New computational method for Fourier transform ion mass spectrometry offers faster imaging

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science Technology (IL, USA) have developed a new computational mass spectrometry imaging method that exponentially increases data acquisition while maintaining high mass and spatial resolution for biological samples. The research team used Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry in tandem with a new computational approach. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry is very powerful in its delivery of the highest mass resolution of biological samples. However, a significant disadvantage of the technique is that it is very slow, as acquiring data may take days. The new approach to the technique uses...