Lipid Imaging Mass Spectrometry Aids in Accurate Skin Cancer Diagnosis, Study Says
Source: Dermatology Times, December 2023
Investigators used LIMS to classify melanoma samples as tumors and non-tumors.
For melanoma, the most significant factors that aid patient survival are early detection and precise diagnosis. Lipid imaging mass spectrometry (LIMS) can help achieve accurate diagnoses by directly enabling the exploration of tissue sections by scanning the samples. In a study published in International Journal of Cancer, investigators used LIMS to classify melanoma samples as tumor and non-tumor, as well as identify whether the samples are metastatic or primary tumors.
The 53 enrolled patients were aged 19 to 96 years with a similar gender distribution. Samples and data from patients were collected from 2017 to 2020 and provided by 3 different centers.