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EP 1858412 A2 20071128 - METHOD OF CHEMICAL IMAGING TO DETERMINE TISSUE MARGINS DURING SURGERY

Title (en)

METHOD OF CHEMICAL IMAGING TO DETERMINE TISSUE MARGINS DURING SURGERY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN FÜR DIE CHEMISCHE DARSTELLUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON GEWEBERÄNDERN BEI EINER OPERATION

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'IMAGERIE CHIMIQUE PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER DES MARGES TISSULAIRES PENDANT UNE CHIRURGIE

Publication

EP 1858412 A2 20071128 (EN)

Application

EP 06736070 A 20060224

Priority

US 2006006663 W 20060224
US 65605705 P 20050224
US 20419605 A 20050809

IPC 8 full level

A61B 6/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006091853A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1858412 A2 20071128

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06736070 A 20060224