mzQC Examples

These introductory use cases provide examples of how mzQC files are structured and can be used:

• Representing QC data for an individual mass spectrometry run
• Deriving QC data from multiple related mass spectrometry runs

The following use cases demonstrate how mzQC files can be used for real-life quality control reporting:

• Tracking instrument performance using controlled QC samples
• Batch correction in metabolomics

Additionally, for more advanced usage, mzQC can closely interoperate with several other file formats developed by the Proteomics Standards Initiative:

• Integration of the Universal Spectrum Identifier (USI) in mzQC
• Incorporating QC metrics in mzML files