Mass cytometry broaden the scope of clinical research / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Mass cytometry is an emerging technology. Metal isotope tags are used to replace fluorescent tags, and are quantified by mass spectrometry. It combined mass spectrometry with flow cytometry, which could simultaneously measure various parameters without compensation and greatly improve the ability to evaluate complex cellular systems and processes. Its characteristics of high throughput, high sensitivity and high stability are especially suitable for the study in immunity, tumor, blood, medicine and genetics, etc.