| MSI | Mass spectrometry imaging |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS | Ultra-performance liquid chromatography–orbitrap–mass spectrometry |
| NanoSIMS | Nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| MALDI-2 | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with laser-induced post-ionization |
| IMS | Ion mobility spectrometry |
| MALDI-MSI | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–mass spectrometry imaging |
| DESI-MSI | Desorption electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry imaging |
| SIMS | Secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| MALDI-FT ICR MSI | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)–Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT ICR) mass spectrometric imaging |
| ELDI/MS | Electrospray-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry |
| TOF-SIMS | Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| LC-HR-ESIMS | Liquid chromatography–high-resolution–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry |
| RF | Random forest |
| PLS-DA | Partial least squares–discriminant analysis |
| LASSO | Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator |
| RFE | Recursive feature elimination |
| CsCl | Cesium chloride |
| DESI-MS/MS | Desorption electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry |
| UA | Ustalic acid |
| PESI-MS/MS | Probe electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry |
| TMBA | 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde |
| T2T | Telomere-to-telomere |
| GLP | Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides |
| OCT | Optimal cutting temperature compound |
| fs-LDPI-MSM | Femtosecond laser desorption post-ionization–mass spectrometry microscopy |
| CCS | Collision cross-section |
| DESI-cIM-MS | Desorption electrospray ionization–cyclic ion mobility–mass spectrometry |
| nano-DESI-TIMS-MSI | Nanospray desorption electrospray ionization MSI coupled with high-resolution trapped ion mobility spectrometry |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |