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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Multimodal mass spectrometry imaging is crucial for characterizing molecular heterogeneities.
  • Existing techniques require development for complementary information from different ionization mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design, implement, and validate a dual imaging interface for Picosecond Infrared Laser Mass Spectrometry (PIRL-MS) and Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (DESI-MS).
  • To assess the utility of this interface for cancer margin assessment in human medulloblastoma.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation of a commercial DESI-MS imaging interface for dual PIRL-MS and DESI-MS imaging.
  • Validation using human medulloblastoma xenograft tumors.
  • Application of supervised and unsupervised clustering methods for image segmentation.
  • Analysis of spectral quality and complexity for cancer classification.

Main Results:

  • The PIRL-MS imaging interface demonstrated robust and reproducible results.
  • Accurate segmentation of cancer and healthy tissue was achieved, comparable to pathology.
  • PIRL-MS spectra enabled accurate classification of medulloblastoma from healthy tissue.
  • Dual imaging revealed highly complementary molecular information between PIRL-MS and DESI-MS.

Conclusions:

  • The developed dual mass spectrometry imaging interface is effective for cancer margin assessment.
  • The combination of PIRL-MS and DESI-MS provides complementary molecular insights.
  • This approach advances multimodal mass spectrometry imaging for comprehensive molecular characterization.