In Vivo MRI Tracking of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Labeled with Ultrasmall Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Particles after Intramyocardial Transplantation in Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

• Main Authors: Anders Bruun Mathiasen (Author), Abbas Ali Qayyum (Author), Erik Jørgensen (Author), Steffen Helqvist (Author), Annette Ekblond (Author), Michael Ng (Author), Kishore Bhakoo (Author), Jens Kastrup (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. While regenerative stem cell therapy for ischemic heart disease has moved into phase 3 studies, little is still known about retention and migration of cell posttransplantation. In human studies, the ability to track transplanted cells has been limited to labeling with radioisotopes and t...