Alfons Hester

TL;DR: The data format imzML was developed to allow the flexible and efficient exchange of MS imaging data between different instruments and data analysis software.

TL;DR: A new scanning microprobe matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SMALDI) ion source for high spatial resolution has been developed for linear ion trap and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS).

TL;DR: The free software package “Mirion,” presented in this paper, allows the handling and analysis of data sets acquired by mass spectrometry imaging, and can be used for image processing of MSI data obtained from many different sources, as it uses the HUPO-PSI-based standard data format imzML.

TL;DR: The data format imzML was developed to allow the flexible and efficient exchange of MS imaging data between different instruments and data analysis software and was extended to include specific parameters of imaging mass spectrometry.

TL;DR: The Computis European project developed a common data format (imzML) to facilitate the exchange of experimental data and their interpretation by the different software tools, paving the way toward the development of a large panel of software tools able to process mass spectrometry imaging datasets in the future.