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\bibitem{IKNL}
\bibinfo{title}{{Netherlands} {Comprehensive} {Cancer} {Organisation} {(IKNL)}, {Netherlands} {Cancer} {Registry} {(NCR)} {Data} {\textbar} {Incidence}}.
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{Derived via nkr-cijfers.iknl.nl on 2025-03-13}.

\bibitem{NCI}
\bibinfo{title}{{National} {Cancer} {Institute} - {Surveillance}, {Epidemiology}, and {End} {Results} ({SEER}) {Program}. {Cancer} of the {Colon} and {Rectum} - {Cancer} {Stat} {Facts}}.
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{Derived via seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/colorect.html on 2025-03-13}.

\bibitem{wagle_cancer_2025}
\bibinfo{author}{Wagle, N.~S.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2025}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{75}}, \bibinfo{pages}{308--340}, \doiprefix\url{10.3322/caac.70011} (\bibinfo{year}{2025}).
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{\_eprint: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/caac.70011}.

\bibitem{morgan_global_2023}
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\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Global burden of colorectal cancer in 2020 and 2040: incidence and mortality estimates from {GLOBOCAN}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Gut}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{72}}, \bibinfo{pages}{338--344}, \doiprefix\url{10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327736} (\bibinfo{year}{2023}).

\bibitem{richtlijn_crc}
\bibinfo{title}{{Federatie} {Medisch} {Specialisten}. {Colorectaal} {carcinoom} ({CRC})}.
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{Derived from https://richtlijnendatabase.nl/richtlijn/colorectaal\_carcinoom\_crc on 2026-01-13}.

\bibitem{prata_factors_2025}
\bibinfo{author}{Prata, I.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the {RAPIDO} trial}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Br J Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{112}}, \bibinfo{pages}{znaf190}, \doiprefix\url{10.1093/bjs/znaf190} (\bibinfo{year}{2025}).

\bibitem{martellucci_low_2016}
\bibinfo{author}{Martellucci, J.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Low {Anterior} {Resection} {Syndrome}: {A} {Treatment} {Algorithm}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Diseases of the Colon \& Rectum}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{59}}, \bibinfo{pages}{79}, \doiprefix\url{10.1097/DCR.0000000000000495} (\bibinfo{year}{2016}).

\bibitem{ekkarat_factors_2016}
\bibinfo{author}{Ekkarat, P.}, \bibinfo{author}{Boonpipattanapong, T.}, \bibinfo{author}{Tantiphlachiva, K.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Sangkhathat, S.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Factors determining low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer resection: {A} study in {Thai} patients}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Asian J Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{39}}, \bibinfo{pages}{225--231}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.07.003} (\bibinfo{year}{2016}).

\bibitem{carrillo_incidence_2016}
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\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Incidence and characterization of the anterior resection syndrome through the use of the {LARS} scale (low anterior resection score)}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Cir Esp}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{94}}, \bibinfo{pages}{137--143}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.ciresp.2015.11.005} (\bibinfo{year}{2016}).

\bibitem{battersby_predicting_2016}
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\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Dis Colon Rectum}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{59}}, \bibinfo{pages}{270--280}, \doiprefix\url{10.1097/DCR.0000000000000552} (\bibinfo{year}{2016}).

\bibitem{jimenez-gomez_factors_2017}
\bibinfo{author}{Jimenez-Gomez, L.~M.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Factors associated with low anterior resection syndrome after surgical treatment of rectal cancer}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Colorectal Dis}}} \doiprefix\url{10.1111/codi.13901} (\bibinfo{year}{2017}).

\bibitem{nguyen_low_2020}
\bibinfo{author}{Nguyen, T.~H.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Chokshi, R.~V.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Low {Anterior} {Resection} {Syndrome}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Curr Gastroenterol Rep}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{22}}, \bibinfo{pages}{48}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s11894-020-00785-z} (\bibinfo{year}{2020}).

\bibitem{bolton_incidence_2021}
\bibinfo{author}{Bolton, W.~S.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{The {Incidence} of {Low} {Anterior} {Resection} {Syndrome} as {Assessed} in an {International} {Randomized} {Controlled} {Trial} ({MRC}/{NIHR} {ROLARR})}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Ann Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{274}}, \bibinfo{pages}{e1223--e1229}, \doiprefix\url{10.1097/SLA.0000000000003806} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

\bibitem{zeng_distal_2017}
\bibinfo{author}{Zeng, W.-G.}, \bibinfo{author}{Liu, M.-J.}, \bibinfo{author}{Zhou, Z.-X.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Wang, Z.-J.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{A {Distal} {Resection} {Margin} of =< 1 mm and {Rectal} {Cancer} {Recurrence} {After} {Sphincter}-{Preserving} {Surgery}: {The} {Role} of a {Positive} {Distal} {Margin} in {Rectal} {Cancer} {Surgery}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Dis Colon Rectum}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{60}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1175--1183}, \doiprefix\url{10.1097/DCR.0000000000000900} (\bibinfo{year}{2017}).

\bibitem{yan_is_2022}
\bibinfo{author}{Yan, H.}, \bibinfo{author}{Wang, P.-Y.}, \bibinfo{author}{Wu, Y.-C.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Liu, Y.-C.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Is a {Distal} {Resection} {Margin} of =< 1 cm {Safe} in {Patients} with {Intermediate}- to {Low}-{Lying} {Rectal} {Cancer}? {A} {Systematic} {Review} and {Meta}-{Analysis}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{J Gastrointest Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{26}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1791--1803}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s11605-022-05342-9} (\bibinfo{year}{2022}).

\bibitem{manegold_minimum_2019}
\bibinfo{author}{Manegold, P.}, \bibinfo{author}{Taukert, J.}, \bibinfo{author}{Neeff, H.}, \bibinfo{author}{Fichtner-Feigl, S.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Thomusch, O.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{The minimum distal resection margin in rectal cancer surgery and its impact on local recurrence - {A} retrospective cohort analysis}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{International Journal of Surgery}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{69}}, \bibinfo{pages}{77--83}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.07.029} (\bibinfo{year}{2019}).

\bibitem{bhamre_impact_2019}
\bibinfo{author}{Bhamre, R.}, \bibinfo{author}{Mitra, A.}, \bibinfo{author}{Tamankar, A.}, \bibinfo{author}{Desouza, A.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Saklani, A.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Impact of {Length} of {Distal} {Margin} on {Outcomes} {Following} {Sphincter} {Preserving} {Surgery} for {Middle} and {Lower} {Third} {Rectal} {Cancers}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Indian J Surg Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{10}}, \bibinfo{pages}{335--341}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s13193-019-00888-8} (\bibinfo{year}{2019}).

\bibitem{kazi_long-term_2021}
\bibinfo{author}{Kazi, M.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Long-term oncological outcomes of the sphincter preserving total mesorectal excision with varying distal resection margins}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{J Surg Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{123}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1784--1791}, \doiprefix\url{10.1002/jso.26467} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

\bibitem{arteaga-gonzalez_use_2006}
\bibinfo{author}{Arteaga-González, I.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{The {Use} of {Preoperative} {Endoscopic} {Tattooing} in {Laparoscopic} {Colorectal} {Cancer} {Surgery} for {Endoscopically} {Advanced} {Tumors}: {A} {Prospective} {Comparative} {Clinical} {Study}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{World Journal of Surgery}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{30}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1658}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s00268-005-0473-3} (\bibinfo{year}{2006}).
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1007/s00268-005-0473-3}.

\bibitem{yigit_usefulness_2022}
\bibinfo{author}{Yigit, B.}, \bibinfo{author}{Kabul~Gurbulak, E.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Ton~Eryilmaz, O.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Usefulness of {Endoscopic} {Tattooing} {Before} {Neoadjuvant} {Therapy} in {Patients} with {Clinical} {Complete} {Response} in {Locally} {Advanced} {Rectal} {Cancer} for {Providing} a {Safe} {Distal} {Surgical} {Margin}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{32}}, \bibinfo{pages}{506--514}, \doiprefix\url{10.1089/lap.2021.0382} (\bibinfo{year}{2022}).

\bibitem{askin_tattoo_2002}
\bibinfo{author}{Askin, M.~P.}, \bibinfo{author}{Waye, J.~D.}, \bibinfo{author}{Fiedler, L.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Harpaz, N.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Tattoo of colonic neoplasms in 113 patients with a new sterile carbon compound}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Gastrointest Endosc}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{56}}, \bibinfo{pages}{339--342}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/s0016-5107(02)70035-7} (\bibinfo{year}{2002}).

\bibitem{hellmig_what_2005}
\bibinfo{author}{Hellmig, S.}, \bibinfo{author}{Stüber, E.}, \bibinfo{author}{Kiehne, K.}, \bibinfo{author}{Kosmahl, M.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Fölsch, U.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{What do we really know about the long-term safety of colonic tattooing?}}
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Gastrointest Endosc}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{61}}, \bibinfo{pages}{186--187}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/s0016-5107(04)02464-2} (\bibinfo{year}{2005}).

\bibitem{letarte_tattooing_2017}
\bibinfo{author}{Letarte, F.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Tattooing or not? {A} review of current practice and outcomes for laparoscopic colonic resection following endoscopy at a tertiary care centre}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Can J Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{60}}, \bibinfo{pages}{394--398}, \doiprefix\url{10.1503/cjs.004817} (\bibinfo{year}{2017}).

\bibitem{khoury_frozen_2014}
\bibinfo{author}{Khoury, W.}, \bibinfo{author}{Abboud, W.}, \bibinfo{author}{Hershkovitz, D.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Duek, S.~D.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Frozen section examination may facilitate reconstructive surgery for mid and low rectal cancer}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{J Surg Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{110}}, \bibinfo{pages}{997--1001}, \doiprefix\url{10.1002/jso.23758} (\bibinfo{year}{2014}).

\bibitem{osako_efficacy_2015}
\bibinfo{author}{Osako, T.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Efficacy of intraoperative entire-circumferential frozen section analysis of lumpectomy margins during breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Int J Clin Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{20}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1093--1101}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s10147-015-0827-2} (\bibinfo{year}{2015}).

\bibitem{chmielik_distal_2006}
\bibinfo{author}{Chmielik, E.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Distal intramural spread of rectal cancer after preoperative radiotherapy: the results of a multicenter randomized clinical study}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{65}}, \bibinfo{pages}{182--188}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.11.039} (\bibinfo{year}{2006}).

\bibitem{van_der_stel_size_2023}
\bibinfo{author}{van~der Stel, S.~D.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Size and depth of residual tumor after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer - implications for the development of new imaging modalities for response assessment}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Front Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{13}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1209732}, \doiprefix\url{10.3389/fonc.2023.1209732} (\bibinfo{year}{2023}).

\bibitem{gomes_role_2015}
\bibinfo{author}{Gomes, R.~M.}, \bibinfo{author}{Bhandare, M.}, \bibinfo{author}{Desouza, A.}, \bibinfo{author}{Bal, M.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Saklani, A.~P.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Role of intraoperative frozen section for assessing distal resection margin after anterior resection}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Int J Colorectal Dis}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{30}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1081--1089}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s00384-015-2244-4} (\bibinfo{year}{2015}).

\bibitem{heidkamp_novel_2021}
\bibinfo{author}{Heidkamp, J.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Novel imaging techniques for intraoperative margin assessment in surgical oncology: {A} systematic review}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Int J Cancer}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{149}}, \bibinfo{pages}{635--645}, \doiprefix\url{10.1002/ijc.33570} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

\bibitem{giuliani_ultrasound_2024}
\bibinfo{author}{Giuliani, G.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Ultrasound assessment of the distal resection margin during robotic rectal surgery}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Colorectal Dis}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{26}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1741--1746}, \doiprefix\url{10.1111/codi.17109} (\bibinfo{year}{2024}).

\bibitem{geldof_tumor_2023}
\bibinfo{author}{Geldof, F.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Tumor {Segmentation} in {Colorectal} {Ultrasound} {Images} {Using} an {Ensemble} {Transfer} {Learning} {Model}: {Towards} {Intra}-{Operative} {Margin} {Assessment}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Diagnostics}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{13}}, \bibinfo{pages}{3595}, \doiprefix\url{10.3390/diagnostics13233595} (\bibinfo{year}{2023}).
\newblock \bibinfo{note}{Number: 23}.

\bibitem{otani_usefulness_2023}
\bibinfo{author}{Otani, K.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Usefulness of real-time navigation using intraoperative ultrasonography for rectal cancer resection}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Asian J Endosc Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{16}}, \bibinfo{pages}{819--821}, \doiprefix\url{10.1111/ases.13242} (\bibinfo{year}{2023}).

\bibitem{makouei_feasibility_2024}
\bibinfo{author}{Makouei, F.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Feasibility of a {Novel} {3D} {Ultrasound} {Imaging} {Technique} for {Intraoperative} {Margin} {Assessment} during {Tongue} {Cancer} {Surgery}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Curr Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{31}}, \bibinfo{pages}{4414--4431}, \doiprefix\url{10.3390/curroncol31080330} (\bibinfo{year}{2024}).

\bibitem{bekedam_clinical_2024}
\bibinfo{author}{Bekedam, N.~M.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Clinical validation of the accuracy of an intra-operative assessment tool using {3D} ultrasound compared to histopathology in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{281}}, \bibinfo{pages}{5455--5463}, \doiprefix\url{10.1007/s00405-024-08753-3} (\bibinfo{year}{2024}).

\bibitem{veluponnar_toward_2023}
\bibinfo{author}{Veluponnar, D.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Toward {Intraoperative} {Margin} {Assessment} {Using} a {Deep} {Learning}-{Based} {Approach} for {Automatic} {Tumor} {Segmentation} in {Breast} {Lumpectomy} {Ultrasound} {Images}}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Cancers (Basel)}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{15}}, \bibinfo{pages}{1652}, \doiprefix\url{10.3390/cancers15061652} (\bibinfo{year}{2023}).

\bibitem{almezaien_beneficial_2022}
\bibinfo{author}{Almezaien, O.} \emph{et~al.}
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\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Int J Surg Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{2022}}, \bibinfo{pages}{2268821}, \doiprefix\url{10.1155/2022/2268821} (\bibinfo{year}{2022}).

\bibitem{de_koning_feasibility_2021}
\bibinfo{author}{de~Koning, K.~J.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Feasibility study of ultrasound-guided resection of tongue cancer with immediate specimen examination to improve margin control - {Comparison} with conventional treatment}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Oral Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{116}}, \bibinfo{pages}{105249}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105249} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

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\bibinfo{author}{Bulbul, M.~G.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{The utility of intra-oral ultrasound in improving deep margin clearance of oral tongue cancer resections}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Oral Oncol}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{122}}, \bibinfo{pages}{105512}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105512} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

\bibitem{bekedam_intra-operative_2021}
\bibinfo{author}{Bekedam, N.~M.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Intra-operative resection margin model of tongue carcinoma using {3D} reconstructed ultrasound}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{4}}, \bibinfo{pages}{100154}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.adoms.2021.100154} (\bibinfo{year}{2021}).

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\bibinfo{author}{Layeequr~Rahman, R.}, \bibinfo{author}{Puckett, Y.}, \bibinfo{author}{Habrawi, Z.} \& \bibinfo{author}{Crawford, S.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{A decade of intraoperative ultrasound guided breast conservation for margin negative resection - {Radioactive}, and magnetic, and {Infrared} {Oh} {My}…}}.
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\bibitem{brouwer_de_koning_ultrasound_2020}
\bibinfo{author}{Brouwer~de Koning, S.~G.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Ultrasound aids in intraoperative assessment of deep resection margins of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue}}.
\newblock {\emph{\JournalTitle{Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg}}} \textbf{\bibinfo{volume}{58}}, \bibinfo{pages}{285--290}, \doiprefix\url{10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.11.013} (\bibinfo{year}{2020}).

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\bibinfo{author}{Li, Q.-B.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{In vivo and in situ detection of colorectal cancer using {Fourier} transform infrared spectroscopy}}.
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\bibinfo{author}{Li, S.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Identification and characterization of colorectal cancer using {Raman} spectroscopy and feature selection techniques}}.
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\bibitem{sutton_fluorescence-guided_2023}
\bibinfo{author}{Sutton, P.~A.} \emph{et~al.}
\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Fluorescence-guided surgery: comprehensive review}}.
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\bibitem{solbakken_navigation-assisted_2023}
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\bibitem{veluponnar2024margin}
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\newblock \bibinfo{journal}{\bibinfo{title}{Margin assessment during breast conserving surgery using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy}}.
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