SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a region of interest in tissue, the method comprising:
- administering an exogenous agent to the tissue, the exogenous agent being capable of forming a by-product in the tissue;
analyzing a sample based on the tissue using a high sensitivity platform comprising a mass spectrometer;
determining a distribution, optionally quantitative, of the by-product of the exogenous agent within the tissue based on the analysis of the sample; and
identifying the region of interest within the tissue based on the determined distribution of the by-product of the exogenous agent relative to tissue surrounding the region of interest.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein for a system and a method for identifying a region of interest in tissue using mass spectrometry. An agent administration component can be provided to administer an exogenous agent to the tissue. A sampling unit can also be provided to acquire a sample from the tissue. The sample can then be provided to a high sensitivity analysis platform, such as a mass analyzer, to analyze the sample and determine a distribution of the exogenous agent or a by-product of the exogenous agent within the tissue based on the analysis. The analysis platform can then identify the region of interest based on the distribution of the exogenous agent or the distribution of the by-product.
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1. A method of identifying a region of interest in tissue, the method comprising:
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administering an exogenous agent to the tissue, the exogenous agent being capable of forming a by-product in the tissue; analyzing a sample based on the tissue using a high sensitivity platform comprising a mass spectrometer; determining a distribution, optionally quantitative, of the by-product of the exogenous agent within the tissue based on the analysis of the sample; and identifying the region of interest within the tissue based on the determined distribution of the by-product of the exogenous agent relative to tissue surrounding the region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for identifying a region of interest in tissue, the system comprising:
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a sampling unit configured to acquire a sample based on the tissue after administration of an exogenous agent to the tissue, the exogenous agent being capable of forming a by-product in the tissue; and a high sensitivity platform comprising a mass spectrometer, the high sensitivity platform being coupled to the sampling unit to analyze the sample, the high sensitivity platform being configured to determine a distribution, optionally quantitative, of a by-product of the exogenous agent within the tissue based on a spectral analysis of the sample to determine spectral peaks due to the by-product of the exogenous agent that are not endogenous to the tissue and, to identify the region of interest based on the determined distribution of the by-product of the exogenous agent relative to tissue surrounding the region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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