Biomedical spectroscopy

{{short description|Multidisciplinary research field}}

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Biomedical spectroscopy is a multidisciplinary research field involving spectroscopic tools for applications in the field of biomedical science. Vibrational spectroscopy such as Raman or infrared spectroscopy{{cite book |title=Biomedical application of synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy |date=2010 |publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-0-85404-154-1 |page=260 |chapter-url=http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/chapter/bk9780854041541-00260/978-0-85404-154-1#!divabstract |first1=Paul |last1=Bassan |first2=Peter |last2=Gardner |editor-first=David |editor-last=Moss |accessdate=28 March 2014 |chapter=Scattering in Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy}} is used to determine the chemical composition of a material based on detection of vibrational modes of constituent molecules. Some spectroscopic methods are routinely used in clinical settings for diagnosis of disease; an example is Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging is a form of chemical imaging for which the contrast is provided by composition of the material.

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