Aperio Technologies, Inc. Adds Technology for Computer Aided Detection (CAD) to Growing Intellectual Property Portfolio; Digital Pathology Leader Receives Broad Patent for Novel Image Pattern Recognition Technology Based on Vector Quantization

VISTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company patent No. 7,116,440 covering systems and methods for image pattern recognition using vector quantization.