Multimodal imaging that combines mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) with Raman imaging is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary analytical method used by a growing number of research groups. Computational tools that can visualize and aid the analysis of datasets by both techniques are in demand. Raman2imzML was developed as an open-source converter that transforms Raman imaging data into imzML, a standardized common data format created and adopted by the mass spectrometry community. We successfully converted Raman datasets to imzML and visualized Raman images using open-source software designed for MSI applications. Raman2imzML enables both MSI and Raman images to be visualized using the same file format and the same software for a straightforward exploratory imaging analysis.

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Raman2imzML将拉曼成像数据转换为标准质谱成像格式

将质谱成像（MSI）与拉曼成像相结合的多峰成像是一种快速发展的多学科分析方法，越来越多的研究小组使用该方法。需要能够通过这两种技术可视化和辅助数据集分析的计算工具。Raman2imzML是作为开源转换器开发的，可以将拉曼成像数据转换为imzML，这是质谱界创建和采用的标准化通用数据格式。我们使用专为MSI应用程序设计的开源软件成功地将拉曼数据集转换为imzML并可视化了拉曼图像。Raman2imzML使MSI和Raman图像都可以使用相同的文件格式和相同的软件进行可视化，以进行简单的探索性成像分析。