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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Postdoc J. 2016 Mar;4(3):3–13.

Figure 1. IMS workflow.

Figure 1

a) Specimens are prepared for analysis by mounting thinly cut tissue sections onto slides. Matrix application is then performed via any number of methods prior to b) MALDI analysis. c) Mass spectra generated at each x, y position are then used to d) construct intensity map images for any single ion of interest. e) Analyte identification can be performed by one or a combination of several techniques.