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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Alexander Franciscus Kolen, Eindhoven, NL;
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Ruen, NL;
Steven Antonie Willem Fokkenrood, S'Hertogenbosch, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Veldhoven, NL;
Darrell L. Rankin, Milpitas, CA (US);
David L. McGee, San Miguel, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
To sum up, the present invention relates to an examination systemfor examining an associated tissue sample, where the examination system comprises an interventional devicewhich comprises a plurality of ultrasound transducers-and wherein the different ultrasound transducers are arranged to obtain images of different regions of an associated tissue sample, and wherein the examination system furthermore comprises a display devicearranged for showing the images so that each of their positions corresponds to the corresponding positions of the different adjacent tissue sample regions in the adjacent associated tissue sample. A possible advantage of the system may be that relevant information regarding the associated tissue sample is conveyed to an observer in a fast an intuitive manner.