<title>Methods for Raman spectroscopic imaging of biological systems</title>

Imaging methodologies present some of the most exciting new frontiers in the biological and medical sciences. Raman spectroscopic imaging combines the power of chemical imaging with the spatial resolution for translating microscopic spectroscopic information into statements relevant to biological and medical function. Imaging results will be presented using mapping, dielectric filters, and liquid- crystalline tunable filters at different excitation wavelengths for selectively determining the spatial distribution of biomaterials in a variety of biological systems.