title: Raman's "effect" on molecular imaging.
abstract: Raman spectroscopy is an optical technique that offers unsurpassed sensitivity and multiplexing capabilities to the field of molecular imaging. In the past, Raman spectroscopy had predominantly been used as an analytic tool for routine chemical analysis, but more recently, researchers have been able to harness its unique properties for imaging and spectral analysis of molecular interactions in cell populations and preclinical animal models. Additionally, researchers have already begun to translate this optical technique into a novel clinical diagnostic tool using various endoscopic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology and Bio-X Program, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Cristina L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zavaleta
authors.forename: Moritz F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kircher
authors.forename: Sanjiv S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gambhir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002477:Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*