Imaging cardiac stem cell transplantation using radionuclide labeling techniques: clinical applications and future directions

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):218-22. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-9-4-218.

Abstract

Stem cell therapy is emerging as a potential new therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. In recent years, advances in molecular imaging have allowed monitoring of stem cell homing and survival. In this review article, we will discuss the clinical application and future directions of stem cell imaging in advanced heart failure.

Keywords: heart failure; multimodality imaging; nuclear medicine; stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods
  • Multimodal Imaging / trends*
  • Nuclear Medicine / methods
  • Nuclear Medicine / trends*
  • Radioisotopes
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / trends*

Substances

  • Radioisotopes

Grants and funding

Funding/Support: The authors have no funding disclosures.