21)	Application number: 21808103.2

(22)	Date of filing: 13.05.2021

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 8/08^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61B 8/481; A61B 8/0891; A61B 8/5207; A61B 8/483; A61B 8/5223

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CN2021/093474

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2021/233189 (25.11.2021 Gazette 2021/47)

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(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:

18.05.2020 CN 202010419611

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	21.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/38

(73)	Proprietor: Nanjing Leapsonics Technology Co., Ltd.
	Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800 (CN)

(72)	Inventors:
	YIN, Jingyi Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800 (CN) ZHANG, Jue Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Murgitroyd & Company
	165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)

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