PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cristina L. Zavaleta
AU  - Moritz F. Kircher
AU  - Sanjiv S. Gambhir
TI  - Raman's “Effect” on Molecular Imaging
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.111.087775
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 1839--1844
VI  - 52
IP  - 12
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/12/1839.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/12/1839.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2011 Dec 01; 52
AB  - 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.