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 Package: cytomapper
-Version: 1.15.0
+Version: 1.15.1
 Title: Visualization of highly multiplexed imaging data in R
 Description: 
     Highly multiplexed imaging acquires the single-cell expression of
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@@ -186,3 +186,6 @@ Changes in version 1.11.3 (2023-01-23):
 
 Changes in version 1.13.1 (2023-09-26):
 + loadImages: fixed pattern argument to only test on the actual files and not the path.
+
+Changes in version 1.15.1 (2023-12-10):
++ the unit tests for compImage have now been adjusted to account for correct spillover induction