About this Research Topic
Multimodal imaging is a powerful strategy for combining information from multiple images. It involves several fields in the acquisition, processing and interpretation of images. As multimodal imaging is a vast subject area with various combinations of imaging techniques, here, we focus on Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) coupling other imaging modalities in multimodal approaches. While MS images convey a substantial amount of chemical information, they are not readily informative about the morphological nature of the tissue. By providing a supplementary modality, MS images can be more informative and better reflect the nature of the tissue. In this Frontiers collection, we emphasize the analytical and computational strategies to address multimodal based on MSI.
Contributors to this collection were nominated by the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Chemistry, and by showcasing their work here, we aim to provide both a snapshot of the current field and also a glimpse of what the next decade might hold. In this Frontiers collection, we emphasize the analytical and computational strategies to address multimodal based on MSI applied to any kind of sample.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI): MALDI, DESI, TOF-SIMS, NanoSIMS, LA-ICP, Ambient Ionization, etc.
• Multimodal Imaging based on MSI
• Analytical Strategy (Sample Preparation, Experimental Design, etc.)
• Computational Strategy (Image and Signal Processing, Registration, Statistics, Correlative Analysis, Pansharpening, etc.)
• Instrumentation development, improvement
• Other Imaging modalities: Vibrational Spectroscopies (Raman Scattering, FT-IR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Immunofluorescence, Immunochemistry, Autofluorescence, Histological Staining, Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC), Electronic Microscopy (SEM / TEM), Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), etc.
• Applications: Medical Research, Single Cell, Plant and Animal Biology, Microbiology, Environment, Semi-conductor, Surface Analysis, Cultural Heritage, Geochemistry, etc.
Contributors to this collection were nominated by the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Chemistry, and by showcasing their work here, we aim to provide both a snapshot of the current field and also a glimpse of what the next decade might hold. In this Frontiers collection, we emphasize the analytical and computational strategies to address multimodal based on MSI applied to any kind of sample.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI): MALDI, DESI, TOF-SIMS, NanoSIMS, LA-ICP, Ambient Ionization, etc.
• Multimodal Imaging based on MSI
• Analytical Strategy (Sample Preparation, Experimental Design, etc.)
• Computational Strategy (Image and Signal Processing, Registration, Statistics, Correlative Analysis, Pansharpening, etc.)
• Instrumentation development, improvement
• Other Imaging modalities: Vibrational Spectroscopies (Raman Scattering, FT-IR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Immunofluorescence, Immunochemistry, Autofluorescence, Histological Staining, Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC), Electronic Microscopy (SEM / TEM), Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), etc.
• Applications: Medical Research, Single Cell, Plant and Animal Biology, Microbiology, Environment, Semi-conductor, Surface Analysis, Cultural Heritage, Geochemistry, etc.
Keywords: Mass spectrometry Imaging, Multimodal Imaging, Other Imaging Modalities, Analytical Strategy, Computational Strategy
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