Hopkins researchers develop new way to track migration of stem cells used to treat damaged hearts
5th Sep 2005, 20:29 GMT
A team of scientists from the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology and Institute of Cell Engineering has used a non-invasive imaging technique, called SPECT/CT, to successfully trace stem cells' destinations after being injected into the body to treat animal hearts damaged by myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
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