Preparing lc/ms data for cloud and/or parallel image computing
AssigneeInfoclinika, Inc.
InventorAndrey Yur'yevich Bondarenko
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Abstract
Functionality is described for data management and querying LC/MS spectrometry data, therefore making it easier to store, retrieve, transfer, and process the mass spectrometry data. The functionality transforms a plurality of raw LC/MS files obtained from a biological experiment into a set of LC/MS images on a common M/Z and RT grid compatible for image processing (e.g., time alignment, peak detection and quantification, differential analysis, etc.). The functionality then spits large LC/MS images into smaller chunks, therefore making easier parallel querying and processing using cloud or high performance computing systems.
Claims21
A method for managing experimental data, comprising:
- unifying raw LC/MS data generated from different formats to create LC/MS images;
- chunking the LC/MS images to facilitate parallel processing;
- and
- compressing chunked LC/MS images to facilitate storage.
A system, comprising:
- format-unifying hardware suitable for unifying raw LC/MS data generated from different formats to create LC/MS images, the unifying hardware being further suitable for calculating a global RT grid and a global M/Z grid;
- chunking hardware capable of chunking the LC/MS images to facilitate parallel processing;
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- compression hardware having the capacity to compress chunked LC/MS images to facilitate storage.
A computer-readable medium, which is tangible, having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for implementing a method for managing experimental data, comprising:
- unifying raw LC/MS data generated from different formats to create LC/MS images;
- chunking the LC/MS images to facilitate parallel processing;
- and
- compressing chunked LC/MS images to facilitate storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.