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Importing Mass Spec Imaging Data into SpatialData

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Description

I am currently trying to import mass spec imaging data by converting this to a .h5 to mimic the Visium file formatting. I have reached a point where the error is: ValueError: Versions older than V3 are not supported. Are there any suggestions for how to work with alternatively formatted data or mimicing the Visium V3 formatting? My data contains X and Y coordinates as well as feature intensities for each spot in my mass spec imaging dataset. This data is for spatial glycans, so I cannot easily use the metaspace_converter package. Thanks!

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Start by reviewing the existing Visium V3 import path and the handling that raises the version error. Compare its expected inputs with the X/Y coordinates and feature intensities described here, and check the metaspace_converter limitation. Done means establishing and documenting or implementing a supported import path for this alternative mass spectrometry imaging format.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
bioinformatics, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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