A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multitude of spatially resolved spectra...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7019296?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7019296 - Near infrared chemical imaging microscope