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In vivo 19F MRI for Cell Tracking
Published on: November 25, 2013
In vivo tracking of cellular therapeutics using magnetic resonance imaging
Christoper M Long1, Jeff W M Bulte
1The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of MR Research, Baltimore, USA.
Background:
The success of many cell-based therapies is highly dependent on the accurate delivery, dosing and trafficking of the cellular therapeutic. In vivo magnetic resonance (MR) cell tracking provides a means to non-invasively and longitudinally evaluate these parameters for cellular therapy.
Objective:
To provide an overview of MR cell tracking and how cellular therapeutics might be improved by utilizing this technology.
Methods:
We focused on the technologies utilized for stem cell and immunotherapies in preclinical models of disease.
Results/Conclusion:
New technologies in MR cell tracking will soon take the field beyond preclinical studies and begin to show benefits in clinical trials of novel experimental cell-based therapies.
