Open AccessDetection of homing-in of stem cells labeled with technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime in infarcted myocardium after intracoronary injection
Author(s) -
Chetan Patel,
Snehlata Agarwal,
Sandeep Seth,
Sujata Mohanty,
Himesh Aggarwal,
Namit Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.142647
Subject(s) - homing (biology) , medicine , stem cell , bone marrow , myocardial infarction , technetium 99m , cardiology , cell , scintigraphy , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , ecology , chemistry , biology
Bone marrow stem cells having myogenic potential are promising candidates for various cell-based therapies for myocardial disease. We present here images showing homing of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) labeled stem cells in the infarcted myocardium from a pilot study conducted to radio-label part of the stem cells in patients enrolled in a stem cell clinical trial for recent myocardial infarction.