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(43) Date of publication: 28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48 (21) Application number: 06736070.1 (22) Date of filing: 24.02.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/00(2006.01) G01J 3/44(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 18/18(2006.01) G01J 3/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/006663 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/091853 (31.08.2006 Gazette 2006/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 24.02.2005 US 656057 P 09.08.2005 US 204196 (71) Applicant: Chemimage Corporation Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (US)	(72) Inventors: MAIER, John, S. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208 (US) STEWART, Shona Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232 (US) COHEN, Jeffrey Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217 (US) NELSON, Matthew Harrison City, Pennsylvania 15636 (US) (74) Representative: von Hellfeld, Axel  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)