title: Tissue analysis by imaging MS.
abstract: Imaging MS (IMS) is generating tremendous interest in scientific communities because of its unparalleled capabilities to provide chemical analysis of intact tissue. Advances in analytical chemistry and MS are providing new insights into chemical and biological processes. This review will discuss various IMS platforms and their applications in biomedical and pharmaceutical research.
authors.affiliation: World Wide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research & Development, Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA. stacey.oppenheimer@pfizer.com
authors.forename: Stacey R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: Dieter M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Drexler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D014018:Tissue Distribution