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(11) EP 4 815 835 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24809611.7

(22) Date of filing: 19.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
A61B 8/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 8/08; A61B 8/5223
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2024/082769
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/114068 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 29.11.2023 US 202363603875 P

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHEN, Alvin
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)
  • ZAHIRI, Mohsen
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)
  • GHOSHAL, Goutam
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)
  • RAJU, Balasundar Iyyavu
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards 
High Tech Campus 34
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF QUANTIFYING B-LINES AND MERGED B-LINES IN LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGES