Studies on imaging and tracking transplanted cells

Successfully monitoring the distribution and fate of transplanted stem cells through imaging and subsequent tracking would aid clinicians in their ability to evaluate the efficacy of transplanted cells. Three studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (Vol. 17, No.8) assess various imaging techniques and evaluate the degree to which the techniques afford clinicians useable imaging and tracking data. Bioluminescent imaging of human fetal hepatocytes In a study conducted by Dr. Mark A. Zern and colleagues at the Transplant Research Institute, University of California Davis Medical Center, the use of bioluminescent imaging to track transplanted immortalized human fetal...

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