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(43) Date of publication: 22.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/12 (21) Application number: 15792752.6 (22) Date of filing: 24.04.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/027549 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/175188 (19.11.2015 Gazette 2015/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 14.05.2014 US 201414277503 (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHAIKH, Kashan Ali Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) WANG, Mengli Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) LARRIERA MORENO, Adriana Ines Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) KARP, Jessica Godin Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) PITNER, Christine Lynne Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) (74) Representative: Larsson, Jan Anders  GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB Björkgatan 30 751 84 Uppsala 751 84 Uppsala (SE)