title: Imaging cardiac stem cell transplantation using radionuclide labeling techniques: clinical applications and future directions.
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.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Luka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lezaic
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Bojan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vrtovec
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes
keywords: heart failure; multimodality imaging; nuclear medicine; stem cell transplantation