Stem Cell Tracking with Nanoparticle-Based Ultrasound Contrast Agents.

Stem Cell Tracking with Nanoparticle-Based Ultrasound Contrast Agents. Methods Mol Biol. 2020;2126:141-153 Authors: Chen F, Jokerst JV Abstract Cell therapy is revolutionizing modern medicine. To promote this emerging therapy, the ability to image and track therapeutic cells is critical to monitor the progress of the treatment. Ultrasound imaging is promising in tracking therapeutic cells but suffers from poor contrast against local tissues. Therefore, it is critical to increase the ultrasound contrast of therapeutic cells over local tissue at the injection site. Here, we describe a method to increase the ultrasound intensity of therapeutic cells with nanoparticles to make the injected therapeutic cells more visible. PMID: 32112386 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Mol Biol Cell - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tags: Methods Mol Biol Source Type: research