Vibrational Spectroscopy for Medical Diagnosis

This comprehensive, state-of-the-art volume tackles one of the most recent and challenging roles for vibrational spectroscopy- that of encompassing the various biomedical applications that have emerged in recent years. The individual contributions in this section range from applications in pathology and in clinical chemistry, to the detection of cancer and the identification of pathogenic micro-organisms. Near-infrared spectroscopy, once considered to be the stepchild of vibrational spectroscopy, figures prominently in the biomedical applications; for example to monitor such analytes as oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin circulating in the blood.