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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2015
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.u.leuven R&d, Leuven, BE;
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Richard M. Caprioli, Brentwood, TN (US);
Bart De Moor, Bierbeek, BE;
Raf Van De Plas, Molenbeek-Wersbeek, BE;
Nico Verbeeck, Tremelo, BE;
Etienne Waelkens, Rotselaar, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D, Leuven, BE;
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has become a prime tool for studying the distribution of biomolecules in tissue. Although IMS data sets can become very large, computational methods have made it practically feasible to search these experiments for relevant findings. However, these methods lack access to an important source of information that many human interpretations rely upon: anatomical insight. In this work, this need is addressed by (1) integrating a curated anatomical data source with an empirically acquired IMS data source, establishing an algorithm-accessible link between them; and (2) demonstrating the potential of such an IMS-anatomical atlas link by applying it toward automated anatomical interpretation of ion distributions in tissue.