http://blog.benchside.com/2009/01/imaging-mass-spectrometry/ The Crossroads of Science and Tech Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.benchside.com/2009/01/imaging-mass-spectrometry/comment-page-1/#comment-252 The Lone Ranger at Bench Press Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:11:55 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=95#comment-252 [...] to astronomy. After all, advances in technology have made possible new types of visualization (i.e. Imaging Mass Spectrometry to visualize how and where molecules move within a cell), new collections of vast amounts of data [...] [...] to astronomy. After all, advances in technology have made possible new types of visualization (i.e. Imaging Mass Spectrometry to visualize how and where molecules move within a cell), new collections of vast amounts of data [...]

]]> http://blog.benchside.com/2009/01/imaging-mass-spectrometry/comment-page-1/#comment-101 suchire Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:51:23 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=95#comment-101 Anthony's right. Mostly it just does x-y positioning. There is a way to get z-positioning by looking at how the molecular profile changes over time (i.e. as the laser blasts down deeper into the sample), but that's not so accurate, it doesn't work as well on non-homogeneous samples (because the rate at which the laser blasts through the sample changes from place to place), and because you can only get so deeply into the sample. Besides, it's just easier to make slices of the tissue and reconstruct the model in 3D afterwards. Anthony's right. Mostly it just does x-y positioning. There is a way to get z-positioning by looking at how the molecular profile changes over time (i.e. as the laser blasts down deeper into the sample), but that's not so accurate, it doesn't work as well on non-homogeneous samples (because the rate at which the laser blasts through the sample changes from place to place), and because you can only get so deeply into the sample. Besides, it's just easier to make slices of the tissue and reconstruct the model in 3D afterwards.

]]> http://blog.benchside.com/2009/01/imaging-mass-spectrometry/comment-page-1/#comment-100 AnthonyPhan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:15:10 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=95#comment-100 From what Eric wrote I think it just utilizes slices with which you can recreate the depth perception from, awesome innovation though. Btw welcome back to our prodigal blogger. From what Eric wrote I think it just utilizes slices with which you can recreate the depth perception from, awesome innovation though. Btw welcome back to our prodigal blogger.

]]> http://blog.benchside.com/2009/01/imaging-mass-spectrometry/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Ben Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:29 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=95#comment-99 I didn't even know this was physically possible. Is it capable of depth-perception as well? Or can it only do x-y positioning? I didn't even know this was physically possible. Is it capable of depth-perception as well? Or can it only do x-y positioning?

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