A mass spectrometer is described as the smallest weighing scale ever used in the world. 1
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a unique technique that has an interdisciplinary nature, which …

Imaging mass spectrometry combines the chemical specificity and parallel detection of mass
spectrometry with microscopic imaging capabilities. The ability to simultaneously obtain …

Mass spectrometry (MS) imaging links molecular information and the spatial distribution of
analytes within a sample. In contrast to most histochemical techniques, mass spectrometry …

Mass spectrometry is being used in many clinical research areas ranging from toxicology to
personalized medicine. Of all the mass spectrometry techniques, mass spectrometry …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is
emerging as a powerful tool for investigating the distribution of molecules within biological …

As a result of recent advances, remarkable images revealing the distribution of complex
lipids in tissues are now generated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging …

Mass spectrometric imaging allows the investigation of the spatial distribution of molecules
at complex surfaces. The combination of molecular speciation with local analysis renders a …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS)
combines the sensitivity and selectivity of mass spectrometry with spatial analysis to provide …

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) enables the direct analysis of molecules from the surface
of a wide variety of samples, allowing the multiplex measurement of both abundance and …

Detailed characterization of complex biological surfaces by matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) requires instrumentation …