Table 1 Representative examples of different molecular-imaging modalities in experimental brain tumor models related to neural stem cells.
From: Stem Cell Transplantation in Brain Tumors: A New Field for Molecular Imaging?
Reference | Imaging | Model | Stem cell | Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hata etal. (57), 2010 | Optical | Clone | Mesenchymal | Incorporation |
Shah et al. (54), 2008 | Optical | Mouse | Neural | Migration, survival |
Brekke etal. (55), 2007 | MRI | Rat | Neural | Migration, therapeutic efficacy |
Anderson et al. (56), 2005 | MRI | Mouse | Bone marrow | Incorporation |
Miletec etal. (58), 2007 | PET/MRI | Rat | Mesenchymal | Therapeutic efficacy |