MsQuality: an interoperable open-source package for the calculation of standardized quality metrics of mass spectrometry data

Bioinformatics. 2023 Oct 3;39(10):btad618. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btad618.

Abstract

Motivation: Multiple factors can impact accuracy and reproducibility of mass spectrometry data. There is a need to integrate quality assessment and control into data analytic workflows.

Results: The MsQuality package calculates 43 low-level quality metrics based on the controlled mzQC vocabulary defined by the HUPO-PSI on a single mass spectrometry-based measurement of a sample. It helps to identify low-quality measurements and track data quality. Its use of community-standard quality metrics facilitates comparability of quality assessment and control (QA/QC) criteria across datasets.

Availability and implementation: The R package MsQuality is available through Bioconductor at https://bioconductor.org/packages/MsQuality.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Software*