EPO published European patent application EP4211648A1 for IMS Giotto S.p.A., titled 'Method for Aiding an Operator to Determine a Position of a Region of Interest in a Breast and Mammography Apparatus Implementing It.' The invention relates to mammography technology using image processing (IPC classifications A61B 6/00, G06T 7/00, G06T 7/30) to determine breast region positions. The patent designates all EPC contracting states.

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