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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Feasibility Study of a Novel Protease-Activated Fluorescent Imaging System for Real-Time, Intraoperative Detection of Residual Breast Cancer in Breast Conserving Surgery”. Ann Surg Oncol. Epub 2 Jan 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08158-1
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Smith, B.L., Kelly, B.N. & Gadd, M.A. ASO Author Reflections: Image-Guided Margin Assessment for Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 1862–1863 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08332-w
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