ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019;116:21401–21408.This prospective diagnostic study used desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) to classify thyroid nodules by their metabolic signature, and more precisely their lipid profile. DESI-MS is a technique using charged aerosols of microdroplets which are sprayed onto a surface (e.g. tissue) to desorb and ionize molecules which are then analyzed by MS...