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Aug 14, 2018 | Blogs, Clinical | 0 comments
According to the American Clinical Laboratory Association, more than 7 billion clinical lab tests are performed in the U.S. every year. While mass spectrometry represents only a fraction of the clinical applications, there are a growing number of tests where mass spectrometry is becoming the analytical method of choice. This is particularly the case where accuracy is challenged by interference from other compounds, such as toxicology testing, therapeutic drug monitoring, and in the measurement of low-level endogenous steroids.
This trend shift is driven by the analytical specificity of mass spectrometry as well as the advancement of this technology along with the development of new applications. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is a particularly powerful, accurate, and robust technique for clinical diagnostics, especially for quantitative analysis of low concentration compounds. When comparing to conventional analytical techniques, the unique capabilities of mass spectrometry makes it is easy to see why mass spectrometry adoption is accelerating and beginning to play a prominent role in more areas of medicine.
As more labs make the move to mass spec, we look at the top five reasons why:
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