Garg U. Practical Guide to Implementing Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectr. 2025

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Mass spectrometry coupled with liquid chromatography has been proven to be a powerful platform for essential testing for patients in clinical laboratories. It offers numerous advantages over traditional immunoassays to better serve patient needs. However, there are many challenges in implementing this technology and gaining wide applications in clinical practices. Major reasons are lack of systematic training and lack of understanding of the technology by medical technologists and laboratory scientists. Mass spectrometry analyses are relatively complex, labor intensive and often involve manual processes. Successful implementation of the technology in a clinical laboratory requires a deep understanding of mass spectrometry. It also requires sufficient troubleshooting knowledge for routine operations. In addition, majority of the assays are laboratory developed tests, which require in-depth understanding of the technology as well as regulations to successfully develop and implement new assays in the clinical laboratories