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                                      Gd              Gd
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                 (Size 216 × 708 μm)
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                                           13           C
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                (Size 167.2 × 532.4 μm)
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        FIGURE 9.12 Raman microspectroscopic mapping experiments. (a )
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        Microphotograph of an unstained section of bronchial wall. (b ) A gross overview
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        Raman map based on KCA using 16 clusters. (b ) A pseudocolor map (480
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        spectra, 8-mm resolution) based on KCA using 13 clusters. (c ) HE staining of the
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        same tissue section showing secretory glands (G) and slightly blue stained
        cartilage (C). The gland secretions were washed out after HE procedure.
        (a ) Unstained section of an area consisting of a part of the bronchial
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        epithelium and a part of the submucosa. (b ) Raman spectra (4598), obtained
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        at a 4.4-mm resolution, were analyzed by KCA using 11 clusters resulting in a
        pseudocolor map. (c ) HE-stained section with the clearly visible lamina propria
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        (Lp) that separates bronchial epithelium from underlying submucosal tissue.
        (From Ref. 66. Reproduced with the permission of SPIE publication.)
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